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Author Topic: Ultra 80 Lamphouse Jay Culter Film Handler Posts: 2 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: Mar 2014 posted 04-01-2014 08:43 AM                     Hello all, At our office years ago we bought an Ultra 80 Lamphouse with heat filter and 5K 3 phase power supply model. We no longer have a need for this item and where looking to sell it. My question is does anyone know what would the value of this item, I didn't really find anything online. Secondly, does anyone know if there is shop, such as a used cinema store that would be interested in the Ultra 80 Lamphouse in the Chicago land area or somewhere online? Any help is greatly appreciated!  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 04-01-2014 10:54 AM                     You will find more luck listing it in the "For Sale" section. However, you will find that the market in the film world for it has diminished to near zero. Perhaps if it was converted for "Gladiator" use as a follow-spot...though those normally top out at 3KW, it is the same lamphouse. It is sad but the facts are, there are a bazillion of those and other lamphouses that are just being scrapped for recycle value.  |  IP: Logged Jay Culter Film Handler Posts: 2 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: Mar 2014 posted 04-01-2014 03:55 PM                     Hello Steve, Thank you for the response. That is really sad it makes sense now when I was looking I could not find them for sale. I will try my luck in the for sale section. Have a great day!  |  IP: Logged Steve Kraus Film God Posts: 4094 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 04-01-2014 10:07 PM                    Jay, just out of curiosity, you said you have this at your office. Not a movie theatre? What did you use it for? Just wondering.  |  IP: Logged Steven J Hart Master Film Handler Posts: 282 From: WALES, ND, USA Registered: Mar 2004 posted 04-02-2014 03:51 PM                        An acquaintance of mine has a printing shop that has been around for many years. They used a carbon arc light source for making negatives for offset printing. I'm guessing xenon light sources eventually replaced the carbon arc in this use.  |  IP: Logged Donald Brown Expert Film Handler Posts: 131 From: Lincoln, DE Registered: Sep 2009 posted 04-02-2014 05:59 PM                     Jay: If you are interested in parting out the unit, please e-mail me at: doncbrownjr@verizon.net I know of a theatre that is looking for parts. It still has two of these in service going into the 2014 season. Thanks, Don Brown  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-02-2014 06:35 PM                        In a printing context, arc light sources are typically used to expose the printing plates, not the litho negatives. Not that it makes any difference here, but I figured that I should make the clarification. Many print shops are now using computer-to-plate systems that bypass the negative stage altogether (which was annoying to me recently when I was looking to have some Kodalith negatives made for an unrelated project).  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 04-09-2014 02:04 PM                     There is still a Kodalith equivalent film that's available. Of course now I can't find the link that someone sent me the other day.  |  IP: Logged

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