Do you recycle HDV tapes?

Dana Salsbury · March 29th, 2007, 03:45 AM

Let me clarify; I've never done a paid job on recycled tapes. I'm just saying that you will burn through a lot of tape at the average wedding. When I'm shooting a friend's wedding, I'm not going to buy new tapes for it considering that I've never dropped a single frame using recycled tape. I've got a ton of old tape and I'm not going to let it go to waste.

Mark Holland · March 29th, 2007, 08:06 AM

I don't reuse any tapes for any paying shoot. To me, the cost of the tapes is cheap compared to the cost of a lost shoot due to bad/reused tapes.

March 29th, 2007, 03:45 AM	#16
Dana Salsbury Major Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 859	Let me clarify; I've never done a paid job on recycled tapes. I'm just saying that you will burn through a lot of tape at the average wedding. When I'm shooting a friend's wedding, I'm not going to buy new tapes for it considering that I've never dropped a single frame using recycled tape. I've got a ton of old tape and I'm not going to let it go to waste.

March 29th, 2007, 08:06 AM	#17
Mark Holland Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central North Carolina (Raleigh, Durham, & surrounding areas) Posts: 301	I don't reuse any tapes for any paying shoot. To me, the cost of the tapes is cheap compared to the cost of a lost shoot due to bad/reused tapes.