I feel like I must chime in. Aside from being desperate for cash, there is no good reason to NOT BUY the Source Four. It is my favorite without a shadow of a doubt. Specifically the Junior Zoom. Love it.
I feel like I must chime in. Aside from being desperate for cash, there is no good reason to NOT BUY the Source Four. It is my favorite without a shadow of a doubt. Specifically the Junior Zoom. Love it.
I'd take an S4]That's where a regular Source Four shines in ease of repair - just pop off the barrel and shutter assembly and shake everything out in to the proper disposal bin. Of course, if people don't handle the lamps with their stinkin' greasy paws in the first place, I wouldn't have had to do that!
Also, I believe the Leo has been killed due to patent infringement, but I could be wrong.
That's what I was remembering, or at least speculations about it. We know the Lightronics suit, and this Leo looks so stinking similar .. plus, it bears the name Leviton.
Heh .. I hate S4Js and the Zooms, let alone Junior Zooms. I'll recommend the real deal.
Well, with it being a high school situation, for the budget and ease of use, I would go with the 360q's. I have used them for many years, and had no major issues with them.....easy to maintain, changing lamp is quick, shutter replacement is quick (but rarely needed). You just can't beat them. I have 8of the S4 jr zooms and absolutely hate them.....shutters SUCK!....and to get a gobo in them is a pain in the posterior end. I'll take an Altman product any day.
Now somebody (I don't know if it's the same place or not) wants to sell them Leos instead. So yeah, I'm gonna say "You want the real deal, and you should expect to pay $XXX for them" (whatever that is -- about 300? 350 tops?)
Yeah, I love my 360Qs -- they're old, reliable, and almost bulletproof. And yep, if they're maintained they're a great light. (aren't they all?)
But if I were buying new (and I'm going to aim for this also at the church, which is using some of my 360Qs and other old Alt and Strand stuff), I'm pretty convinced ETC is the way to go.
So I, the other month, told the school to get S4s. The guy at the "N" place wanted to sell them Shakeses and then overpriced the bid for S4s. Now somebody (I don't know if it's the same place or not) wants to sell them Leos instead. So yeah, I'm gonna say "You want the real deal, and you should expect to pay $XXX for them" (whatever that is -- about 300? 350 tops?)
Though probably any modern Leko is better than the 1KLs they have. Ugh. They're not lights, they're darks.
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