PARcans for the Parcanman

February 22 2006
This blog is for those of you who have always wondered about my screenname.  Why do I call myself parcanman? It's because of these little things here.  These are parcans. Parabolic Aluminized Reflectors in lighting instruments shaped like a can. They come in all sizes, the largest and most common is the PAR 64 which can hold a 500W or a 1000W lamp.
This Parcan has a magenta filter in it.

A silver parcan!

Another good photo of a parcan.

A wide beam flood par lamp. Notice the parabolic reflector.
A narrow beam par lamp.
This beautiful lighting instrument is a Source 4 PAR. It's the next generation of parcans. It comes in 575W and 750W lamps.

Source 4 MultiPAR (drools)


This is a source 4 PARnel.  It's a combination of a Source 4 PAR and a Fresnel. This light is absolutely amazing. I cold use a whole lot more of them at the Deaf Church.

Kylie Boy

February 22 2006
Where is there a deaf church?