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lighting at indoor shows

updated wed 20 mar 02

 

Ron Philbeck on sun 17 mar 02


Hi all,
I am doing some indoor shows this year and need some info. on lighting. =
I am planning on using a track light system suspended across the 10'x10' =
booth (pipe and drape) Specifically my question is what are the best =
bulbs to purchase? Wattage? Halagon? Wide angle? Narrow spots? I will =
probably only have 6 to 8 cans for now and want to get the most light I =
can out of those fixtures.
Thanks,
Ron Philbeck
Shelby, NC

Hank Murrow on sun 17 mar 02


>Hi all,
>I am doing some indoor shows this year and need some info. on
>lighting. I am planning on using a track light system suspended
>across the 10'x10' booth (pipe and drape) Specifically my question
>is what are the best bulbs to purchase? Wattage? Halagon? Wide
>angle? Narrow spots? I will probably only have 6 to 8 cans for now
>and want to get the most light I can out of those fixtures.
>Thanks,
>Ron Philbeck
>Shelby, NC

Dear Ron;

You should try a variety of bulbs in your setup to be sure.
That said, I use a PAR 30 Halogen narrow flood, which has great color
rendition and a perfect beam spread at my 4' distance to the ware.
The disadvantage is that they are heavy, causing clip-on fixtures to
slip. They work better with track fixtures.

Cheeers, Hank

KLeSueur@AOL.COM on tue 19 mar 02


In a message dated Sun, 17 Mar 2002 5:39:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, Ron Philbeck writes:

> Hi all,
> I am doing some indoor shows this year and need some info. on lighting. I am planning on using a track light system suspended across the 10'x10' booth (pipe and drape) Specifically my question is what are the best bulbs to purchase? Wattage? Halagon? Wide angle? Narrow spots?>>

Halogens are the only way to go. You'll have maximum light with less wattage. You need a variety of bulbs. Wide angle for general lighting. Spots to highlight special pieces. I use 50 watts.

Kathi LeSueur