"Leko" is another name for an
ellipsoidal light instrument, the most
useful and
flexible (as in
adjustible) type of theatre light. Technically the term refers to a single
brandname for a line of excellent
ellipsoidals put out by
Strand, but the brandname has come to encompass the entire
type of light. Basically, people refer to
ellipsoidals as
lekos the same way they refer to
facial tissues as
kleenex..
While it probably doesn't help much to say this here, there is one thing that the writeup under ellipsoidal as of this writing does not mention: Ellipsoidals are very, very expensive.
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