the revolution is nice. i demoed one recently. def. a nice light, just, i wouldnt
call it a moving light exactly. a moving light like say...the
Martin Mac series or the High End Studio series. as in they fly around, doing great tricks for that extra look, but when you need, can double as a nice elispoidal or
wash. a revolution is essentially a whole bunch of source fours put into one, with a motor on it. the thing i like about the revolution though is its functionality. i love the
gel scroller, you can just pop your colours in, no annoying
CMY mixing or increadibly annoying dicroics where you can never get that exact colour. (at least my experiance) i also love the
gobo slots, as in you can pop in any
gobo that you would pop into another light, dont have to worry about the special manufacturer gobos. also, shutters are great, add so much functionallity.
i was actually talking with some designers today about moving lights. someone asked me, "what would be your ideal moving light?"
my response was,
"well, i love the revolution, and i absolutly love the studiospot 575. my ideal moving light would be the revolution, i love the idea of using what ever
gel i want, i love the idea of using normal gobos and having shutters. but i want it to be able to act like a studio spot. i want to have that "flash" when i need it. be able to spin around and do crazy cool stuff. but then by the click of a go
button, simply become another
profile for my design. i also of course want the light to be able to
iris considerably, and the
gobo holders would be cool if they were like the
Apollo Smart Move
gobo rotator. where it doesnt only spin, but can shake and do some other stuff, which while not always the most important, come in use ever so often. and of course the price needs to be good, like say the price of a
current studio spot.
i think that if a company such as High End designed that, that would be the best moving light on the market, and while that would certainly pose problems in the sheer amount of
DMX channels that would have to take, plus its most likely heavy weight, that could be a truely remarkable light.