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nickyburnell 
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Is there a modern equivalent of these or are they really that expensive?
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Posted: 28 April 2009 at 1:27pm |
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The modern equivalent of the Solar 250 is the.....
Solar 250!
iirc one of the cheaper manufacturers (Source, Acme or something) used to do a projector that took the 6" wheels for about £80 but it wouldn't take dual effects or cassettes.
Can be had for about £100 on ebay and hold their value well. Accessories are expensive tho. I've got 9 now and a range of effects but its been costly along the way.
edit: try a Google for oil projector, you'll get a few hits for Showtec, Soundlabm, etc units that might do the job if you actually want an oil effect. For anything else I'd just buy a Solar, you can always sell it on. Edited by norty303 - 28 April 2009 at 1:29pm |
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Posted: 28 April 2009 at 1:34pm |
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they are brilliant lighting effects, watching the actual gobo/colour wheels spinning amazes me!!!
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Posted: 28 April 2009 at 5:09pm |
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I had a lot once, they didn't seem expensive then....
What was the other famous one?
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Posted: 28 April 2009 at 5:24pm |
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google coloursoundexperiment's web site - Jasper was the 250 God IMHO
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Don't worry F$cked up bigger gigs than this one...........
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Posted: 28 April 2009 at 6:06pm |
There were the Tutor/Tutor2's which used to take the same accessories (well with the corners cut off) and lots of variations using kodak lenses and other bits and bobs. Still quite a popular pastime for a lot of lighting folks.... Coloursound, Bubblevision still going, making custom effects and things and a small army on ebay buyinjg up all stuff that comes up there.
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Posted: 28 April 2009 at 6:11pm |
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There was another major brand, similar accesories, adjustable feet on front bottom... Freestanding.
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Posted: 28 April 2009 at 6:12pm |
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Ahaa, you posted as I did :O
Tutor 2, that was it..
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Posted: 28 April 2009 at 6:47pm |
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The Rank-aldis Tutor was far superior to the Optikinetics Solar 250..better made,better optics,much stronger (with a lovely cast ally case)..also had less light spill..all the solar 250's i had gave more light from the top and bottom vents than came out the projection lens when used with a dynagraph wheel set.
I have a Source one now (with the oil wheel),and its great,no light spill....only £80 new..god knows why 20 year old solar 250's sell for over £150 on ebay.
Check out this link and his collection of old Tutor projectors and effects.
Edit,just found his splodascope page,good stuff!
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Posted: 29 April 2009 at 12:54am |
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Funky Parrot was one of the ebay faithful I was referring to in my previous post - had a few odds and sods off him over the years
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Posted: 29 April 2009 at 1:17pm |
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Yep,i think the other guy on Ebay who keeps the prices high is "optifanetics"...im not saying its wrong,just seems by time you have bought a 20 year old solar 250,and a rotator,and wheel and prism etc,its pushing over the £200 mark,just seems a lot for what they are nowdays.
The best projector i had was a modified Kodak carrosel,it had been adapted to take a 3inch opti cassette rotator,the bulb was the same as a Solar 250 (A1/223 i think),but it was sooo bright,really good optics in it.
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Posted: 29 April 2009 at 5:49pm |
Is that user optifanatics? If so its prob www.optifanatics.com
They're actually really nice guys, saw them at Plasa couple of years ago and had a chat. Given that a new Solar with rotator and lense is £400, i don't think £200 is too bad, and they are pretty bullet proof. So yes, i see your point about the price seeming high, but I bet some of my other lights won't be in a similar condition in 20 years time.
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