ETC D60 Desire vs. ETC 11" Selador

[almac]

Hello,

We're a high school positioning ourselves to purchase either:

A) 12x ETC D60 Lustr+ Desires

OR

B) 23x ETC 11" Paletta Selador

OR

C) 12x ETC 21" Paletta Selador

OR

D) A mixture of the above?

We need these fixtures to light:

30' wide x 18 tall cloth cyclorama (throw distance is 2' from cyc)
30' x 30' stage colour wash (throw distance is 14' to floor)

Thanks for any help!

almac

 

[Random99]

We (small HS in Maine) have a few of the Selador Paletta's and LOVE them! best investment we could have made. Of course having a mix of instruments to use is also nice to train the kids on.

 

[SteveB]

The Paletta's do well on backdrops and cyc's.

I'd get the 21" units for the cyc, fewer c-clamps and hardware will save some weight on the pipe, as well as fewer connections that are failure points. The 21" size still lends itself for a floor wall/scenic was as needed. The linear design lends itself better to cyc's and backdrops.

Then get the Desire's for the stage wash fixtures. You can add accessories such as hi-hats/top hats as needed, which might be useful on stage. You can't add those accessories to the Paletta's.

You NEED to demo with a set of lenses. You NEED to know what lenses to order as they are expensive to buy additional. Take a day or 3 and try them out, try different lenses to get the washes and coverage you need. Figure out how many Paletta's to do the cyc, then budget for that, then add Desire's after. The Cyc is going to be harder to light correctly, thus my inclination to spend there first.

 

[techieman33]

I think it depends on where your lacking more now. Do you need the help more on cyc lighting or down lighting? Will the D60's even work well with that short of a throw distance?

 

[alyx92]

Can't say for sure how they'll work in your space, but I LOVE the Seladors!

 

[Footer]

And before you bet the farm on the selador units, take a look at the altman Spectra Cyc. They just released a 200w model that it supposed to be pretty amazing.