Showgun's's main output uses a 2000W short arc metal halide lamp, designed as a joint venture between Philips and High End Systems. The new MSR 2000SA Gold lamp uses a fast-fit socket design that allows for a more compact reflector combination. Combining the high-performance lamp, advanced reflector and revolutionary optical design, Showgun produces more than 100,000 lumens of output.
The LED Tracking System is a homogenously mixed RGB LED circular array, which allows the user to either match the colour of the main output beam, or to project a complementary colour by mixing RGB values. The LED Tracking System alone produces more than 5,000 lumens of output. It can be switched on and off via a DMX lighting controller, depending on the desired look.
At the forefront of the fixture is a new patent-pending optical design. This incorporates a proprietary, optically accurate polymer microfresnel lens allowing Showgun to produce a focused hard-edge or a soft-edge beam combination, without the need for two separate fixtures. The hard-edge beam allows Showgun to project HES glass LithoPattern images and texturized Art Glass for effects, while the soft-edge produces a washlight beam.
(Jim Evans)
