Conventional Fixtures - DMX Iris- who uses them?

[Kelite]

Knowing how modern ellipsoidals are pressed into use for a variety of purposes- how many of you CB'ers use a drop in iris?

And those that do.... is it DMX or not? Does it matter?

[DaveySimps]

We have a handful on manual iris units for our Source IV's, but no DMX ones. In fact, I cannot recall a time when we really wished we had a DMX iris. Most times we would have to go and refocus the entire instrument anyway, so manually adjusting an iris unit is no problem in our case.

~Dave

[jonliles]

Speaking of irises, anyone have irises fo rhte altman 360Q's lying around?

Jon

[Footer]

I have wished for DMX irises for use on elipscans many a time. Besides that though, I do like to have a few around for odds and ends. I am also a big fan of the S4 10deg spotlight, so therefore and iris there is a must.

[icewolf08]

I have a few irises in stock, all manual. Used mainly for Source 4's as follow spots or when you just need to make the beam a little smaller. I don't think that I have felt like we needed to own any DMX irises.

[derekleffew]

If one is willing to sacrifice convenience for cost, (MSRPs: Drop-in Iris=$134; DMX Iris=$775+$150 Power Supply) I recommend http://www.controlbooth.com/forums/g...e-reducer.html.

Originally Posted by jonliles

Speaking of irises, anyone have irises for the Altman 360Q's lying around?

Since these were not of "drop-in" style, you pretty much have to buy the entire fixture, or at least the gate assembly. (Unless you're replacing failed ones, which often happens as the 360Q is not the kindest fixture regarding gate temperature.) Again, a sheet of galvanized flashing, a pair of tin snips, and a bi-metal holesaw will get you quite far for little cost.

[Sayen]

I have a DMX iris high on my list of purchases for the future. I use an Apollo Right Arm for a spotlight, since I don't have a true spot position, and I would love to throw an DMX iris in for additional remote control.

The cost is prohibitive though. For the same price I can get a lot of other equipment on a school budget.

[seanandkate]

Similarly, I have a couple in stock (non-DMX). They don't get much play to be honest, but when I DO use them, they're awfully handy . . .

[soundman]

We use the tin foil 'aperture reducers' at my college but the other summer the LD specked spec'd a DMX iris because of a very specific look, the light was to light the face tightly then expand so a DMX iris was the ticket.

[lieperjp]

Originally Posted by Charc

(Patent Pending)

Please check with Apollo at LDI '10 for more info!

Are you serious?

Anyway... Have no irises. I would like to get a few, but we need to replace some of our old lekos first. Besides... I don't know if they would be used enough to qualify for a purchase.

I like the aperture reducers, though.