Comments on: PLASA London 2009 http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/lighting-equipment/plasa-london-2009-review/ Stage Lighting Information and Lighting How To Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:28:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Rob Sayer http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/lighting-equipment/plasa-london-2009-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2624 Rob Sayer Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:33:26 +0000 http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/?p=769#comment-2624 Hi Craig, great to hear from you again. You were one the original <a href="http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/lighting-equipment/ldi-trade-show-live-design-lighting-usa/" rel="nofollow">LDI show bloggers in 2007</a>, before it was fashionable ;-) Looking forward to reading what you've got to say. Hi Craig, great to hear from you again. You were one the original LDI show bloggers in 2007, before it was fashionable ;-) Looking forward to reading what you’ve got to say.

]]> By: Craig Finch http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/lighting-equipment/plasa-london-2009-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2614 Craig Finch Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:56:03 +0000 http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/?p=769#comment-2614 Rob, I went to LDI (Live Design International) last Friday in Orlando, FL. I just read this post because I was curious to see how PLASA turned out. LDI was definitely slow this year. The show was smaller than the last time I went in 2007, and there weren't as many attendees (at least on Friday). Some of the booths seemed to be scaled back, too. I am back to updating my lighting blog, since I finally have something new to talk about. You can look forward to a post where I complain about the ETC Element, the "little brother" of the EOS and ION! Craig Rob,
I went to LDI (Live Design International) last Friday in Orlando, FL. I just read this post because I was curious to see how PLASA turned out. LDI was definitely slow this year. The show was smaller than the last time I went in 2007, and there weren’t as many attendees (at least on Friday). Some of the booths seemed to be scaled back, too.

I am back to updating my lighting blog, since I finally have something new to talk about. You can look forward to a post where I complain about the ETC Element, the “little brother” of the EOS and ION!

Craig

]]> By: Rob Sayer http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/lighting-equipment/plasa-london-2009-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2483 Rob Sayer Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:24:48 +0000 http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/?p=769#comment-2483 Hi Nick, I made a point of quizzing the stand rep about the Eos, but didn't really look to hard at the Ion. I understand it's similar but without the fancy hardware and I feel I got a handle on the Eos. Last year, the OSL PLASA Review mentioned new competition in the "Strand martket" in the form of the Zero88 Orb. ETC were way ahead in this particular game and the Eos/Ion seemed a real tempter if you come from a theatre/Strand programming background. To a serial Strander, th ETC system is the familiar friend, a desk you feel you could use and it certainly has the functions of a moving light console. So, for the Strand market it's ideally placed. At some point though, many Strand users have an epiphany and realise there are pastures greener when it comes to control of moving lights (whether it be Hog, MA, Vista, etc) So, maybe that particular market is very gradually shrinking. Hi Nick,

I made a point of quizzing the stand rep about the Eos, but didn’t really look to hard at the Ion. I understand it’s similar but without the fancy hardware and I feel I got a handle on the Eos.

Last year, the OSL PLASA Review mentioned new competition in the “Strand martket” in the form of the Zero88 Orb. ETC were way ahead in this particular game and the Eos/Ion seemed a real tempter if you come from a theatre/Strand programming background. To a serial Strander, th ETC system is the familiar friend, a desk you feel you could use and it certainly has the functions of a moving light console. So, for the Strand market it’s ideally placed.

At some point though, many Strand users have an epiphany and realise there are pastures greener when it comes to control of moving lights (whether it be Hog, MA, Vista, etc) So, maybe that particular market is very gradually shrinking.

]]> By: Nick Ward http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/lighting-equipment/plasa-london-2009-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2482 Nick Ward Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:54:51 +0000 http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/?p=769#comment-2482 On the subject of ETC, what did you think of the Ion? On the subject of ETC, what did you think of the Ion?

]]> By: Steaders http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/lighting-equipment/plasa-london-2009-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2481 Steaders Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:50:54 +0000 http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/?p=769#comment-2481 As a first time visitor I can honestly say I was overwhelmed by what was there. I've learnt a lot just by having the chance to play with the kit on show, and now I wish I had a semi-decent budget for the shows I do. Ho hum. As a first time visitor I can honestly say I was overwhelmed by what was there. I’ve learnt a lot just by having the chance to play with the kit on show, and now I wish I had a semi-decent budget for the shows I do. Ho hum.

]]> By: Chris http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/lighting-equipment/plasa-london-2009-review/comment-page-1/#comment-2480 Chris Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:25:35 +0000 http://www.onstagelighting.co.uk/?p=769#comment-2480 I think that tape gun with a handle might have been the highlight of the show. I think that tape gun with a handle might have been the highlight of the show.

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