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Topic: Is USHIO good bulb, what about compare to Osram?

Winbert Hutahaean
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posted August 28, 2012 02:24 PM

I found this on Ebay Canada:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/4-X-USHIO-Projector-Lamp-Bulb-EFR-15V-150W-New-/120907143310?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item1c26a0988e

4 bulb for $12.99 or around $3 each.

Osram is more expensive. Because seller is located in my province I am interested to buy, but is USHIO good bulb?

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Greg Marshall
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posted August 28, 2012 06:07 PM

Never heard of these lamp brands, Winbert. I only buy the Fuji's for my GS.

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Steve Klare
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posted August 28, 2012 06:07 PM

I've used them.

The nice thing about the ones I've seen is they incorporate the mounting lug in the rim that locks them in place in the mount, the lamps from a lot of other brands don't. In one of my machines I have troubles with the alignment of these lamps and have to add a tywrap to hold them in place.

Performance? You put them in, they light up for a while and eventually they burn out just like the other lamps of the same spec. The differences aren't ever really astounding.

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Greg Marshall
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posted August 28, 2012 06:15 PM

I like the Fuji's because of filament design and placement, compared to the GE's and Osrams, which I've experienced shadows and uneven light placement. Fuji's cost a little more, but I've never had any problems in the light throw. Just my preference.

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Winbert Hutahaean
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posted August 28, 2012 06:33 PM

Is this Fuji from Fuji Company that we knew make film & camera or just incidentally has the same name?

If this Fuji that Fuji, I trust their name.

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Greg Marshall
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posted August 28, 2012 07:10 PM

Winbert, I believe it is, same logo I believe.

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Gary Crawford
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posted August 29, 2012 06:57 AM

Steve....
I can attest to the significantly improved brightness of the Fuji lamps. they really make a difference. Steve Osborne of the Reel Image ran some test results in his magazine. Light meters showed a visually brighter image with the fuji's. I can also attest to it personally. I recentaly had an osram lamp in my Gs. I took the machine to my local library for a show..on a big screen. I aligned the machine ..no film..with the osram...then quickly changed to the fuji (both were new)...the fuji really outperformed the other bulb. It was almost as if I had switched the lamp from normal to bright.

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Maurice Leakey
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posted August 29, 2012 07:05 AM

Winbert was referring to the EFR lamp in his original posting.

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Winbert Hutahaean
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posted August 29, 2012 10:40 AM

Thanks Maurice, yes I was referring to EFR (15v 150w) and now I understand Fuji lamp is 24v 200w.

Anyway, I learn from their logo, Fuji Lamp is not division of Fuji Photo. It has different logo:

Further browsing through the net found this company's website and its history also says so. Here it is:

http://www.fujilamp.com/corporate_profile.html

Regarding Fuji lamp which is brighter than any brand I have a question but rather to throw in another thread to avoid this thread become more OOT.

So back to the previous question, what do you think USHIO?

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Steve Klare
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posted August 29, 2012 10:54 AM

Gary,

I was actually talking about EFR and EFP.

I usually run Osrams myself because of their reputation, but with these codes I basically forget whose bulb is in there until they blow and I see the logo on the way to the recycling bin.

Maybe there is a measureable difference in these cases too, it's just not the kind of change that if somebody sneaked in and changed the bulb you'd notice the next time.

We had a guy at work whose cubicle walls we moved inwards a half inch every Friday night after he went home. He was almost sitting on top of his desk before he caught wise.

-I'm talking about that level of difference!

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Roger Shunk
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posted August 29, 2012 02:59 PM

I use the EFR Donar lamps because they have the lug on the rim that
locks the lamp into place on the Elmo ST-1200HD. I have not seen this lug on any other brand lamp except Donar. Does any other brands have this same lug on the rim? The price each is $3.96

Their website is www.replacementlightbulbs.com

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Steve Klare
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posted August 29, 2012 03:05 PM

I used the Ushio EFP and it had the lug, I assume their EFR does too.

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Roger Shunk
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posted August 29, 2012 03:44 PM

Steve,
I just checked out the Ushio EFR Lamp on the internet and from the blow-up pix of it it did not appear to have the lug on the rim?
When I had called and talked to the salesman at replacementlightbulbs he went into the warehouse with his cell phone and he opened several different brands of lamps trying to find the lug on the rim and none had the lug on the rim except the Donar brand.

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Steve Klare
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posted August 29, 2012 09:20 PM

I wonder if what we're seeing here is some kind of re-branding.

-maybe there are more brand names than manufacturers and the who's selling what not a constant!

The Ushio EFP I remember was definitely lugged. I know this because when I went to a new bulb I developed a condition of the lamp popping out of alignment. I hadn't tossed the blown bulb yet, and there it was!

I deal with Replacement Light Bulbs: they are a decent bunch!

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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posted August 30, 2012 02:18 AM

In the professional world Ushio is a leading brand, soon they will be the sole supplier of high-wattage xenon bulbs as Osram are throwing the towels. Ushio is also the parent company of Christie.

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