Magnetic Storm, one of the leading event companies in the Eastern Cape, have invested in their first ever LED moving lights. They now have four Robe Robin DLS Profiles and four Robin DLX Spots.

Glenn van Eck and David Limbert from Magnetic Storm required new spots. Wanting to go with LED technology, they had a good look at Mediatech to see what was available. Harry von den Stemmen from Robe was at hand to introduce the equipment to them. The Robin DLS and Robin DLX fixtures have been making waves, well received for their low maintenance and great output.

“They were the best option available t fit our needs at this stage,’ said van Eck. “We decided to go LED due to the lamp life, lower maintenance and power consumption. It also brings our intel rig up to date and in line with national standards and offers our national client the latest technology now available in the Eastern Cape.’

This was an exciting and big purchase for Magnetic Storm, putting them on par with other major rental companies in South Africa. “With everyone going over to LED, these units are becoming an industry standard,’ said Dave Whitehouse from DWR Distribution, the Robe distributors in SA. “They have exceptionally good optics combined with the reliability of Robe LED technology.’

Robin DLX:

The ROBIN® DLX Spot uses a unique new RGBW LED light source giving colour outputs brighter than a 1200 Watt discharge unit, but with an average very eco-friendly power consumption of only 250 Watts.

The optical system produces a very smooth, high quality light output of rich, beautiful colours with no shadows and utilizes a versatile zoom of 10 – 45 degrees.

Effects features consist of a combination of static and rotating gobo wheels that have custom replaceable positions, variable frost, three-faceted prism, superfast iris and more… including full range dimming and variable strobe effects.

Robin DLS:

This is the latest product in the DL range of luminaires that use the Robe RGBW LED module. The DLS adds a system of 4 fast, smooth, framing shutters within the optical path design of the proven DLX Spot format. There is individual control of each shutter blade position and angle, together with rotation of the complete framing module. As well as providing a sharp precise or soft frame for the projected image, the system produces a new series of effects through pre-programmed shutter blade shape and movement sequences. As with all models in the Robe DL luminaire range, the multiple shadows normally associated with an LED source have been eliminated.

The Robe RGBW LED light source reproduces both rich and pastel colours at output levels normally associated with 1200 W discharge fixtures as well as pure whites at preselected 2700, 3200, 4200, 5600 and 8000 kelvin colour temperatures. The tungsten emulation function allows the fixture to be integrated seamlessly into lighting schemes with existing traditional lanterns.