finnb5
New Member
Hello all,
For the past few years, my high school has had sorely outdated lighting resources but recently our drama head and I (student LD) have decided to really put a budget boost into the system and get a bunch of new technology. We're pretty sure we want to get used fixtures simply because the cost of buying something new that is bright enough for us (1k lx @ 10m min) was just too expensive. Having never bought lights before in my life, let alone used movers, I would love some advice!
In terms of washes, I've found Clay Paky Stage Mover 1000s at $500, MAC Wash 600s at $400, and Studio Color 575s at $400 as well as a Coemar Infinity Wash XL at $1000
In addition to that I've found VL2500s at $1250, and x.Spot Xtremes at $550.
I really do not know where to start with the washes. I've heard the Studio Color 575s are really quiet, and from the videos I've seen the 600s servo movement seems kinda sorta loud, but beyond that I have no idea what to do. Are they all equivalent? The Coemar is superior in terms of brightness and zoom range but it understandably costs more. Is that cost worth it? Or should we buy, perhaps 2 Coemars and mount them on our catwalk for example, and then take the Studio Colors and mount them on the sides of our galleries.
For the spots, it's the exact opposite issue. I've heard that the VL2500s are relatively dark, and my drama head believes that because Vari-Lite likes to make their lights complex, they're much more susceptible to being knocked or bumped or just taken out of whack by the UPS truck or some employee. Conversely the x.Spot Xtremes look amazing on paper but with a little bit of research I discovered that a large proportion of people find them to break down a ton, and being used couldn't help that.
The concept of, with our revamped 6-7k budget, going in, buying 6 x.Spots, and 10 Studio Colors, is very very attractive, but I'm also afraid that you get what you pay for with this and that in doing so we are getting crappy lights and will regret it immensely.
Or is that a worry nullified by the return policies of these companies. I could find a pretty thorough return policy for 4thWall but nothing for Solaris.
Thanks in advance
Finn
For the past few years, my high school has had sorely outdated lighting resources but recently our drama head and I (student LD) have decided to really put a budget boost into the system and get a bunch of new technology. We're pretty sure we want to get used fixtures simply because the cost of buying something new that is bright enough for us (1k lx @ 10m min) was just too expensive. Having never bought lights before in my life, let alone used movers, I would love some advice!
In terms of washes, I've found Clay Paky Stage Mover 1000s at $500, MAC Wash 600s at $400, and Studio Color 575s at $400 as well as a Coemar Infinity Wash XL at $1000
In addition to that I've found VL2500s at $1250, and x.Spot Xtremes at $550.
I really do not know where to start with the washes. I've heard the Studio Color 575s are really quiet, and from the videos I've seen the 600s servo movement seems kinda sorta loud, but beyond that I have no idea what to do. Are they all equivalent? The Coemar is superior in terms of brightness and zoom range but it understandably costs more. Is that cost worth it? Or should we buy, perhaps 2 Coemars and mount them on our catwalk for example, and then take the Studio Colors and mount them on the sides of our galleries.
For the spots, it's the exact opposite issue. I've heard that the VL2500s are relatively dark, and my drama head believes that because Vari-Lite likes to make their lights complex, they're much more susceptible to being knocked or bumped or just taken out of whack by the UPS truck or some employee. Conversely the x.Spot Xtremes look amazing on paper but with a little bit of research I discovered that a large proportion of people find them to break down a ton, and being used couldn't help that.
The concept of, with our revamped 6-7k budget, going in, buying 6 x.Spots, and 10 Studio Colors, is very very attractive, but I'm also afraid that you get what you pay for with this and that in doing so we are getting crappy lights and will regret it immensely.
Or is that a worry nullified by the return policies of these companies. I could find a pretty thorough return policy for 4thWall but nothing for Solaris.
Thanks in advance
Finn