maxjones2000 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Hi, we had a professional lighting technician come into school for a concert, and I was chatting to him before the concert started (we had about 1.5hours to waste) and he was telling me that Martin had just released a new moving head, and it cost £28,000.00. I think he said it was the MAC 3K, but I can't remember, just out of interest, what is it called? Oh, and on Martin LightJockey (I only use the offline visualizer for fun), there is a fixture called a Martin Mac III Profile Basic - is this the one that costs £28,000? Thanks! :D :) :** laughs out loud **: :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Hill07 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Yes, the Martin Mac III (3) is a new moving yoke fixture made by Martin Professional. I believe it was released about 8 months ago, And the pricing is incorrect, in fact they're approximately £15,000 and that includes a flightcase too.. you can get them without the flightcase for about £1,000 less. So not really sure where he got that figure from as the Martin Mac III is the most expensive moving head they manufacture... HTH,Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bleasdale Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Oh, and on Martin LightJockey (I only use the offline visualizer for fun), there is a fixture called a Martin Mac III Profile Basic - is this the one that costs £28,000? Thanks! :D :** laughs out loud **: :P That is the Mac III yes, but like Aaron pointed out it does not cost 28,000 :) The Basic refers to the DMX profile for the fixture control via Light Jockey, there should also be an Extended option which allows for more channels of control over the fixture usually by adding 16bit fine control to most attributes of the fixture. May I ask why you enquire about this fixture? Best Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Beech Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 The last M7CL I flightcased cost about £850 for the case, why would a flight case for a SINGLE (large I know) moving head cost £1000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Maybe the light case said "MAC" on the side. MAC is sort of the Gucci of the lighting world and, as we all know, a designer logo doubles the value of anything. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tokm Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Sounds like another one of these 'pros' I've seen who come into schools and try to show off/'wow' the kids by spouting out big numbers and names of gigs they've apparently worked on . Amazing how some people (whatever age they are) feel the need to try show off and make themselves look big, just to make themselves feel better. Usually the same people that belittle the in-house crew and then complain about about the kit 'not being what theyre used to on x tour and x gig'. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiLL Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 £28,000 for a pair maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjones2000 Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 Oh, and on Martin LightJockey (I only use the offline visualizer for fun), there is a fixture called a Martin Mac III Profile Basic - is this the one that costs £28,000? Thanks! :D :** laughs out loud **: :P That is the Mac III yes, but like Aaron pointed out it does not cost 28,000 :) The Basic refers to the DMX profile for the fixture control via Light Jockey, there should also be an Extended option which allows for more channels of control over the fixture usually by adding 16bit fine control to most attributes of the fixture. May I ask why you enquire about this fixture? Best Regards, Oh right thanks!! No imparticular reason, just interested... :P Also, just wanted to see (using LightJockey) why this fixture is so expensive, and to be honest, I cant find a reason!! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Why would you be able to "see (using LightJockey)" why a fixture is so expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxdad Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Keep in mind that £15k will be the list price. Nobody pays the list price. Any decent dealer will be getting 40-50% off i.e. the dealer will buy the Mac from Martin for about £8k. You will negotiate the price you pay with that dealer, but 30% off list would be an absolute minimum for me on an item like that. LXdad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjones2000 Posted March 14, 2010 Author Share Posted March 14, 2010 oh... sorry just realised why that sounds strange... :** laughs out loud **: Basically, I used LightJockey to see why that fixture is so 'special', like additional gobo functions (unlikely), beam functions, effects, cym mixing, barn doors and different types of strobes... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjkered Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 oh... sorry just realised why that sounds strange... :** laughs out loud **: Basically, I used LightJockey to see why that fixture is so 'special', like additional gobo functions (unlikely), beam functions, effects, cym mixing, barn doors and different types of strobes... :D Dont Worry, it seems a good idea to see if the fixture has any thing speciall about it other than its price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 Would the manual not be a better place to see that sort of thing? Available on Martin's website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ynot Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 ... and different types of strobes... Ummm...How many different types of strobe can there be...? /curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiLL Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 ... and different types of strobes... Ummm...How many different types of strobe can there be...? /curious set speeds, variable speed, ramp on - snap off, snap on- ramp off and good old random.... can't think of any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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