bishopthomas
Well-Known Member
I've had so many problems with moving lights lately. They're showing up to me broken, units I've sold are not 100% functional. It's getting extremely old. The Elation Platinum Spot 5R is a complete piece of crap, do not buy it! At one point 3 out of 4 of my units had issues, including bad chips and a frozen pan motor. I ended up swapping parts around and sending Elation a box full of pieces to repair/replace. They did, it arrived in working condition (after 4 weeks of renting) and I swore I'd get rid of them. It was hard to do only because every time I used them I was reminded how nice they actually are (when they work), but one went out the other day and I just got an email stating that the gobo wheel "makes a noise and doesn't turn."
I shipped it in the original box/packaging, so no issues there. I can't wait to be rid of these things. I ordered some Chinese LED movers. If they break I'll throw them in a ditch (not really). They won't be any worse build quality than the Elations (which I bought new, btw). I'll be doing a review with pictures and video as soon as they arrive.
So that it's not a complete bash Elation thread, I had a MAC250 arrive with a twisted chassis and another one with all kinds of errors. I'm done with inexpensive moving lights. Cheap shows will get Chinese and anything requiring more will get rented Varilites.
I shipped it in the original box/packaging, so no issues there. I can't wait to be rid of these things. I ordered some Chinese LED movers. If they break I'll throw them in a ditch (not really). They won't be any worse build quality than the Elations (which I bought new, btw). I'll be doing a review with pictures and video as soon as they arrive.
So that it's not a complete bash Elation thread, I had a MAC250 arrive with a twisted chassis and another one with all kinds of errors. I'm done with inexpensive moving lights. Cheap shows will get Chinese and anything requiring more will get rented Varilites.