Mrrock101 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anyone could shed some light on how both the Clay Paky Alpha Beam 300 and Mac 250 Beam perform in terms of light output, noise levels when in use, speed of pan and tilt etc...Having had a look around, it seems the Mac can be hired for quite a bit cheaper than the Alpha which is a big plus!Just anyones opinions on either fixture would be greatly valued! Thanks, Josh P.S. Pronunciation of Clay Paky anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scjb Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Not used the MAC250 Beams, but the Alphas rock. Pronunciation is as you would imagine it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Johnstone Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Mac 250 beams IMO are great for a quick conversion kit to the 250 wash but don't compare to CP Beams! Beam fixtures are fantastic units though, I love them! Just my 2p's worth.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmath Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Having used both units side by side (with the Mac Beams making up the numbers)... CP BeamsBrighter in lighter coloursFasterGood selection of iris gobosEasier to source in Large Qty'sFrost is somewhat Hit and MissThe beam is 'dirty' Mac BeamsBrighter in darker coloursGood Gobo selection but in strange order and lacking range of iris gobosColour mix is more evenCheaper to RentUsing the lamp adjust it's possible to get a 'clean' beam with almost hard edges. I cant comment on fan noise, but both units are very much one trick pony's, I think Robe also make a version but it has a larger feature set than both the Mac and CP Beams. Without starting a Martin v's CP row, the brightness was 'by eye' and in no way takes into account for lamp hours or alignment and speed may have been limited or enhanced by software modes on the lamp! neither are 'bad' units Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrrock101 Posted August 23, 2010 Author Share Posted August 23, 2010 Hi Everyone, Thanks for the replies so far - Timmath that side by side comparison was really helpful :) . Out of interest does anyone know of any stockists of the Robe Robin 300 Beams (around the North East preferably but we could stretch to Edinburgh/Leeds etc)? I think it may just boil down to whichever hire company can provide the whole show rig cheapest... Thanks again,Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niclights Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 Try HSL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Couch Posted August 23, 2010 Share Posted August 23, 2010 HSL do stock the Robin 300 beams, and I would say they are better than the Clay Paky and Martin counterparts, with features like rotating gobos, better colour mixing, take a look :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiefy Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Hi Stage Electrics have both the CP Alpha 300 and 700 in hire stock and have a depo in Tyneside, call them on (0191) 482 8678 Hire Price Match Hope this is of use? Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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