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January 7th, 2008, 09:00 PM
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I was focusing Source 4's today
And like a brilliant flash, a realization came to me, why has no one ever made an Ellipsoidal with some sort of screw-feed focus mechanism? Why must every ERS use a hand-tightened knob? I know the S4 Zoom uses a single knob, but why are ERS's still using a hand knob, when even the best Fresnel's use a screw feed? Just my random musings.
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January 7th, 2008, 09:14 PM
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Re: I was focusing Source 4's today
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January 7th, 2008, 09:16 PM
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Re: I was focusing Source 4's today
Yea, that's what I thought too, but hey, this is Controlbooth, so I felt safe posting my random thoughts.
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You must first know and understand the rules before you can break them. "Arc corroded lamps and bases are just like VD's, they spread through contact" Rx262310908049 Is it art yet?
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January 8th, 2008, 12:14 AM
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Re: I was focusing Source 4's today
I have a strong dislike of screw feed fresnels.....and I can see how that would be amplified with an ERS
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January 8th, 2008, 12:25 AM
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Re: I was focusing Source 4's today
I'd be fine with a house full of Warp Zooms. Now that's a nice fixture. As close to "screw focus" as you're gonna get.
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January 8th, 2008, 12:36 AM
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January 8th, 2008, 12:38 AM
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I definitely see how that would be the case. But the mover version does look like quite a spiffy unit.
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January 8th, 2008, 01:18 AM
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Re: I was focusing Source 4's today
Hey...anyone want to explain what a screw-feed mechanism is for me? D:
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January 8th, 2008, 03:15 AM
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Re: I was focusing Source 4's today
One more thing on the screw thing.... because it worked soooo well on the 8" fres.... the number of hours that I have spent fixing those...
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January 8th, 2008, 03:30 AM
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Re: I was focusing Source 4's today
I'd still take a screw-fed over that slider thing on the Altman die-cast Fresnels.
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