dwh Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 I'm trying to find a place I can rent 2x Martin Mania EFX800s (amongst other things, but these are the only 'specific' kit I need) in/around Croydon (South London/North Surrey), but the Martin official distributors don't seem to stock them, and one of the companies I regularly use doesn't have them (I'll know if the other do on Monday, but it's not their kind of thing really). So... Any ideas? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Who've you tried? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 Tried Point Source, got ZigZag to ring Monday (though I wouldn't expect them to do them), also still to ring White Light, though they're not on their online catalogue. [Edit to add a word I missed; it's 3am, forgive me.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Ok,Point Source would have been my first guess for something like this.You could try PRG as well as Weigh Light ,although I doubt either will have them.Is there no way you can accept an alternative? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 If worst comes to worst I could, but if anywhere has them they'd be my first choice ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippocrocaphant Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 These are going to be hard to find as they has only just been released so I doubt that many companies have got much of a hire stock yet, have you tried talking to Martin directly they should be able to tell you who has bought some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokm Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Have you thought about the Martin Wizard? Its a basically the same sort of effect and has a more powerful lamp than the EFX800. Few places I know that have the wizard in stock are; Intersound PA, FT Audio Visual Ltd and Viking Stage Lighting After just looking at the martin website I get the feeling that the EFX fixtures are just DJ end versions of the Wizards! HTH, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 I figure hiring in a full Wizard would probably be more expensive than hiring in a single effect (trying to keep cost to a minimum) but as a last resort I may well do that, thanks for the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 And PRG in Croydon have wizards (extreme's), decidedly more local! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippocrocaphant Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 The wizards are a completely different effect to the EFX 800. The wizards have the pan and tilt on a mirror wheel whereas the the EFX 800 is a mania version of the old raptor with a three coloured paddle wheel at the front of the fixture. It has no pan or tilt as such unlike the wizards. If you were looking for a similar effect to the wizard then the EFX500 or 600 would be more suitable....the 600 being the brighter fixture with a discharge lamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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