When it debuted earlier this year, Chauvet Professional’s Rogue series was said to have rocked the industry’s notions of value, delivering upscale performance and features that were unheard of in LED moving head spot / beam fixtures at its price point. Now Chauvet Professional has done the same for wash lights, adding two new RGBW colourwash moving heads to this series: Rogue R1 Wash and Rogue R2 Wash.

Ideal for stage / wall washing, uplighting or any application that calls for intense colour, the Rogue R1 Wash and Rogue R2 Wash offer professional quality and features with impressive performance and an innovative LED engine design, which uses high-power 15-Watt Quad-Colour LEDs (red, green, blue and white) all configured under a single zooming lens plate, to provide smooth shadow-free colour blending, potent output, and an exceptionally even field of light.

Their versatile zoom gives the Rogue R1 Wash and Rogue R2 Wash greater flexibility to meet a variety of design needs, and thus greater value to the user. With a wide zoom range of 8° to 30°, they can be used to highlight an object or performer in an intense glow of colour, or softly wash or uplight broad expanses of walls and other surfaces – or anything in between.

Both models feature full 540° pan / 230° tilt rotation, giving them the ability to cover large areas with their rich, saturated colours. The Rogue R2 Wash offers the “bonus’ capability of five-zone control, which means it can be used to create exciting pixel and eye candy effects, in addition to RGBW colour washes.

“When we first introduced the Rogue series spots and beams, they were hailed by the industry as a whole new class of moving heads because of the combination of a broad feature set and the supreme value proposition they offered,’ says Michael Graham, product manager for Chauvet Professional. “Now with the Rogue R1 Wash and Rogue R2 Wash, we are bringing the same unparalleled price / performance ratio to the category of moving head wash lights. A lot of research, development and testing went into the Rogue R1 Wash and Rogue R2 Wash to ensure they would be true Rogues in delivering ultra-high performance and outstanding features at a game-changing price.’

Here’s a closer look at the two new Rogue wash models:

Rogue R1 Wash – Small and fast, it uses seven bright 15-Watt RGBW LEDs to produce a punchy output of 3 098 lux from 5 metres at narrow focus. Featuring an auto-ranging power supply (110-240 VAC) and PowerCON in and out, it can be power-linked up to 10 units on a single 120-volt 15-amp circuit (21 units at 230 volts). It weighs 5.9 kg, making it a good choice for tours and travelling productions.

Rogue R2 Wash – Containing 19 x 15-Watt Quad-Colour LEDs, the beefier Rogue R2 Wash is ideal for larger venues and applications that require more power, flexing the muscle to blast out 8 650 lux from 5 metres on its narrow focus. Featuring five-zone control, it can double as a pixel effect, providing the tools to tap into today’s hot “eye candy’ trend at shows, events and productions. Surprisingly compact for its output, the Rogue R2 Wash weighs 9.3 kg, and like its smaller cousin, features a 110 – 240 VAC auto-ranging power supply and PowerCON in / out. Up to four units can be power-linked on a 120-volt 15-amp circuit, and nine units on a 230-volt circuit.

Both the Rogue R1 Wash and Rogue R2 Wash feature 3-pin and 5-pin DMX connectors. They include the same full-colour LCD display interface and Omega mounting bracket as other models in the Rogue series.