Anyone looking for a Vista fixture profile, I had them build out the 15 channel version and it’s now available via their website! Working perfectly for me.
@RylandRussell Жыл бұрын
Dude thank you. 👏🏻
@FaithChurchManitowoc Жыл бұрын
I'm not finding it on their website. Could you link it? Thanks!
@audiovisualcoordinator43652 жыл бұрын
I purchased 8 of the colored version you recommended and we love them. Planning on purchasing 4 of these shortly.
@RylandRussell2 жыл бұрын
If you like the rgb version you will like these 👍🏻
@audiovisualcoordinator43652 жыл бұрын
@@RylandRussell We replaced a bunch of 6 year old Elation SixPars with the RGB Version. They're brighter and doing the math, are probably cheaper than getting the SixPars repaired outside of warranty. Very happy we went this way.
@idjpashka2 жыл бұрын
Can you share the link to the colored version please?
@rogerhita-ly2px8 ай бұрын
Hey brother GBU do you have the users manual for these lights? Colores ones and white ones my volunteers tossed them . Let me know would appreciate it I can send you my email.
@garant708Ай бұрын
Does it come in white
@titusfox272811 ай бұрын
I love the videos. Incredibly helpful and stress-reducing for me. haha Also wanted to let you know since the video is a year+ old, that your affiliate link takes me to an Amazon error screen. Thanks again for your awesome content!
@RylandRussell11 ай бұрын
Weird! Thanks for the heads up. Here is the link amzn.to/48hauT1
@jaredberner16942 жыл бұрын
Do they lose their address if they lose power? I have some other Amazon lights that forget their address any time they are power cycled, which is a huge pain.
@RylandRussell2 жыл бұрын
Nope. We’ve lost power to the building a few times recently. Still good to go.
@jamestucker36612 жыл бұрын
This is great. If I can find a third party fan to make it a bit quieter. It’s perfect. Otherwise. I like the idea of a handful of these in a rig as last minute specials for baptisms, baby dedications, etc.
@MarkECoburn Жыл бұрын
FYI: I bought one and tried three replacement fans and added a voltage controller. The light comes with a 24v fan installed but only sends it 14v. I tried one 24v fan and two 12v fans with a controller to lower the 14v to 12v. The 24v fan was plug-and-play but just a little quieter. Both of the 12v fans were much quieter. I checked the temperature of each fan after running full brightness for 30 minutes. The 12v fans were one deg C hotter than the loud stock 24v fan. I'm going to order 3 more and upgrade all of the fans.
@jamestucker3661 Жыл бұрын
@@MarkECoburn can you send a link to the fans and controller.
@erichigdon3989 Жыл бұрын
@@MarkECoburn would love to know what fans and controller you’re using. Been wanting to experiment with this myself.
@JaySchug Жыл бұрын
@@MarkECoburn do you have a link to the fans that you purchased? And the voltage controller? Thx!
@hollylibrande404811 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this video! This is exactly what our church is needing. Do you have any videos on how to set up key lighting/light a whole stage correctly?
@RylandRussell11 ай бұрын
I hope to soon.
@jacobmorrow5209Ай бұрын
Hi Holly! So funny I found your comment on here, I went to SEU and had a few classes with ya. Anyways, hope all is well!
@crashingrhino2 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. I am trying to talk our Worship Director into buying some of these. Thanks for the review. Is this the same one that you reviewed for $299 a couple of months ago?
@RylandRussell2 жыл бұрын
Same light essentially but swapped out rgb for VW
@chrisgazpacho10 ай бұрын
These lights look great! Replacing all of your old non LED par cans and looking at going with these. Looks like this light and the RGBW Boulder light only have a 4 instock of each. Do you find they restock these often? Budgeting for new year. Thanks for all you do for His glory!
@RylandRussell10 ай бұрын
Yes I do find they replace stock pretty often. 👍
@malikimtiaz44348 ай бұрын
Thanks for introducing light system.. I am photographer and video shooter mostly indoor.. my question is that this light will support for good photography an indoor event?
@troyferguson5608 Жыл бұрын
So are you using these as front of house lighting? We are making major changes and moving away from Par64 cans. If this will work, this would be ideal. What’s your distance from the light to the subject? Thanks for all you do. Valuable advice as always.
@RylandRussell Жыл бұрын
Yes. Lights are about 30 ft from stage and 20 ft high.
@lp.church86003 ай бұрын
Just received 4 of these lights and I can't wait to get them installed. Do you have an ssl file for them?
@RylandRussell3 ай бұрын
Not sure what an ssl file is. The only thing I have is a vista by chroma q profile.
