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From: spencer@oberon.UUCP (Randy Spencer)
Newsgroups: net.video
Subject: Re: Summary of replies to SL-HF 900 questions
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Date: Wed, 26-Feb-86 21:35:00 EST
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> 2)  There appears to be some controversy over whether the SL-HF 900 has
>     flying erase heads.  Two people responded that it doesn't;  I can't
>     understand how the edits I have seen are so clean if it really doesn't.
>
>Eric L. Smith  (801) 581-8100  e-smith@utah-cs.arpa  ...decvax!utah-cs!e-smith

The SL-HF 900 does not have flying erase heads. No consumer beta has flying
erase heads.  8mm is currently the only format that incorporates this
feature.  Way back when Sony introduced the SL-2000 (Still my favorite beta)
then incorporated a feature called backspace editing.  When I got my SL-2700
I feel they perfected this.  I don't really get much better edits with my
HF 900.  Infact if you want to see the difference between flying and not
try to insert edit over the same space of tape more than once.  This gets
really bad.  The more you insert (to a point) the worse it gets.  This is
because all it is doing recording with the erase head off.  Flying erase is
the only way to go.  I now have the 8mm Sony camcorder and am looking at
the desktops (I just don't want to miss out on some features by buying too
soon.)  I *LOVE* flying erase.  If you are off to do any serious production
get 8mm.  It is the most portable, it is the best for acurate edits, and there
are *no* pre-recorded tapes to distract you from production.

I don't work for Sony or 8mm corp of America :')

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