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13. Martin Professional Rush Par1 RGBW MSRP: $495 Description: The RUSH PAR 1 RGBW is a bright LED PAR Can with premixed RGBW color mixing and a 20-degree fixed beam angle. The fixture offers electronic dimming and strobe and includes a flexible bracket for floor or truss-mounting. www.martinpro.com 14. Robert Juliat TIBO 533, 75w LED Profile MSRP: $2,628 Description: TIBO combines a powerful, high-quality LED light source with extremely low energy consumption that make it a cost-effective, green illumination alternative. www.robertjuliat.com
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15. Selador by ETC Desire D22 LED Wash MSRP: $995 Description: ETC’s Selador Desire D22 luminaire puts the x7 Color System into a compact, round washlight, making it ideal for stage, studio, architecture, and anywhere vibrant color and high intensity are requirements. www.etcconnect.com 16. Selecon by Philips PLFresnel1 LED Luminaire MSRP: $900 Description: Delivering the performance of a 500-watt Fresnel fixture with a maximum power consumption of only 150 watts, the PLFresnel1 LED Luminaire is a general purpose lighting fixture that produces a variable beam angle from 15 to 54 degrees.
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17. Showline (by Philips) SL PAR 150 ZOOM LED Luminaire MSRP: $1,248 The Showline SL PAR 150 ZOOM is a die-cast aluminum LED Par can that utilizes nine homogenized RGBW LEDs to produce over 3,200 lumens of output with a manual zoom. It also provides a beam angle range from 15 to 70 degrees. A split yoke bracket allows for easy hanging or floor mounting. www.lighting.philips.com 18. StageLight K9 Bulldog MSRP: $450 Description: The K9 Bulldog is the powerhouse of the K9 Lights line, featuring 8-Watt 4-in-1 LEDs, 18 composite cells, RGBW, and comes in 25 and 45 degrees. www.stagelight.com
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5. Chauvet Ovation F-95WW MSRP: $1,069.99 The Ovation F-95WW is the new LED Fresnel in the award winning Ovation line from Chauvet Professional that features bright, warm white output with smooth electronic dimming and manual zoom, all while consuming barely 100 watts of power. www.chauvetlighting.com 6. Chroma-Q Color Force Compact MSRP: $640 The Chroma-Q Color Force Compact is a powerful 1,700-lumen RGBA LED wash light that is ideal for a wide range of applications. www.chroma-q.com
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19. Times Square Q4Z Ellipsoidal MSRP: $225 Description: The Q4Z is a 4.5-inch zoom ellipsoidal ideal for any application, featuring a precision optical lens system capable of projecting a spot or flood beam spread. www.tsstage.com 20. Mega-Lite VAZT LED VW100 MSRP: $489 Description: The Mega-Lite VAZT LED VW100 is a variable white, innovative single point source LED with very wide coverage. www.mega-lite.com
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9. ElektraLite Dazer MSRP: $799 Delivering more than 6,000 lumens, the ElektraLite Dazer family of LED fixtures provides powerful light output in several form factors (Warm White, Cool White, Variable White, Theatrical Light, and RGB), with each fixture including interchangeable beam-size optics (15, 25, 40, and 60), as well as IP65 outdoor versions. www.myelektralite.com.com 10. Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) Source Four MSRP: $440 The world’s first “green” fixture, the Source Four Ellipsoidal continues to be the benchmark for theatrical and architectural lighting.
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11. Litepanels Inca 4 MSRP: $1,345 The smallest DMX-controllable LED Fresnel on the market, the daylight-balanced Sola 4 offers the controllability and light-shaping properties inherent in a Fresnel light at a small fraction of the power draw of conventional fixtures. www.litepanels.com 12. Lightronics 5 Color LED Lighting Fixture, model FXLD1018FRP5I MSRP: $1,139 Color your world with Lightronics’ new 5-color LED that offers a powerful LED array producing countless color possibilities. www.lightronics.com
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3. Apollo Design Avid 5 Can MSRP: $385 Description: A rugged, high CRI, 20 W LED can light perfect for lighting pulpits, singers, and general sacristy lighting. www.apollodesign.net 4. Aquarii Axceleron 150 High Output LED Down Light MSRP: $700-$900 Stepless Dimming Curve, Up to 15,000 lumens, Widest Lens offerings in the industry, UL, DLC hannah.carrock@aquariitech.com
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7. Color Kinetics by Philips ColorBlast TRX MSRP: $779 ColorBlast TRX is a fully-featured RGBAW LED wash/flood/spotlight, offering a significantly enhanced color range, light output of up to 1,577 lumens, and onboard addressing and configuration features for ease of use and control. www.colorkinetics.com 8. Elation Opti Quad Par MSRP: $799.99 The Elation Professional Opti Quad Par is an extremely bright, energy-efficient DMX Par Can with 18x5-Watt Quad (4-IN-1) RGBW. www.elationlighting.com
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1. Altman Lighting Phoenix LED Profile Spot MSRP: $1,950 The 5-, 10-, 19-, 26-, and 50-degree fixed focus Phoenix LED Profile Spots are state of the art luminaires in function, style, and efficiency, available in 250-watt RGBA, RGBW, 3000k, and 5600k versions. www.altmanltg.com 2. American DJ Flat Par CWWW18 MSRP: $349.95 The ADJ Flat Par CWWW18 is a low-profile, energy efficient PAR can with 18 bright three-watt LEDs that allow variable white color changing from Warm White to Cool White. www.americandj.com
There are a lot of lighting companies out there, and if you're like many church techs, you tend to be familiar with what's already in your sanctuary—because that's where you learned lighting in the first place. So, CPM thought it would be useful to contact the major lighting fixture manufacturers and see what they most recommend for the house of worship market from within their product lines.
The scope of this article is limited to the backbone of most lighting rigs: static (i.e., non-automated) fixtures.
Traditionally, these have been powered by Tungsten lamps. Tungsten produces a beautiful warm light with a high color-rendering index (CRI, or the ability to show the true color of an object). Many manufacturers, though, have added LED fixtures to their product lines, or focus entirely on LED technology. While significantly more expensive than your typical Tungsten fixtures, these fixtures use less power than Tungsten and don't need to have their light source replaced nearly as often.
In the slideshow above, we present a list of the manufactures that responded to our request for fixture information with the fixture they feel best meets the needs of a typical small- to mid-sized house of worship. It should be noted that most of these manufactures have far more fixtures than the one presented in this article, so spend some time perusing their websites to get a full understanding of the offerings. Also, just because a manufacturer feels that a particular fixture works well for the church market doesn't automatically mean that fixture will be the best fit for your specific needs. You should always consult with someone who is experienced in developing lighting plots for churches and will take the time to become familiar with your ministry style—to help ensure that you get the right fixtures for your needs and your budget.