@pixelprovideo3586 Жыл бұрын
We use the R2X for our wash. its nice!
@Nathan_Lundstrom3 ай бұрын
Now that you've had these in use for a year - Any more observations on these VW models? Considering grabbing 4-6 of these (versus R2X VW) for our key lights to give a soft wash to our entire stage, but having the moving and zoom capabilities for artistic stuff the few times we need that every year. I currently light our stage with ellipsoidals that measure 1300lux in our preaching position, about 23ft from the lights I'd be replacing. You had said that the Boulder's seem brighter than your ellipsoidals in your previous install?
@RylandRussell3 ай бұрын
We still love them. Have bought more and now have 8. 👍 use my link if you buy them pretty please. 😀
@Nathan_Lundstrom3 ай бұрын
@@RylandRussell love to hear it. I planned on using the link! They’re at a price where I can justify buying a new one instead of sending one out to get repaired 😂
@stevenmccaslin14544 ай бұрын
It kinda looks like these might be indefinitely out of stock. Have you heard any differently from them?
@RylandRussell4 ай бұрын
They told me there will be more in stock mid-late April. They are on the way to amazons US warehouse.
@stevenmccaslin14544 ай бұрын
@@RylandRussell insanely fast reply! Thanks man🤙🏼
@hesmanpro21 күн бұрын
Ryland, Are these still the lights you use. Want to incorporate them as key lights for Pastor Washes during sermon. We do have high open ceilings about 50ft in gym sanctuary so trusses are about 25ft high where lights will be mounted. want to use at least 8. will fan noise be too distracting during sermon portion. Thoughts? Sheds or Boulder Pros?
@RylandRussell21 күн бұрын
@@hesmanpro these are the ones we use and love. We have 8 now. Use my affiliate link in the description if you do buy them please 😀. 25ft high you aren’t gonna have too much fan noise.
@hesmanpro21 күн бұрын
@@RylandRussell we have a pastor who loves walking off stage and literally paces everywhere on stage and off, so I THINK WE GOING WITH 14. We will definitely use your affiliate Link sir. Question, does it have good dimming feature. Is it smooth enough? Also, how far back can we go before it's not very bright. How far is yours from stage and are u using the 45 degree angle?
@maizesoft2 жыл бұрын
it is great for front wash! Does the DMX profile has color temp preset? or you can have to dail it in manually?
@RylandRussell2 жыл бұрын
It does not have: these values equal this kelvin. I just did my own balance.
@user-wk4bv1fn4p5 ай бұрын
Have you tried the Boulder fresnel? Was considering those for a front wash and was hopeful the fans would be fairly quiet?
@RylandRussell5 ай бұрын
I do have two and the fans a quieter than the movers. But they are not silent. amzn.to/4atPkS7
@user-wk4bv1fn4p5 ай бұрын
Do you like these fresnels for front wash lighting?
@jacobmorrow5209Ай бұрын
Do you know of a Light key Profile for these!? Thanks!
@KLRCAT Жыл бұрын
The church I work at is really looking for something like this, as we have conventional theatre lighting with some PARs and some Ellipsoidal's (with a couple LED wash lights). But we have to keep going up a 3 rung ladder to move them every time.
@RylandRussell Жыл бұрын
I don’t think you’d be disappointed! Make sure to use my link if you pick some up 😀
@KLRCAT Жыл бұрын
@@RylandRussell I looked at a bunch of different brands that have very similar lights (as I am in the UK), but they were all around £500-800 ($630-1000) each. So it looks like it will actually be cheaper (even with the import fees) to get the Boulder lights from the US.
@secureinmyrandom11 ай бұрын
Out of curiosity, what would be the benefit of getting just the variable white version over the color version other than simplicity? If you got the colored version couldnt you in theory use the white and a mixture of colors to get the white your looking for while also having the ability to use color if needed? You would probably have more of a pain setting it up, but they have charts to get you close. And you would need to measure with a light meter to get an acurate reading, but after figuring it out and taking some notes it would be quick enough to justify having the rgb as well right? Unless im missing something. Ive heard a lot that you cant use rgb or rgbw that way, but never a great explanation of why.
@RylandRussell11 ай бұрын
One main benefit is that you typically are not using ONLY these lights for your front light and matching a RGB version with other conventional key lighting will be difficult. You could point purple at a person and set your cameras white balance to that and make it look halfway decent but the in person light wont look right. RGBW lights tend to look more blue/purple to the naked eye in my experience.
