North West Lighting FX

[thelightguy87]

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I'm looking for opinions and reviews of the NW Lighting FX Pass Spot 575 Riser
At just over $1300 Its just too good to be true. I'm almost afraid to buy one and see for myself. I've already talked to one person that loves them, but I need another opinion. I've read and reread the manuals, the gobos seem tacky, but its got a lot under the trunk but what quality. I've bought a few lights because they were cheap and well, they were cheap in every way. I don't want to make that mistake again.

[TimMiller]

There is a company out of china (that will remain nameless, yet they do have name that manufactuers all of this stuff that you see. Then they just buy the decals and stick their own name on it. You can check out a company called g-lights, you will notice the same thing. They all look like knockoff mac's.

[gafftaper]

Well let's put it this way:

Martin, HES, and VL are here


Elation is here

Chauvet is here

AMDJ is here




Hmm that's odd... I can't seem to find NW Lighting FX on the chart.




Maybe down here...


no.

[Tyler]

Don't waste your money on these generic brand POS lights. Spend a little more and get a name brand one. You'll be a lot happier in the long run. Check out the new Martin SmartMAC. It doesn't cost much more and if it craps out on you, there's plenty of places to get it fixed.

[Kelite]

Not knocking a relatively little known private labeled fixture BUT....

Mike, you may find parts and service are easier to obtain with an instrument supported by local dealers.

[Footer]

You know whats nice about those fixtures... they just happen to use the exact same profile as a mac2k.... oh and you open it up and it looks the same.... humm.... I wonder why.....

maybe because it is a Mac2k with parts that are held together with super glue....

If your lighting a club and don't care if you lose a fixture, sure these will work. Not the most ethical thing to do, but they will work, and when the don't the cracked out people on the dance floor won't care. Don't do anything real with these, ever. I would be scared to even fly them, who knows what could fall off.

[Tyler]

And be careful with "intelligent" lights because these knockoff brands can sometimes not be very intelligent. I did an install last month that included a couple knockoffs. It took 3 hours to try and make profiles only to find out that the problem was not mechanical or with my programming, but a software issue in the light. And do you really think the company they were bought from really cared about fixing them? Nope. I had to tell the client to scrap them.

[derekleffew]

Hey, gafftaper, why don't you drive over to
NW Lighting FX
10803 Kent-Kangley Rd Ste 202
Kent, Washington 98030,
and ask to tour their factory?

thelightguy87, you'd be better off purchasing ten year old Martin MAC500s for about the same price. A well-known moving light and production company recently came in and brought with them some Osiris brand fixtures. They seemed proud of them, until 2 out of 12 malfunctioned during the show, on national TV.

"If it sounds too good to be true..."

[Footer]

Originally Posted by derekleffew

and ask to tour their factory?

Or their R&D Dept.

[thelightguy87]

point taken