Am I Seeing Things?
 

So my NAB coverage issue of one of my video mags came today, and I'm flicking through looking at the purdy pitchers, when I spot a "new" fixture from IKAN - the Brifocus 650. I think, this sure looks familiar, and "BRIfocus"?

So I do a little checking. First, off to Tom Rost's website, Rostronics, where they sell all things Britek (remember all the buzz a few years ago?). Their 650 is the first grab, below, and the second one is from the IKAN site.

Personally, I think they are the same fixture, but with IKAN changing the name and more than doubling the price. Tell me what you think. Here are the links also.

http://www.rostronics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=G%2D600W

http://www.ikancorp.com/pages/lights/brifocus/index.htm

Undoubtedly the same. There's one other online "dealer" selling this fixture that has the nerve to call it a fresnel.

I was not impressed with a very similar light to this I tried to use. There is a built in shutoff due to the plastic housing and it kicked off in about two minutes.