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Author Topic: Anyone used Technalight on their lamphouses? Paul Gordon Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 580 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Registered: Aug 2005 posted 11-08-2005 07:11 AM                        Has anyone heard or used a"Technalight retrofit" on their lamphouses?" A company in Canada retrofits lamphouses getting huge increases in light. They say they can increase light out put by as much as 500%!! sounds crazy but who knows... Their site is here http://www.robertfilm.com/english.html  |  IP: Logged Brian Michael Weidemann Expert cat molester Posts: 944 From: Costa Mesa, CA United States Registered: Feb 2004 posted 11-08-2005 07:38 AM                        Yes, we have had Technalight retrofitting on two of our auditoriums. The 35mm Simplex projector (Christie lamphouse) for our IMAX auditorium, and the Christie in #21, one of our four other large houses, are now much brighter and evenly lit than they used to be. I think there are plans to do it to two more of the large houses. It uses a much higher gain reflector and a smaller (wattage and physical size) lamp. It was a 2k lamp, if I remember correctly. In the IMAX auditorium, a flat image fills most of the screen and the illumination is impressive, considering. Not as bright as the IMAX 15k, but pretty good for the 35mm throw in there. Edit: I found a nice, little discussion about this on here already. (The first few pages could probably be skipped a bit. )  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-08-2005 09:02 AM                     The shortened arc lamps are not propritary to the lamphouse there are various diferent versions out there but they ave typically shorter lifespans and cost more initially and sinc electrcity is still relatively cheap I doubt the smaller lamp saves money Glass reflectors are nothing new the better large lamphouse's have used them since the beginning. There are several european and asian optical firms that make them and sell them on a OEM basis Retrofitting a older lamphouse is also nothing new there have been conversion kits around for years from many manufacturers with differing degrees of sucess Also I have yet to see a technolite put side by side on its own with no other changes such as newer lens and the likes  |  IP: Logged Richard Fowler Film God Posts: 2392 From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA Registered: Jun 2001 posted 11-08-2005 09:34 AM                     Tecnalite had a console at ShowEast tradeshow...it looked like one of my projects that remained on the drawing board a few years ago  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 11-08-2005 12:10 PM                     Please use the Brian's link above for further comments.  |  IP: Logged

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