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"The Pointe was like taking the first beam fixtures manufactured and putting them on steroids." This was how the original Pointe was described to me before I used it. Now Robe has taken this fixture to the next level.
The original Pointe had a zoom function that spread the pencil beam up to 19 degrees in beam mode alone - and a lens that widened the aperture if you wished. But it still just had a color wheel, some stamped gobos and a prism. Not exactly what I could really call a hybrid fixture in my eyes. But that's all changed with the advent of the MegaPointe, which was just released as we head into LDI right now. It takes the Pointe to the ultimate professional level.
The fixture shares the sleek look of many of Robe's recent yoke fixtures contain, and the flat black molded shell keeps the fixture light in weight at 48 pounds, yet also keeps the fixture sealed well. At about 25 by 9 by 15.6 inches (HxWxD), it's barely larger than the original model, yet packs double the punch in terms of output.
Two Omega clamps allow this fixture to be hung in any direction. I plug the fixture in via a True-One connector, knowing it will adapt to any voltage. DMX can be applied via 3/5 pin XLRs or RJ45 EtherCON connections.
* The Light Source
Osram has built a special proprietary 475watt short arc discharge lamp (named the 5 RO) with a custom reflector design that Robe initiated. It has an electronic ballast that can be run in full 470W mode, or at a 380W ECO mode to save lamp life. Even at 470 watts, the bulb is rated to last 1,500 hours, and 2000 in ECO mode. What's really the cat's meow is that the user can adjust the CRI of the lamp between 80 or 90. This means that if you desire a crisp native white color temperature of 6200°, which the Pointe can deliver, you will see an astonishing white beam, just before the cusp of where it wants to turn slightly blue.
For those designers who would rather run the fixture with a lower level CRI, the MegaPointe has the ability to do this....