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I just double checked the date to make sure it wasn't 4/1 yet. This is wild. I expected it to be like a 1/4 or 1/2 ton, not a 1 ton!

I'd sooner buy some Shehds or Beetopper 120/150W LED Spots than used MAC 250s if that's the class of light you're looking at. Search "120w moving head led spot" and "150w moving head led spot" on eBay and Amazon, see what comes up, read the reviews. Buying lamp fixtures these days isn't...

The answer used to be the GAM SX4 - but they were clunky and large and not as reliable as a moving light as far as gobo changing goes. I wouldn't try to find used ones, that's for sure.I believe the Elation KL Spot IP may have this - paging @rsmentele for clarification. You'd need to add the...

I'd really recommend upgrading to something like the Galaxy Stage GS-C104P for any heavier stuff, the thin metal and small roll pins of that little clamp don't sit well with me for "real lights" regardless of rating. We've sold a lot of those to clients for sales fixtures, and we own a bunch of...

For something that light, these would prolly do ya. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTTY8X1Y/?tag=controlbooth-20 They have a hole for an M10 bolt but you could use a smaller bolt/screw with them just fine as long as you put the right size washer in there. Make sure to use a safety cable with...

Given how absolutely rock solid our Antaris have been and how I've had many issues with many other brands, something Antari for sure, since I'm guessing you don't wanna spend MDG money. The HZ500 is good if you still want oil based, but a pair of Z390s would probably do just fine if you want...

Make sure they disable RDM. I've seen a bunch of lights go nuts on an MA with RDM turned on before, and then immediately chill when RDM is turned off. In one venue in particular, the house LD was trying to blame the MA that we rented a client for causing the issue with a bunch of older moving...

Chauvet Ovation E2 FC is a great light. I sold 24 of them to some friends of mine and have used them on corporate gigs and they are fantastic lights. Super lightweight, great zoom/focus that's easy to use.

That's one of the huge benefits of LEDs, no more lamp burning away in them all day. Pretty much all the fixtures from even the lowly Amazon companies and companies like Shehds are all LED source except for their lamp beam and lamp hybrid models, which are more for clubs and concerts anyways...

I still strongly advocate for at least something like ADJ or Chauvet DJ where there's a company with more of a history in the states to take care of better warranty support, etc. Also, I've seen and handled those exact Shehds washes in person. They feel like toys, look like toys, sound like...

I saw a demo in my shop of this little guy from ADJ and it was quite nice. Not quite as short as an S4 mini because of the zoom lenses, but a very nice little unit. You buy the LED engine separately from one of the two zoom lenses. They're also coming out with a little fresnel lens for it...

For that throw and budget, I would 100% require a demo in the space or at least somewhere with a similar throw distance to confirm the spot will do what you want. My go-to when recommending followspots has been Robert Juliat for a while, very nice units. They have the new Arthur LT with an...

The Force S Profile, Fuze Profile, and Focus Profile are all pretty good units, but of those 3 I'd pick the Force S Profile every time personally. ADJ quality has been getting a lot better, I put 6 of those Focus Profiles in the booth design I did at LDI for them this year and it's a solid unit...

Our inventory is heavily skewed since we're a touring concert shop, but we have 3', 5', 10', 15', 25', 50', 75', and 100' of DMX; all of that except 3' for Edison, 3/5/10/15/25 for Powercon and True1 jumps. We have probably well over 200 5' DMX whereas we probably only have a few dozen 50s...

I'm flying out next Weds to program the ADJ booth I designed (Booth #1443), I'll be splitting my time between showing off a light show there and checking out the rest of the show floor.