Ushio 20,000K DE vs. Radiums

[E.intheC]

Has anyone used both? Can you give a comparison between the two bulbs?

Right now I have a DE Fixture, but want something close to Radiums without having to switch everything over to SE.

How far off are the Ushios in terms of overall color?

I have used the 14,000K Ushios before (too white) ...and am currently using a Phoenix 14,000K on an icecap ballast but it's not blue enough, and doesn't make the colors "pop".


Thanks for the help :approve:

 

[ECFENCING]

I found the radiums on an icecap ballast too white. I'm running phoenix 14k de on one end and the elos abyss 20k bulb on the other end. I get plenty of blue from the pheonix for the 150's but I hear they lose the blue the older the bulb gets.

I think you need to run the de radiums on a magnetic ballast but haven't compared the two yet...

I think Jim at HOF has ushio 20k's so you may want to pm him but I could be wrong.

 

[E.intheC]

thanks for the reply. How do you like the Elos bulb?

If I were to get the Radium, I'd have to sell my entire light setup and buy an SE reflector, a pulse start ballast, etc.. so I'm looking to see if the Ushio 20000K is pretty close to the Radium.