How $$ is a miniDV tape where you are? at DVinfo.net

Alfred Okocha · March 31st, 2004, 10:53 AM

Hi.

A possibility to shot a doc in Sweden surged and I wonder if any of the swedes here could tell me how much you have to pay for a SONY miniDV tape.

here in Brazil they are around 21 reais which is more or less 7 USD. Should I stock up here or buy there?

It would be good to know about other countries to.. if in transit somewhere is good place to buy..

Thanks.

Ignacio Rodriguez · March 31st, 2004, 11:10 AM

Here it's also US$ 7 for a Sony 60min tape with no chip. The new transparent colored shells, the ones they sell here have a green lid, but there are supposed to be other colors available. These are not the ones that came with the blue wrapper (some people seem to have had trouble with those, and they were more expensive, go figure).

Federico Dib · March 31st, 2004, 12:32 PM

In Barcelona you can find the Sony Premium 60 (the cheapest) around 5€... If looked properly you can get them at less than 4€, if looked wrongfully.. you can pay twice it´s price.

(sorry don´t know how much is the Euro - Dollar exchange right now)...

Aaron Koolen · March 31st, 2004, 12:50 PM

Sony Premiums here in New Zealand are about NZ$62 for a 5 pack which is about NZ$12.50 each which ~= US$8 that's at a place I eventually found that does a good price. In normal appliance stores etc, you're paying around NZ$20-30 for them.

Not cheap. I now order from B&H when I want tapes. Come in about NZ$8 each if I order 30+. And remember, that includes shipping all the way over here.

Aaron

Richard Alvarez · March 31st, 2004, 01:34 PM

$4.45 - US when I buy in bulk. (50 tapes or more)

Boyd Ostroff · March 31st, 2004, 02:31 PM

Here in southern New Jersey I just paid $5.94/each for Sony Premiums at WalMart (sold in twin-packs). Best Buy sells them for $6.63 each (in 3-packs).

Mike Rehmus · March 31st, 2004, 03:56 PM

I just paid about $3.50 each in a lot of 50 tapes from Tape Resources.

Our sponsor, whoops, went to get their URL and they aren't listed. Maybe they dropped. Anyway, I used them whenever their price was near TR's. But the sub-$4 price is nice.

Rik Sanchez · March 31st, 2004, 08:57 PM

When I get a pack of 10, I pay $3.60 per tape for the sony 60 min. Sometimes they are the colored casings, sometimes not.

I always shop at the big electronics neighborhood, Den Den Town. One store there sells nothing but blank tapes, cd's and dvd's. It's sort of like the baby brother of Tokyo's Akihabara.

Alfred Okocha · April 1st, 2004, 03:44 AM

Anything from the Swedes?

Thanks.

Frank Granovski · April 1st, 2004, 04:07 AM

I buy Fuji's in a 3-pack for about $18 Canadian. ($1.00 Canadian = approx. $0.75 US)

Franco Zefferi · April 1st, 2004, 06:21 AM

In Italy I pay € 3,75 each for Fuji DVC60 tape in a box of 5 pieces.

Franco

Trond Saetre · April 2nd, 2004, 01:19 AM

In Norway, the Sony Premium costs around US$10 .
The Sony Exellence costs around US$18.

It might be the same (or a little less) in Sweden.

Alfred Okocha · April 2nd, 2004, 05:58 AM

Wow, Norway IS expensive. Does that go for cameras and equipment too?

Daymon Hoffman · April 3rd, 2004, 07:06 PM

Australia - I can get a pack of 5 for $48AUD. which at the moment converts to $7.35US. (our dollar is high at the moment so usually its $15US). This is only speaking in my area.

Any Australians know any online sites that sell them please let me know as i cant find any online sites with any decent selection/price.

Peter Jefferson · April 6th, 2004, 02:53 AM

Pana DVM63MQ (No chip) $9.50 each -
as above 83min with chip $13.00 each

March 31st, 2004, 10:53 AM	#1
Alfred Okocha Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: London Posts: 427	How $$ is a miniDV tape where you are? Hi. A possibility to shot a doc in Sweden surged and I wonder if any of the swedes here could tell me how much you have to pay for a SONY miniDV tape. here in Brazil they are around 21 reais which is more or less 7 USD. Should I stock up here or buy there? It would be good to know about other countries to.. if in transit somewhere is good place to buy.. Thanks.

