Power Gems at Gearhead’s second Open House, Portland, Oregon
On Saturday, October 7, Power Gems eagerly returned to Portland, Oregon, for Gearhead’s Mini Gear Expo, now in its second year.
Once again, Gearhead Grip & Rental services opened their doors to a select group of vendors, including Power Gems. Gearhead’s Managing Partner, Joel Stirnkorb, and the team hosted, providing food, drink and entertainment from live bands. The Mini Gear event kicked off at noon and officially went on until 6 pm. After, however, the party continued with more music, more drinks and more food.
The crowd of crew members who attended the open house included directors of photography, gaffers, key grips and production professionals. It was a kid and pet-friendly affair, a truly family-friendly event. You can see from last year’s photos that we are used to welcoming the occasional dog to our stand.
Gearhead Production Rentals, happy owners of many Power Gems, decided then and there, that they needed more ballasts. During the event, Joel purchased our display EB425P ballast for a high speed demo that one of the other vendors was giving. Who were we to say no?!
The EB425P is a high specification Power Factor Corrected 4,000W ballast which can operate on any supply voltage worldwide, and operate up to 4 different lamp powers.
Power Gems also displayed our new HMI ballasts, the EB57P and EB180PD. Visitors to the stand were particularly interested in the EB57P, which can power 200W, 400W and 575W lighting fixtures by four different manufacturers: ARRI, Dedo, Kobold and K5600 Lighting. They loved the idea of 3 connector types to go along with either their K5600 Jokers or Arri Pocket Pars.
Power Gems enjoyed catching up with our neighbours (see picture above) Canon Cinema EOS and old friends K5600 Lighting. Other companies at the show were:
- American Grip
- Elite Camera Cars
- Incognito Bandito Rentals
- Koerner Camera Systems
- Professional Video & Tape
- Red Digital
- Turnkey RV Rentals
- Visual Imagery Productions
Gearhead Production Rentals recently added more Power Gems ballasts to their growing inventory of rental equipment for filming. Get in touch for a full list of the latest and best Power Gems available.
Search the Power Gems Rental Section to find the nearest high speed ballasts available to hire.
