Source Four 14°, 70°, and 90° fixture impressions

[Lightingguy32]

Hello, I am wondering if any one has used the new 14, 70 or 90 degree source four fixtures yet. If you have I am wondering what your opinion is about either of these 3 degree fields and if you would recommend buying lens tubes of these degree fields or just buying the fixture with that degree field lenstube installed.

[jklak]

I just got a couple of the 14 degree ones and it was just what you would expect from a source four. It has a nice clean light that is easy to focus and has a nice sharp focus when you need it to be nice and sharp. I bought the whole instrument. I don't know what just the barrel would cost but I would imagine that it is like all of the other source fours and the barrels are easily swapped in and out.

[Footer]

the question to devote an entire fixture to it... it really depends on your space. If you are going to buy just 1 or 2 90 deg tubes to throw in for that tight backlight shot, go with the tubes, if you are going to buy 10 of each, get the entire instrument. With the 70 and 90', its kinda hard to get a perfectly sharp projection out of them due to the huge degree angle. If you get the center sharp, the edge will be a bit out of focus. This is not an issue with the instrument itself, the selecons do the same thing. Its a simple matter of physics.

[icewolf08]

We have the 14˚ units in our inventory. They are the perfect field angle for our FOH positions for area frontlight. They look nice. We keep them lamped at 750w. Also of note, the 14˚, 70˚, and 90˚ lenses feature the EDLT lens technology by default.

[jmabray]

Just a note to know -

all of the three lens tube angles that you mention are EDLT's by default. (Enhanced Definition Lens Tube's).

[icewolf08]

Originally Posted by jmabray

Just a note to know -
all of the three lens tube angles that you mention are EDLT's by default. (Enhanced Definition Lens Tube's).

Good to know we are on the same page:

Originally Posted by icewolf08

Also of note, the 14˚, 70˚, and 90˚ lenses feature the EDLT lens technology by default.

[jmabray]

Show's what I get for not reading your post thoroughly. Sorry about that!

;-)

[icewolf08]

Originally Posted by jmabray

Show's what I get for not reading your post thoroughly. Sorry about that!
;-)

I think it is kinda funny that without reading my post you managed to almost quote what I said. Kudos! and no apology needed.

[jmabray]

I guess I am going to have to use the old, "Great minds think alike" response here....

or something like that

[Lightingguy32]

I think I was looking at buying about 6 Source Four 14° fixtures and 2 each of the 70 and 90 degree fixture lenstubes