@secureinmyrandom11 ай бұрын
@@RylandRussell have you used an actual light meter on them? I would be curious if you could see a noticeable difference if you actually went off of a meter vs eyeballing it. (Not that you are, I don't know, but a lot of people likely would be even with this light)
@vanisher162 жыл бұрын
great vid as always!!! do yo have a link to the barn doors you use with the slim par.. The movers seem perfect but I'm in need of this in a fixed low profile light for my low ceiling in my church.
@RylandRussell2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Our integrator got them straight from chauvet. Seem hard to find online. Check my community tab for some other options. Lots of good comments on the poll post.
@RylandRussell2 жыл бұрын
Seems like other churches are liking these amzn.to/3T2Y7lS
@andrewwashburn45732 жыл бұрын
Do the brackets that you mentioned come with the lights, or are they separate? Also, are the brackets pretty universal to the clamps that you were talking about too? Thanks!
@RylandRussell2 жыл бұрын
Hey Andrew, so yes the brackets come with the light, but the clamps do not. You would buy truss clamps based on what size pipe you have. Something like these work well for truss, you will need two per light. amzn.to/3ccHX8V
@StuartMackey11 ай бұрын
So right now, all of my key light is SourceFour conventional ellipsoidals. But our church facilities team replaced all the house lights with DAYLIGHT LED lights. So I've tried to gel the SourceFours, but I can't reach them all and obviously, the gels don't last too long. Would I keep the SourceFours as my main key and supplement with a light like this or replace the SourceFours Completely?
@RylandRussell11 ай бұрын
I feel your pain. Well they are not lights that have shutters so if that is important to you then no these wont work. Although I actually prefer the soft edge zoomable nature of these over my ellipsoidals for washing the stage, makes it easier to get an even wash but they are more of a zoom par or spot than an ellipsoidal. Also if you need no fans then these aren't for you. Other than that I love these lights, actually ordered two more for us this week! They could get really close to whatever color temp your source 4's are ending up at.
@cornerstonechristianchurch7187 Жыл бұрын
How these lights working after over Six months of use? If you still recommend, we will be buying a couple, but wanted to ask. Still only two reviews on amazon, both are good, but I would appreciate the update. Thanks.
@RylandRussell Жыл бұрын
We use them every week and still love them. 👍🏻 has added a lot of flexibility for lighting different areas of the stage
@cornerstonechristianchurch7187 Жыл бұрын
@@RylandRussell Thanks for the quick response. I appreciate your reviews and ideas. May God bless your ministry.
@rogerhita-ly2px8 ай бұрын
@ryland God bless you brother so I bought 4 of these but my volunteers threw the users manuals away, do you have a copy you can send me ? Including the colored boulder ones …. Thanks in advance.
Do you use any kind of relay system with these lights so they're not always "on"?
@RylandRussell5 ай бұрын
We don’t on these because the fans turn off when not in use. But we have a lot of these for other lights amzn.to/3uGMpWZ
@carmenb1059 Жыл бұрын
Would you recommend using these lights to replace par cans? I got a quote on replacing our 500 watt par 56 cans and it was suggested we replace those with ovation e260ww fixtures at $1,500 a piece.
@RylandRussell Жыл бұрын
They can definitely be used as pars. As long as the fans aren’t a deal breaker. 👍🏻
@carmenb1059 Жыл бұрын
@@RylandRussell I ordered one to test and it should be here sometime tomorrow. I just have a hard time spending $37,000 to redo my lighting! Is this something I could do a one-on-one consultation with you?
@andrewwashburn3902 жыл бұрын
My church is looking at the Chauvet R2X lights for a setup very similar to what you describe here. Seems like you’d confidently say that these are comparable and would recommend these over the R2X (unless budget isn’t really an issue, which it is for us haha) right? There’s no quality lost in these vs the R2X is there?
@RylandRussell2 жыл бұрын
The r2x have somewhat brighter LED diodes. And while I have seen the r2x I haven’t sat them side by side with these lights. Of course you can buy 5 of these for the price of one r2x. I’m sure there are other benefits to the r2x, maybe connections, support etc.
@User-cl8mn2 жыл бұрын
Definitely would recommend the R2X over these. You are also paying for quality, customer support. There is a reason why the R2X has become the popular wash unit in the worship market.
@StevenMcCaslin-um6os4 ай бұрын
Do you have a Recommendation for a DMX controller?
