Desisti is normally distributed
thru TechniLux and their distributers in the US (While missing as a brand from their webstie and possibly at this
point offered from another source). It’s one of a few movie lighting
fixture companies from around the world that in the Mole Richardson world of knowing about,
stage fixture experienced types don’t often hear of in often by way of “studio
fixture brands” - very different types of gear used in the movie industry, Desisti as well as perhaps Bambino from
Strand, it’s another brand.
A few years ago in considering all options (before the BP-2 came out) available for Beam Projectors, we went with Reiche & Vogul Revolux/Bright Beam R&V Beamlights at the time. A different and completely other Euro company one should know about also by way of fixtures - and this brand has a really long history.
A caution of course is always what’s listed as a
HPL lamp in coming from a foreign or even domestic source. A while ago there were lots of fixtures citing and even in theory using the
HPL (
ETC tradmark and pattent) lamp for their own - this even if using in reality a HX-600. Unless
ETC approves of the
fixture and a certain amount of say “design fees” are provided for the use of that lamp, it’s not using that lamp. Just bought a bunch of 12-lite
PAR 64 Mole light like fixtures for a tour. They are using
HPL lamps but that company specifically paid
ETC for the use of their lamp.
Very possible that there are Fresnels from Desisti using
HPL lamps - easy lamp to use in the
Fresnel concept. For all I know it’s possible and a decent brand of
fixture also. Wait one year on lamps being used or five in a lamp development type of concept that doesn’t say anything beyond what’s not advertised yet. This not specifically for beam projectors but could be used in them.
... wait a minute... 2Kw Beam projectors, believe we for a later tour bought into the 5Kw Mole Richardson Beam Projectors. Amazing how light weight they are and for beam, yep that’s a
beam projector yet in some ways not as per the classic small 14" beam I was used to. Amazing how light they were in Mole having gone aluminum these days while still keeping to old concepts in design.
Used Mole fixtures on the net, them's fun to tinker with.