[SML] What do we call ERSs now in the LED era?
Alf Sauve'
alf at sauve.org
Wed Aug 15 21:11:03 UTC 2018
LeKo?
On 8/15/2018 4:51 PM, Jon Ares via Stagecraft wrote:
> I had a revelation the other day, as I was prepping some curriculum.....
>
> My colleague and I have worked to make sure the kiddos know (and use)
> ERS - Ellipsoidal Reflector Spotlight - even making sure they spell it
> correctly - rather than calling everything a "Source Four." (We have
> mostly incandescent Source Fours, but still have a few Altman 360Qs
> and Colortran 5/50s around.)
>
> In the era of LED light engines, the "ellipsoidal reflector" part is
> gone. So what do others call these breed of clear-lensed profiles now,
> if one is trying to avoid using Name Brands?
>
> (I guess Source Fours using Source 4WRD engines are still technically ERSs....)
>
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