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    I'm into: the Cult of Mac, Frisbee tricks, proper "ale", writing comedy, getting muddy on a bike in the woods and travelling around aimlessly.

    I'm not adverse to nice food either. (Making or eating, or both.)

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  1. If it's just raw brightness you're interested in, you can actually look up the photometrics. A Cantata 18/32, when new, provided 1190 Lux. (Source) An ETC Colorsource V with a 15-30 zoom lens provides between 1518 and 484 lux, depending on zoom. (Source). The Cantata doesn't say what zoom level it was measured at so I would assume that figure is for it at it's narrowest. They seem broadly comparable, and I would assume your Cantatas are not performing at their prime any more anyway. Colorsource V is about 200W, so you're probably looking for fixtures in the 150-200W range. BUT: Additive colour mixing, in saturated colours, is going to be much brighter than the subtractive colour (gel) for the Cantatas, so depending on how you're using them, you may be able to err lower. Having looked at the options, I've found that ETC's stuff is actually pretty price competitive at this level of product. There are cheaper fixtures but they're way worse, and there are worthy competitors, but they are almost the same price IME. Matching a 1.2K is actually pretty hard work, so you need something fairly good. The Prolights stuff is reasonable and might be worth looking at: https://www.prolights.it/product/ECLFS. They don't seem to have Photometrics for their Zoom lenses, but their figures for fixed lenses are very respectable. (But, obviously, that's to be expected - you'll get better performance from a fixed lens.). The Chauvet E2FC is also in the ballpark and a nice fixture, but not as cheap as you might hope. And caveat: Manufacturers can be pretty naughty when measuring and declaring their photometrics, especially at the low end. Do get a real-world demo before pulling the trigger...
  2. Hi All, I'm doing a little research so this is a question for those of you working in 2000+ seaters doing touring shows / acts. Q1: In very broad terms (ie, truckloads), how much gear (equipment, scenery etc) do your typical shows bring with them? Q2: What's the largest number of truckloads you've dealt with for a single show? Thanks all.
  3. Bryson

    DMX to Sacn

    Any sensible node will be able to do this. I like the Pathport Unos for things like “need to plugin a touring console” applications. You can get them with a DMX plug instead of a receptacle. But if you have a node already, you can just make a turnaround adaptor and reconfigure the node to expect input, not provide output.
  4. Scēne Ēthique do custom work for Cirque and Robert Lepage - they're the real deal. They aren't cheap, mind, but they'll do it better than you imagine. That first product looks almost perfect but probably too high when stowed?
  5. If you have a healthy budget, I'm sure Scēne Ēthique would be happy to make you something. 😉 I was thinking maybe a material lift of some kind, but I imagine they're all too noisy for live use: https://www.genielift.com/en/material-handling-products/material-lifts - does anyone know if the pneumatic version is quiet in use? Kind of overkill, but a short length of truss and a couple of chain hoists?
  6. Bryson

    Lee Colour

    It's officially defined as colour A503 in the AFNOR standard NFX 08002, apparently. Which seems quite French. Hex 002654 RGB 0, 38, 84 CMYK 100, 80, 0, 0 Pantone Reflex Blue But as Paul says, what "looks right" in light is often not strictly the same RGB/CMYK values as pigment.
  7. Those rigging frames are pretty well established as the correct way to do this. Doubtless a single-purpose item might be feasible, but these things are meant for touring use to enable a multitude of rigging possibilities. That rigging frame is in no way unusually large for this purpose.
  8. Peugeot still make excellent pepper grinders. Some of the best available, in fact.
  9. Bryson

    Clip Removal

    "Risk of injury." How much tension can a belt clip be under? 😜
  10. You're not near Oakhanger, Colerne, or Menwith Hill, are you?
  11. I guess technically the stuff north of the Panama Canal is "North America" but that's not how anyone uses the term. North America is generally considered to be Canada, USA, Mexico. Anyway, this is miles off topic...
  12. Ah, that might be an issue, for sure. I don't know the exact size but they're normal "euroblock" size terminals. The UK contact might be able to tell you, though: Simon Aldred +44 75 4072 6384 Simon.Aldred@eldoLED.com
  13. For a tiny splitter: Pathway DIN-mount PWREP4: 4"x4.5"x1.85". Doubt you'll find much smaller.
  14. It's all good. It can rest in my mum's library until I come back next. 😉 I suspect we are indeed being lumped in as "rest of the world" whereas North American rates would make more sense. (There's three whole countries on this continent!)
  15. I backed it. Shipping to Canada is an eye-watering 58 pounds. I'm assuming that's Fedex hand delivered white glove service.... (Weirdly, shipping to the US is 38 pounds. It's literally right there. *points south*) (I'll have it shipped to a relative's house and grab it next time I'm there...)
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