@RylandRussell4 ай бұрын
We have been using vista by chroma q with a m1 controller but will be moving to this www.sweetwater.com/c1093--Controller_Interface?highlight=NX1&seoslug=obsidian-nx1&catrollup=3/1092/1093&mrkgadid=&mrkgcl=28&mrkgen=gpla&mrkgbflag=1&mrkgcat=drums&percussion&acctid=21700000001645388&dskeywordid=&lid=58700008695591291&dsproductgroupid=&product_id=NX1&prodctry=US&prodlang=en&channel=online&storeid=&device=c&network=x&matchtype=&adpos=largenumber&locationid=9026521&creative=&targetid=&campaignid=21161059811&awsearchcpc=&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwiYOxBhC5ARIsAIvdH52x6QzIH3MzRH8fVZmX8NmtU_vNbQzUd_x55CjKGsA2amMczUtNiyUaAmSmEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
@Jonathan.Boring Жыл бұрын
What’s the gel you’re using on the source four’s? I have the same model with the 575W bulbs.
@RylandRussell Жыл бұрын
1/2 ctb
@kylevoyles2505 Жыл бұрын
I need help…my church is about to buy several of these and I need to know how they are mounted or if they can be mounted to a ceiling?
@RylandRussell Жыл бұрын
You can absolutely hang them. They come with brackets that you attach clamps to. That is if you are hanging from a pipe. You'll need unistrut or schedule 40 truss to hang from typically. Each light requires two clamps. amzn.to/3Wvq9In
@kylevoyles2505 Жыл бұрын
Man your channel is a lifesaver and your altros are an absolute blessing. I would love to rack your brain a little. We are getting ready to drop $20,000 on a full 4k livestream setup. I’m responsible for putting it all together so I want to do it right and be as responsible with my churches money as possible as well. We have 4 baby pins that we have lights connected to right now but we are planning to swap them for these. Whatever brackets and attachments I need to get, I can. I just havent found any info about it all yet.
@andrewmurray1599 Жыл бұрын
What are your thoughts on the Shehds brand? They have a similar 19x15w wash movers for around $250. Could you tell me your thoughts and if that’s a good choice as well?
@RylandRussell Жыл бұрын
They seem to have good reviews. Probably a solid choice from what I hear. I don’t know all the differences, I heard the fan doesn’t shut off in the shehds.
@aaron_phillips Жыл бұрын
@@RylandRussell That was my experience with SHEHDS. Constant fan noise. Gotta power em down when not in use.
@bursem1232 жыл бұрын
About how far away from the stage did you mount these lights? I'm trying to determine if this would work for where our lights are mounted.
@RylandRussell2 жыл бұрын
The lights are exactly 37 ft from a frontline singers face if directly in front. At a 25 degree angle.
@RylandRussell2 жыл бұрын
This was determined by laser measurement tool on a music stand at head height and an iPhone on that stand using the “level” app.
@RaymanuelMuzik10 ай бұрын
I Have been looking for these but can’t find them..
@RylandRussell10 ай бұрын
I’ve been told they are about 3 weeks from being in stock at Amazon.
@idjpashka2 жыл бұрын
I would like to buy these and try them out. Do you have any recommendations for a DMX controller to control these lights? We currently don't have anything to control them with.
@RylandRussell2 жыл бұрын
I really recommend a software based dmx control for intelligent light (jands vista or lightkey) but to test you could grab a cheap one like this amzn.to/3QNSw1m
@idjpashka Жыл бұрын
@@RylandRussell Thanks for the reply. I got two lights and will be mounting them this upcoming week. This will definably improve our stage since we currently don't have any stage lighting fixture's. Do you happen to know of any replacement parts for these lights in case the LED's go out?
@benratliff91572 жыл бұрын
Have you tried out the RGB version? Also what db would you say the fan noise is?
@RylandRussell2 жыл бұрын
Those were the initial ones I bought and have really liked them. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/od-EiMdzttq6ZGQ.html The fans are not too loud honestly. I’d say a bit quieter than my other movers. If you have other intelligent lights going or a band you won’t notice them. They are audible though while running. I would not want an army of these as my main key light but people use stuff with fans all the time. It’s really about do you want a few movers/zooms that have VW.
@MimsBaptistChurch Жыл бұрын
Have you measured the SPL of the fan how loud it is?
@RylandRussell Жыл бұрын
Na. If you have other movers then you won’t notice. We don’t in our room at least. I’d say they are pretty normal for a mover.
@carmenb1059 Жыл бұрын
Does anybody have any suggestions as to what would be a good fixture (at a reasonable price) for front wash lighting?
@RylandRussell Жыл бұрын
What’s wrong with these?
