PAR Cans

GenJerDan

GenJerDan

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So tempting. Especially with those nice built-in mounting points for gels, barndoors, softboxes..

Any real reason not to use them? (Obviously not suited to every situation...)

Can decent bulbs be had? (Proper temps, I mean.)

PAR64 or 56? Or a nice mix? (But I don't see why you couldn't put a 56 bulk in a 64...same size spade plug, yes? So what if the bulb has more room to breathe in there?)
 
Par cans rock. Yes you can get daylight temp bulbs, but they are more expensive and burn out more quick. Parcans are great for their "punch" and long throw. They are great for night exterior, I use 1k VNSP (very narrow spot) spot bulbs, they have like an 8 degree spread.

Why would you want put a par 56 bulb into a par 64 housing?
 
I have a friend with 2 "T" stands and a number of par lights she'd love to get rid of.

email me if anyone is interested and I'll forward your address.

Jeff Patnaude
 
j said:
Why would you want put a par 56 bulb into a par 64 housing?
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I've only ever seen lower wattage PARs in the 56 can. If 64's come in lower values, then no reason at all. :)

As for the throw...yeah. But I'm wondering if cutting some of those thin fresnel "lenses" you can get for the back windows of vans, and using them like gels would spread/diffuse it a bit. Add a little more versatility.
 
You can get them in 500watt flavors too...

BTW, I have 2 par64s with 500w globes that I picked up (used) from a live music venue. I've been meaning to replace them with 1k bulbs once the bulbs blow, but the darned things haven't burnt out yet. Going on 15 years now...
 
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