By Craig Rutherford
I imagine that for owners of lighting gear, there’s a certain thrill that comes from sending paid-for gear out of the door. Consider, if you will, the humble conventional PAR can. Most have probably been long since paid for, with only the regular but occasional lamp change to keep the rig in a state of happy, glowing incandescence. The sheer durability of sealed lamps shoved into an aluminium tube probably partially explains their longevity — one still sees PAR rigs kickin’ around the various fair circuits — and the cost calculation certainly factors into that, as well.
But what happens when it’s finally time to send your well-loved PAR rig to the dustbin? Their ease of use has been somewhat difficult to replicate — almost anyone can make a PAR rig look (at least) decent. LED offers a promising replacement for the sealed incandescent lamp, but until recently, a product that would act as an (almost) one-to-one replacement remained elusive, both from a cost and quality of light perspective. Elation Professional aims to change that, with their new KL PAR FC, an LED-based PAR-style light that looks to finally be a true, economical replacement for these long-lasting workhorses.
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