Martin

The Robo Scan 518 by Martin Light is great for stage lighting. I have seen this in use plenty of times throughout my music career. This stage light is used in several local clubs in my area and I must say it seems great. It has rotating gobos, and a fixed 3 facet prism and now the robo Scan 518 features 16 degree wide angle optics. It is fixed 3 faced prism frost filter combined with mechanical dimmers and shutters. But now the Robo scan 518 is discontinued and is no longer produced so good luck finding one, but if you can the price shouldn’t be too bad, but since its no longer made if it goes out on you: you might have a hard time finding parts and or bulbs to run it. Even if you call the company that makes them they might not help you fix it they will probably try to cross sell you or get you to upgrade. Overall this is a great stage light but I don’t think its worth the risk on investing in a product that is no longer produced and has had some issues in the past that’s why they have discontinued it, it does look great though and actually its very affordable which is why a lot of clubs and bars choose to go with the robo Scan 518 Martin Light. This light is made by Martin and they are a company of entertainment control and intelligent lighting and effects. Martin makes several products that uses high quality parts used in the entertainment industry, but I think they fell short when creating this one. Not too sure what happened to get it discontinued. But for the most part it’s a great light and if you can get it in working condition for cheap it’s a steal and you must get one.

(Originally written by asseoa/translated from Audiofanzine FR) I used it for the first time last weekend in a 1000 ft² room. 70 persons. I had already used the magnum 2000. Summary: Pro: weight Pro: size Pro: easy setup Pro: consumption!!!!!!!!! pro: fog dispersion Pro: almost nonstop use possible! (short warm up time) Con: no fixation arch like on the 550 Con: no DMX control! Regarding consumption Impressive! I filled the whole room with fog during 4 or 5 hours with only one 10 cl ZR Pro container!! So it's almost impossible to empty the 1 liter tank of the machine! Summary I strongly recommend this machine! Amazing value for money. It has no disadvantages except for the lack of DMX control...

(Originally written by Oskiki/translated from Audiofanzine FR) - How long have you been using it? 1 month. - Which feature do you like best? Good brightness for 150 watts Nice-looking housing Very good quality. Quiet. Weaknesses? No shutter Bad dimmer. - Did you try any other models before buying it? No, these are my first scanners. - How would you rate its value for money? In spite of its weak points, the SCX 500 is a good scanner for beginners. - Based on your experience, would you buy this product again? No, I would buy something from a higher product range (SCX 600 or 700).