When Rob Ness of The Cue Company required a compact beam/wash fixture, he looked at just about every applicable fixture on the market. He soon discovered that the Prolights Astra Wash7Pix was the best fit for his business and promptly purchased fourteen.
“It just seems to hit every single mark,” he declared. “It’s a go-to fixture with every selling point you can imagine right now – all at a great price!”
Rob particularly likes that the Astra Wash7Pix has the same LED chips as other leading manufacturers.
“We wanted a fixture that would match other manufacturer’s fixtures and we found that going with a name-brand LED chip inside of the unit helps us match it with other units out there,” he said.
As well as more obvious features such as compact size, speed, brightness, pixel control and multiple on-board FX, Rob likes the versatility the 4° to 56° zoom range offers and of course, quiet operation is a bonus in a studio setting.
“They are extremely useful for a bit of backlight and keylight during filming and streaming,” commented Rob. “It’s easy to get into the menu system and change the LED chip frequency which is a huge pain in the butt with other manufacturers’ products. In fact, Prolights has made it very simple to get in and around the menu, a lot faster than anything else I’ve ever used. We have already saved significant time on menu use looking for settings, then trying to replicate that per fixture.
Rob has been so happy with his Astra Wash7Pix that he is planning to purchase some IP-rated models shortly.
