Take a trip down memory lane with our Equipment Hall Of Fame and reminisce about ‘legendary’ pieces of lighting kit that shaped the world of projected lighting as we know it today.

“Gape in awe at the antique and the marvellous”

We hope to bring you pictures of some of the most famous, most curious and most used equipment in both early and contemporary psychedelic Light Shows.

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1959 Aldis Advert (Pooterland Archives)

Rank Aldis Tutor 1000

Courtesy of Neil Rice, Ono Yasumaro, Optikinetics, Liquid Light Orchestra

Tutor 2 based OHP, Dish Rotator built from Opti cassette rotator parts but with a 12vDC Crouzet motor.
Courtesy Pat Myhill - Stone Of Orthanc

600w lamp, flat projecting mirror,
4" magnifying condenser lens, tilt mirror periscope, 3" projection lens.

Courtesy of Lenny Perry, Lights by Lenny, Phoenix, Arizona

1000w T-150 lamp, 19in curved reflection mirror, 4“ lens.

Courtesy of Reggie Williams, Straight Lightning, San Francisco, California

Optikinetics Solar 250

250w halogen lamp, 60 -100mm lens

Courtesy of Neil Rice, Ono Yasumaro, Optikinetics, Liquid Light Orchestra

SFOM 250 - 250w lamp, zoom lens

Courtesy of Robert Chouraqui, Android Lights,Marseilles, France.

Optikinetics Solar 250 (+ accessories)

Another 250, this time with Panoramic Rotator, Liquid Wheel & Wheel Rotator
Courtesy of Neil Ward Chaos Illuminations

Optikinetics Solar 250 (+ accessories)
A different view of the Solar 250 accessories.
Courtesy of Neil Ward Chaos Illuminations

Rank Aldis Tutor 2 Mk II

Tutor 2 Mk I with interchangeable 100mm lens and slide carrier option. Note strap handle and plastic air duct below condenser lens. Colour wheel motor and bracket are non-standard.

Courtesy of Roger Fentiman

Rank Aldis Tutor 2 Mk II

Tutor 2 Mk II with 200mm lens, long lens condenser adapter and slide carrier.

Courtesy of Roger Fentiman

Courtesy of Beano, Electric Freak Out Lights.

Beseler VU-Graph 6600 and 7750

Courtesy of Reggie Williams, Straight Lightning, San Francisco, California

Selectroslide SL - various models
Courtesy of Reggie Williams, Straight Lightning, San Francisco, California

Travelgraph Resolute and Thousand
Courtesy of Reggie Williams, Straight Lightning, San Francisco, California

GAF Anscomatic 680

7500 lumens with a 750 watt metal halide lamp

Courtesy Tom Lindsey Liquid Karma Light Show

Zeiss Horizon
Recently converted to take 500w HMI
Four of these will project a complete horizon in a planetarium

Courtesy of Gary Oldknow, Deepvisual

Zeiss Horizon
Recently converted to take 500w HMI
Four of these will project a complete horizon in a planetarium

Courtesy of Gary Oldknow, Deepvisual

Dux-Episcop

Courtesy Joel Rodgers

Courtesy Tom Lindsey Liquid Karma Light Show

4000w HMI 180x180mm Scenery Projector

Courtesy Hugh McSpedden Humania Light Show

Hanimex Syllabus
With Kodak zoom (3.5 70-120) + iris!

Courtesy Hugh McSpedden Humania Light Show

Hanimex Syllabus fitted with Kalee Cinema Lens (1.9 203mm), Courtesy Hugh McSpedden Humania Light Show

Rank Aldis Tutor 2 'Modified’ by Hugh McSpedden Humania Light Show

Beseler Vu Graph Model 6600
Courtesy Mike Mc Glone/State Prison Light Show

Optikinetics Solar 575
Courtesy of Neil Ward Chaos Illuminations

Optikinetics Quasar Strobe
Courtesy of Neil Ward Chaos Illuminations

Optikinetics Quasar Strobe (front)
Courtesy of Neil Ward Chaos Illuminations

Optikinetics Quasar Strobe (back)
Courtesy of Neil Ward Chaos Illuminations

Lito 250 Courtesy of Lemoncat

Lito 2500 Courtesy of Lemoncat

Götschmann G 67 P - Courtesy of Peter Petersen P & P Light Show Performance

Götschmann G 67 P - Courtesy of Peter Petersen P & P Light Show Performance

Götschmann G 67 P - Courtesy of Peter Petersen P & P Light Show Performance

Götschmann G 67 P - Courtesy of Peter Petersen P & P Light Show Performance

Kodak S-RA 2500 - Courtesy Manfred Heinrich - Kodak GmbH

Leitz Prado's - Courtesy Sjaco Karmelk (Sphinx Light Show)

Transpaque Junior 6000 - Courtesy Daniel Alex

Ttranspaque Junior 6000 - Courtesy Daniel Alex

Rank Aldis 500 - Courtesy Colin Jones

Rank Aldis 500 - Courtesy Colin Jones

Rank Aldis 1000 - Courtesy Colin Jones

Braun Tandem Carousel - Courtesy of Peter Petersen P & P Light Show Performance

Braun Tandem Carousel - Courtesy of Peter Petersen P & P Light Show Performance

Braun Tandem Carousel - Courtesy of Peter Petersen P & P Light Show Performance

Braun Tandem Carousel - Courtesy of Peter Petersen P & P Light Show Performance

Leitz Prado's - Courtesy Sjaco Karmelk (Sphinx Light Show)

Left - Modified Leitz Prado for lightbulbs 110 V 500W. Heat Filter is adjustable making it ideal for controlling the temperature in boiling slides.

Right - Leitz Universal dedicated to kit slides (often called a 'Splodascope'). Leitz Universals are 24 volt, 250 watt. That seems to be not powerful, but with Leitz lenses (f/2.5 or f/2.8) they project clear and bright.
See www.lightshowsphinx.nl for Kit Slide tutorial.

Hanimex Aquarius - Courtesy of Mick Ginda (Karillon)

Hanimex Aquarius 100 - Courtesy of Mick Ginda (Karillon)

Hanimex Syllabus 2000 - Courtesy of Mick Ginda (Karillon)

Pluto 140 & Pluto 150 - Courtesy of Mick Ginda (Karillon)

Pluto 500 - Courtesy of Mick Ginda (Karillon)

Optikinetics Splodascope - Courtesy of Mick Ginda (Karillon)

Optikinetics Solar Cassette Autochanger - Courtesy of Mick Ginda (Karillon)

Some of The Gold E Projectors used by Hydrosonic -

'The Gold E Manufacturing Co was a company that existed between 1920-1958 that manufactured projectors, both film and slide, and theatre equipment (lighting and such).

At some point in their history they were located at 1220-C West Madison St in Chicago'

(Middle 3 are 1000w, other 2 are 500w)

Optkinetics Solar 250's at PLASA 2024 (Hawklords 1976 Solar 250 in centre)

Courtesy of Neil Rice, Ono Yasumaro, Optikinetics, Liquid Light Orchestra