Christopher Dix
Member
Hello, ControlBooth!
I am looking for new moving-head fixtures to recommend for my high school. These lights will be installed in-house to serve as colored front-lighting for our pit and stage areas. In my product search, I was looking for a hybrid fixture, because we need the versatility to set them as a colored wash light, automated spotlight, or effect light (through color, gobo, or prism FX). Budget-wise, I was looking around the $1500 - $3000 range (could be a bit under or over for some fixtures). I have the following features prioritized:
After considering it further, if you guys don't think there are many viable options in the price range, then I guess they all don't have to be hybrid. I am purchasing six fixtures. At least three of them have to be hybrid, but three of them could just be wash lights
Thank you all for your help!
I am looking for new moving-head fixtures to recommend for my high school. These lights will be installed in-house to serve as colored front-lighting for our pit and stage areas. In my product search, I was looking for a hybrid fixture, because we need the versatility to set them as a colored wash light, automated spotlight, or effect light (through color, gobo, or prism FX). Budget-wise, I was looking around the $1500 - $3000 range (could be a bit under or over for some fixtures). I have the following features prioritized:
- Fixture uses an LED and not a discharge lamp -- I know this limits my options, but, after I graduate, nobody will go to replace the lamp when it dies (the fixture will be installed in a hard-to-access location). So, an LED core (with 30,000 to 50,000-hour average life) will be much better than a discharge lamp with only a 1,500-hour life.
- Spot and Wash capability -- As I mentioned, I need something that's good with FX but can also serve as a regular wash light. Within these hybrid fixtures, I assume the wash effect is created through a frost filter, and that works fine for my application.
- Variable zoom -- I need something with a high zoom range (my guess would be anywhere from 5 to 30 degrees).
- Full RGB / CMY color mixing -- The ability to smoothly fade between colors is important, so color mixing would be nice. In my fixture choices (see below), one of my selections does not have color mixing, but I only made that cut to save some money, and I'd rather not lose this feature unless absolutely necessary.
- CTO 3200K color choice (preferably on color wheel) -- I need to have the option to easily set the fixture to output (roughly) 3200K white (this warmer white is what all other fixtures in the room use and is the best fit).
After considering it further, if you guys don't think there are many viable options in the price range, then I guess they all don't have to be hybrid. I am purchasing six fixtures. At least three of them have to be hybrid, but three of them could just be wash lights
Thank you all for your help!