$1500... what LED lights to buy?

[Brian Frost]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

its comparable to a par 56 300 watt in my book but you get color changing. maybe a touch dimmer when you are straight red or blue but purple or white or orange are slightly brighter so I would call it similar.

 

[Matt Vivlamore]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

I checked out the Fab5, it's more of a flood/wash light. There wasn't a define beam.

I am leaning towards the AmericanDJ QA5X lights, they had a defined beam.

 

[Rob Gow]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

I checked out the Fab5, it's more of a flood/wash light. There wasn't a define beam.

I am leaning towards the AmericanDJ QA5X lights, they had a defined beam.

Here's a video of the 3NX with fog. Pretty good beams.

Full Rig - YouTube

 

[TJ Cornish]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

My recent show with 17 Chauvet SlimPar Pro RGBAs - 9 shining up at the backdrop, 8 for front wash. All the lighting in this picture is either the SlimParPros or my movers. The backdrop is 36' wide and about 16' tall.

 

[Matt Vivlamore]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

Here's a video of the 3NX with fog. Pretty good beams.

Full Rig - YouTube

Which light is that sitting on the speaker stacks?

 

[Steve Hurt]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

So what you all are says in that my 4 year old Chinese imported lights are still better than what is being produced now?

The Daisy 420b light bars?
In a word...

Yes.

 

[Rob Gow]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

Which light is that sitting on the speaker stacks?

Those are Blizzard Fab5's. I like the RGBAW for lighting the band. They were aimed a little low. I plan to raise the FOH and also install a T-Bar mount so I can have 2 Fab5'a per side.

Here's another pic of the same setup, sans fog. You can see that the fab5's light up the band nicely. Amber at 100% white on an oscillator, moving from 50% down to 0%

 

[Matt Vivlamore]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

The Daisy 420b light bars?
In a word...

Yes.

I am replacing 3 of the 420B and 4 of the PAR 575 led cans.

 

[Steve Hurt]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

$1500 will buy 8 of the fab 5. Sounds like a side step from 3 420b's (not even considering the 575's)
I do like the color mixing inside the light, and cans (pucks?) can be is easier to deploy than bars, but the daisy's put out a LOT of light, especially the white and amber.

 

[Rob Gow]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

True enough. I'm just not a fan of the individual litebrite effect. I much prefer the multi LED's.

 

[Matt Vivlamore]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

I went out and looked and never found anything that made me go "ooo, gotta have these lights." So I started talking to Daisy and Longman, the 2 manufactures that supplied me with my current lights. Daisy can/will not sell lights in the USA anymore because they have an exclusive agreement with Blizzard to distribute/re-sell the lights.

Thus began some long talks with Longman and now I have 8 FacePar900 coming; 6 are 25 degree lenses and 2 are 45 degree lenses. We'll see how they work out when I receive them in a couple weeks. The FacePar900 has 7x 12w LED heads that are the 5-in-1 LEDs heads (RGBAW) in a small square case with PowerCon in & out. Longman also has a FacePar900-UV5 which is a RGBVW (V = Violet) that I considered ordering. And yes the lights come as a UL registered light (there are other approvals as well).

 

[Rob Spence]

I went out and looked and never found anything that made me go "ooo, gotta have these lights." So I started talking to Daisy and Longman, the 2 manufactures that supplied me with my current lights. Daisy can/will not sell lights in the USA anymore because they have an exclusive agreement with Blizzard to distribute/re-sell the lights.

Thus began some long talks with Longman and now I have 8 FacePar900 coming; 6 are 25 degree lenses and 2 are 45 degree lenses. We'll see how they work out when I receive them in a couple weeks. The FacePar900 has 7x 12w LED heads that are the 5-in-1 LEDs heads (RGBAW) in a small square case with PowerCon in & out. Longman also has a FacePar900-UV5 which is a RGBVW (V = Violet) that I considered ordering. And yes the lights come as a UL registered light (there are other approvals as well).

So, are these priced similar to the Fab5s?
5 way LEDs are what I would want next too.


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[Matt Vivlamore]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

So, are these priced similar to the Fab5s?
5 way LEDs are what I would want next too.


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In general speaker there are some initial cost savings by ordering directly from China.


But here is this:

China
Pro: Cheaper (think 1/2-2/3rds the cost)
Con: Order in "lots", no product support or warranty, no hand one prior to purchase

USD:
Pro: can purchase 1 light at a time, can demo the light, return for warranty work
Con: cost more

 

[Max Warasila]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

I know this thread is aging a little bit, but I was wondering how Matt ended up liking or not liking the FacePars.

 

[Matt Vivlamore]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

The FacePars have completed production and should be sent out pretty soon, then its the long boat ride over (but they may come DHL Air).

 

[Max Warasila]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

Ah. Well, when they get here, I'd love to hear your thoughts on them!

 

[Matt Vivlamore]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

Ah. Well, when they get here, I'd love to hear your thoughts on them!

Max, also if I am in the area, you are more than welcome to check the lights out. I have received shipping notification and delivery ETA from FedEx on 8/07.
(I do a lot off wedding type gigs the DC & Baltimore area).

 

[Max Warasila]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

Max, also if I am in the area, you are more than welcome to check the lights out. I have received shipping notification and delivery ETA from FedEx on 8/07.
(I do a lot off wedding type gigs the DC & Baltimore area).

Sure. If you have a time and place you'd be willing to let me stop by, PM me and I'd love to have a look!

 

[Matt Vivlamore]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

I got them in and they are not in the "hotbox" style case... apparently Blizzard has a trademark/patent/copywrite on that now. So they did some with the 7x 15w RGBAW heads. The LEDs are focus and make a beam. Photos where take with my iPhone; it does a semi-auto focus thing.

Weight, the Facepar900B comes in at 4.5# and my older Daisy lights are 10#.

Bottom/Left is the new 7x 5-in-1 15w bulb and the Top/Right is the Old 36x 1w RGBAW. Pictures are of the 25 degree beams.

 

[Matt Vivlamore]

Re: $1500... what LED lights to buy?

I mounted 3 on the T-Bar for now; it is balances at the T junction. The single light should get to the front of the speaker stack and help when the artist are on the edge of the stage. I will have #7 & #8 floating on the down stage corners to under light everything (these are going to be the 45s). Or should I put the 45s on the far out tree and then use a 25 on the ground?