@carmenb1059 Жыл бұрын
@@RylandRussell I don't know that anything is wrong with these lights- I just wanted to see if anyone had any other thoughts. We're going to replace all the lights on our stage - I just wasn't sure if I should use just a mixture of these and the boulder rgbw lights that you talked about before
@baovosinging Жыл бұрын
How bright is it? ( lux )
@jonathanromero20079 ай бұрын
Can these be used for front wash lights?
@RylandRussell9 ай бұрын
Absolutely that’s how we use them
@User-cl8mn2 жыл бұрын
What’s the TM-30 and CRI values? If it’s not high numbers - definitely wouldn’t want to recommend for key light especially if it’s a church does broadcast..
@User-cl8mn2 жыл бұрын
Also - curious why you say you’ve been wanting something like that forever? There’s a handful of products like this out there “Chauvet R2X, Martin MH6, ADJ focus wash 400”. Sure - they are more than $400 a unit but you’re also paying for quality. These Amazon units might die quicker and end up getting replaced vs the units mentioned above probably wouldn’t…when it comes to ministry - everyone always recommends to wait till you have funds for the right gear for the application needed - recommending a product like in this video is not a good idea..
@RylandRussell2 жыл бұрын
@@User-cl8mn CRI is a good question. I don’t have a spectrometer to measure that. Simply put most churches cannot afford $2000 per light. I’ve used them for two months and they’ve looked good on camera. I totally get what you are saying, but a lot of people are going out and getting rgbw lights thinking it will work well for front light. But, if you have the budget the chauvet and Martin lights are GREAT options.
@User-cl8mn2 жыл бұрын
@@RylandRussell you need a light meter to really see the values like a sekonic C800 or similar. Idk about you but you can buy those high end units used or new for around 1300/1400. I think the idea is, if churches can today afford a 400 light - it’s best that They wait for funds. Great example, if a church can afford an avantis, can afford a hazer like radiance or alike, can afford a bunch of 200 stage movers, then yeah they can afford buying the right light for key light. Sure, they might have to wait from a financial perspective but it’s worth it when it’s doing it the right way and their product isn’t going to die quicker like cheaper units. A lot of churches out there mid/small size end up spending a few thousand on audio and video - lighting is never done the right way because they think “oh I can just buy some cheap Amazon lights” when in reality (especially for key light) lighting is very very important. Without a sound system you’d be able to listen to someone preach (they’d have to speak up) but with no light whatsoever - the entire room would be dark. Lighting is extremely important and churches do no understand that. And Videos like this hurt that concept. You have a radiance hazer that currently goes for 1400ish. Yet you don’t spend the correct money doing your key light that’s more important than haze.
@RylandRussell2 жыл бұрын
@@User-cl8mn we have 20 source 4 jr ellipsoidals. I wouldn’t build a whole rig of these for front light, but to have a few movers to light different spots on the stage for things that come up has been super nice. I understand your points and hear what you are saying. Boulder says CRI of 94 on these fyi. So not amazing but not too shabby.
@User-cl8mn2 жыл бұрын
@@RylandRussell well I think that’s important to mention - correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t recall you saying that in the video. Having a main key light with maybe 2 of these to supplement is a lot different than saying “hey you should use these as your main key light”…pretty sure the video was at least to the average user making it seem like you were recommending these as the only lights needed for key light, if that wasn’t stated in the video (which I don’t think it was) I think adding an update or note would be very useful to those churches who have no idea what they are doing..I’d be curious if what they say about the CRI is accurate as most companies like to increase those numbers. What’s their TM-30 values? In a world of LED, TM-30 is starting to become much more important that CRI.
@jimmcalpin86 Жыл бұрын
8 months later, are the lights still holding up well?
@RylandRussell Жыл бұрын
They are still awesome! I’m gonna buy more
@jimmcalpin86 Жыл бұрын
@@RylandRussell awesome, I had included them on a proposal I put together but wanted to ask before I pulled the trigger on purchase. Is the affiliate link for amazon still good? Also thinking about getting some of the 19x15 RGBWs for some color/back lights. do you have any experience with Sheds? for the RGBW lights they seem to be $50 cheaper per light which would net me an extra one but if the quality is poo then would probably stick with the boulder you had in a video before the VW ones.
@RylandRussell Жыл бұрын
@@jimmcalpin86 yep the affiliate link is still good 😀 I actually have a different shehds light in for review and the quality is comparable. Looks good. They look like pretty much the same light minus temp controlled fans that the Boulder lights have now.
@charlesgarwood42442 жыл бұрын
If you never hear from me again its because I asked the finance committee for too many and they disappeared me 😜