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James Wilson
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 230
From: Norwich, UK
Registered: Jan 2015

posted March 01, 2016 08:20 AM

Hi,

Has anyone been using these long life lamps, and can anyone tell me if they really last 1500 hours, are they worth the extra money.

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James Wilson

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted March 01, 2016 09:30 AM

Read Bart Smith's thoughts on these lamps.
http://www.bluecinetech.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=A1%2F231
They are probably for disco use where long life is useful. They may not have the correct colour temperature for film projection.

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

Posts: 7477
From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012

posted March 24, 2016 08:00 PM

As Blue Cine-Tech and Maurice quite rightly points out here, anything other than a Xenophot lamp made by Osram with Xenon filler gas, is a complete compromise for Super 8mm projection purposes.

At around £5 per lamp for 50hrs, it just isn't worth trying to seek any other cheaper or longer lasting alternative in my book.

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