Yeah, in college I was a DF-50 only guy. Then I saw what it did to the machines and to people (and Grand Pianos) and decided I had to try other options.
I guess we must. I have done shows at the Frank Erwin Center, Garland Special Events Center, American Airlines Center, Dallas Convention Center, and others and have never had a problem filling the space with a Le Maitre Stadium
Hazer.
I have never had talent mention any problems with water based
haze. In addition, I have spoken with a few
ENT doctors vis a vis the problems with water based vs oil based
haze, and they are all in agreement that there is harm done by mineral oil based
haze to the human body (amplified with emphazymia, asthema, or other chronic lung problems) while there are no effects with a water based
haze solution. Being a performer (singer) myself I prefer a water based
haze to the mineral oil while performing and have never experienced this drying
effect.
I have never used the Unique 2 (DF41?) and I have never used an MDG machine, never seen a need for it. I avoid all the problems of the DF50 with water based
haze and have never had a problem filling a space.
In addition I can control water based
haze much better. I can keep it where I want it, in the density I want it, and when I don't want it, it doesn't take half an hour to dissipate. If there is one thing I hate it is things that I can not control, hence another reason to love water based
haze.
I don't see why you think that sugar water would be more harmful than mineral oil? Every Doctor (internist and
ENT) that I have ever talked to about it feels that the water based soluations are safer in the short and long term. The chemical itself is harmless (as verified by every CE I have spoken to about this issue) so you could have mass amounts of water based fluid with no ill effects. The argument that it takes more particulate to generate the same
effect really doesn't make a lot of sense, since it is a harmless particulate.
Mike