There are two VERY important attributes your
fixture MUST have.
1.
DMX focus
2 - Indexing gobos
DMX focus allows you to have a sharp
image whether the
throw is 15' or 30'. This allows you to for example have sharp
gobo images projected straight down on the floor as well as sharp images projected
up stage onto the
scrim or
backdrop.
Indexing gobos is extremely important if you desire to project gobos of scenery or text. Indexing allows you to have the text horizontal EVERY TIME. There's nothing worse than having a stained glass window
gobo projected on the
scrim laying on its' side.
A couple of fixtures that fit in your budget are newcomers from Chauvet, the Legend 3000 and Q-Spot 250
LEGEND 3000
* 12 or 14
channel DMX-512 moving
yoke spot
* Mechanical
dimmer (0~100%)
* Variable
strobe/
shutter
* Color wheel
- 11 colors plus white
- Split colors
- Rainbow color spin
- in both directions at variable speeds
* Static
gobo wheel
- 9 interchangeable gobos plus open
-
Gobo wheel spin
- in both directions at variable speeds
* Indexing rotating gobos
- 6 interchangeable rotating plus open
- 5 metal, 1
dichroic gobos
- Additional gobos: 9 metal
- Gobos fully indexed
- Rotating
gobo wheel spin
- in both directions at variable speeds
* 3-facet high speed rotating
prism
* Motorized focus
* Pan: 570°
* Tilt: 270°
* Remote
fixture reset
channel
* Lamp ON/OFF
channel
* Automatic Pan & Tilt correction
* Micro-stepping motors
* Lamp use timer
*
LED display
* Display On/Off setting
* Built in demo programs
* User selectable 16-bit or 8-bit Pan/Tilt resolution
* Thermal
switch
* Fan cooled
*
Gobo size: Rotating (outside 31mm), (
image 24mm) , (
thickness max 3mm)
* Static (outside 31mm), (
image 24mm), (
thickness max (.2)mm)
*
Beam angle: 14.5°
*
Bulb: HSD250 250W 6000°K 3000hrs
*
Current draw: (peak 388W @ 120V), (inrush 678W @ 120V)
*
Power: Switchable (internal) 100V,115V, 200V, 230V – 50/60Hz
* Weight: 60.5lbs (27.44Kgs)
* Shipping weight: 68lbs (30.8Kgs)
* Size: 15 in (381mm) x 16 in (406mm) x 25 in (635mm)
* 2-year Limited Warranty
Q-Spot 250
• 13-channel DMX-512 moving
yoke
• Pan: 530°/ Tilt: 280°
• Pan/Tilt speed & reset control
channel
• Lamp On/Off, reset
channel
• Color wheel
- 7 colors + white
- Rainbow color spin at variable speeds
• 3-facet high speed rotating
prism
• Indexed rotating
gobo wheel
- 5 interchangeable rotating gobos + open
- 3 metal, 2 glass installed
- Additional free gobos: 4 metal, 1 glass
-
Gobo wheel spin at variable speeds
-
Gobo Bounce™
•
Gobo index & rotation control
channel
• Motorized focus
• Mechanical
shutter/
strobe/
dimmer
• Automatic pan & tilt correction
• Built in automated programs (with master/slave)
• Built in sound-active programs (with master/slave)
• Display auto On/Off
• 16-bit pan & tilt resolution
• Micro-stepping motors
• Thermal
switch & fan cooled
•
Gobo size: 37.2mm outside, 31mm
image,
1mm max.
thickness
•
Beam angle: 21†
•
Bulb: HSD250 250W 8000†K 3,000hrs
•
Current draw: (peak 252W @ 120V), (inrush 288W @ 120V)
•
Power: Internal multi-tap
transformer 100V, 115V, 200V,
230V / 50Hz or 60Hz
• Weight: 55.12lbs (25kgs)
• Size: 15.75in x 15.75in x 18.74in
400mm x 400mm x 476mm
• 2-year limited warranty
There are others as well but these incorporate the features you must have as well as a couple perks, and you'll get change back from either one with your $ 1500.00 budget.