Tony Hills
March 12th, 2004, 05:00 AM
Hi everyone
I know this is a long running theme, but I would like to change tape brands. I have just bought a used XM1 which I know its history. It has hardly been used (probably 20 hours max, and most of that was when the owner lent it to me for a wedding shoot!).
He has always used TDK, whereas I prefer Panasonic Pro in my existing XM1. It could get a little confusing about which tape to remember to put in which camera, and I would prefer to use just Panasonic for both.
Does anyone have any views on permanently switching this second camera to Panasonic tape? Would head cleaning with a tape cleaner be sufficient to prevent longer term problems through switching?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Tony
I know this is a long running theme, but I would like to change tape brands. I have just bought a used XM1 which I know its history. It has hardly been used (probably 20 hours max, and most of that was when the owner lent it to me for a wedding shoot!).
He has always used TDK, whereas I prefer Panasonic Pro in my existing XM1. It could get a little confusing about which tape to remember to put in which camera, and I would prefer to use just Panasonic for both.
Does anyone have any views on permanently switching this second camera to Panasonic tape? Would head cleaning with a tape cleaner be sufficient to prevent longer term problems through switching?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Tony