Follow spots - type, size, suppliers etc

Well this turned into a pissing contest pretty quick. Good luck with your quest Peter. Pacific 80v spots are a great. Don.. I must say, while your postings are very comprehensive and generous in their offerings of information, in this particular instance you have sidetracked from the point of the original question, all in the name of tooting your own horn! I think we all understand that you obviously know your stuff and are a very intelligent person, however I think it is really unnecessary to almost use this against people who are asking the simplest of questions. He asked for suggestions on followspots, not a lesson in physics. I can appreciate that some of what you have mentioned in your reply is directly related to the original question, and for that I can withdraw the above comments. But it really is a joke and you would be doing many people a favour by simplifying your choice of words (I'm sure you are familiar with the Retroencabulator and Flux Capacitor), giving a broader range of analogies and not using such a patronising tone in your posts! I think it is great to have someone like yourself posting in these kinds of forums, but for all the "newbies" and knowledge-seekers, it is very daunting trying to understand so much information about the theatre/technical production world, let alone trying to dicpher such a huge amount of Jargan! Idea: for your next informative post, perhaps it should be a glossary of lighting theory terminology and other definitions. Somebody had to say it, I'm not a trying to start an argument, just passing on some friendly advice. There's nothing worse than a know-it-all.