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Robert Juliat Victor Followspots Win at Summerfest
Summerfest '08...'twas the time to kick back and enjoy the music, comedy and festivities at the world-famous Marcus Amphitheater in 75-acre Henry Maier Festival Park, along the lakefront in Milwaukee, WI. But not without a showdown: Robert Juliat Super Korrigan 1200W and Victor 1800W followspots were pitted against the competitors' and won their tickets to the show. The final decision was to go with six Victors to light the event.
Summerfest, which ran from late this past June through early July, attracts almost one million people per year and plays to an audience of 25,000 per afternoon/evening. For the 2008 event, the local theatrical people servicing the Amphitheater had wanted small, compact, bright followspots. Having beaten their rivals in the showdown, the Victors also proved victorious at the ‘fest.
"Followspots can sometimes seem like they require three hands," reflects Marty Lazarus, president of theatrical dealer Chicago Spotlight, Inc. "You need to operate the iris," he says, "move it around, and change the color." Lazarus claims that with the Victors, you "don't need three hands. What's more, they've got that famous ‘Juliat' perfectly even field." Lazarus finds Victor to be small and comparatively lightweight, while producing great light output. "The unit is nothing less than spectacular," he concludes.
The Robert Juliat Victor 1159 1800W followspot houses a high-performance double condenser optical system, a 100% closing mechanical dimmer, a six-way color changer system equipped with removable filter frames and a 100% closing iris with backplate follower in a removable cassette.
Lazarus likes how the brighter Robert Juliat lamp holder enables one to "lock in lamp alignment without any adjustment." He says that, compared to others models on the market, changing the Victor lamp is a very simple process.
5th November 2008
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