March 31st, 2004, 11:10 AM	#2
Ignacio Rodriguez Contributor Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Santiago, Chile Posts: 932	Here it's also US$ 7 for a Sony 60min tape with no chip. The new transparent colored shells, the ones they sell here have a green lid, but there are supposed to be other colors available. These are not the ones that came with the blue wrapper (some people seem to have had trouble with those, and they were more expensive, go figure). __________________ Ignacio Rodríguez in the third world. @micronauta on Twitter. Main hardware: brain, eyes, hands.

March 31st, 2004, 12:32 PM	#3
Federico Dib Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Barcelona Posts: 312	In Barcelona you can find the Sony Premium 60 (the cheapest) around 5€... If looked properly you can get them at less than 4€, if looked wrongfully.. you can pay twice it´s price. (sorry don´t know how much is the Euro - Dollar exchange right now)... __________________ Messenger Boy : The Thessalonian you're fighting, he's the biggest man I've ever seen. I wouldn't want to fight him. Achilles : That is why no one will remember your name.

March 31st, 2004, 12:50 PM	#4
Aaron Koolen Trustee Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 1,727	Sony Premiums here in New Zealand are about NZ$62 for a 5 pack which is about NZ$12.50 each which ~= US$8 that's at a place I eventually found that does a good price. In normal appliance stores etc, you're paying around NZ$20-30 for them. Not cheap. I now order from B&H when I want tapes. Come in about NZ$8 each if I order 30+. And remember, that includes shipping all the way over here. Aaron __________________ My Website Meat Free Media

March 31st, 2004, 03:56 PM	#7
Mike Rehmus Wrangler Join Date: May 2002 Location: Vallejo, California Posts: 4,049	I just paid about $3.50 each in a lot of 50 tapes from Tape Resources. Our sponsor, whoops, went to get their URL and they aren't listed. Maybe they dropped. Anyway, I used them whenever their price was near TR's. But the sub-$4 price is nice. __________________ Mike Rehmus Hey, I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel!

March 31st, 2004, 01:34 PM	#5
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	$4.45 - US when I buy in bulk. (50 tapes or more)

March 31st, 2004, 02:31 PM	#6
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Here in southern New Jersey I just paid $5.94/each for Sony Premiums at WalMart (sold in twin-packs). Best Buy sells them for $6.63 each (in 3-packs).

March 31st, 2004, 08:57 PM	#8
Rik Sanchez ChorizoSmells Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Osaka, Japan Posts: 424	When I get a pack of 10, I pay $3.60 per tape for the sony 60 min. Sometimes they are the colored casings, sometimes not. I always shop at the big electronics neighborhood, Den Den Town. One store there sells nothing but blank tapes, cd's and dvd's. It's sort of like the baby brother of Tokyo's Akihabara. __________________ ChorizoSmells Video Barrio Tamatsukuri, Osaka, JAPAN

April 1st, 2004, 03:44 AM	#9
Alfred Okocha Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: London Posts: 427	Anything from the Swedes? Thanks.

April 1st, 2004, 04:07 AM	#10
Frank Granovski Outer Circle Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hope, BC Posts: 7,524	I buy Fuji's in a 3-pack for about $18 Canadian. ($1.00 Canadian = approx. $0.75 US)

April 1st, 2004, 06:21 AM	#11
Franco Zefferi New Boot Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: roma - italia Posts: 10	In Italy I pay € 3,75 each for Fuji DVC60 tape in a box of 5 pieces. Franco __________________ Franco

April 2nd, 2004, 01:19 AM	#12
Trond Saetre Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bergen, Norway Posts: 3,375	In Norway, the Sony Premium costs around US$10 . The Sony Exellence costs around US$18. It might be the same (or a little less) in Sweden.

April 2nd, 2004, 05:58 AM	#13
Alfred Okocha Major Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: London Posts: 427	Wow, Norway IS expensive. Does that go for cameras and equipment too?

April 3rd, 2004, 07:06 PM	#14
Daymon Hoffman Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 267	Australia - I can get a pack of 5 for $48AUD. which at the moment converts to $7.35US. (our dollar is high at the moment so usually its $15US). This is only speaking in my area. Any Australians know any online sites that sell them please let me know as i cant find any online sites with any decent selection/price. __________________ Welcome... to the real world!

April 6th, 2004, 02:53 AM	#15
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	Pana DVM63MQ (No chip) $9.50 each - as above 83min with chip $13.00 each