Martin SCX700

[Dynamic Entertainment]

Im looking to upgrade my lighting next year and quite fancy the Martin SCX700. Has anyone seen/got them? and if so what are they like. Does anyone know of some similar priced scanners that are better? The only point is that they must mave rotation gobos (quite like them) :) Thanks. Steve

[Grahame Case]

Im looking to upgrade my lighting next year and quite fancy the Martin SCX700. Has anyone seen/got them? and if so what are they like. Does anyone know of some similar priced scanners that are better? The only point is that they must mave rotation gobos (quite like them) :) Thanks. Steve

haven't used the SCX700 before, but have used other martin scanners - they are all well built, have good optics, reliable, and easy to source parts for.

one thing i will mention if you want to DMX them with other lights you will need a "Pin Swap" connect to swap the pins over.

[blitz]

You sure about that Graham, never had to swap the pins on any martin lights before to use with other lights (evl, acme, stairville etc)

I've swapped them on mad/abstract lights tho as there pins 2 and 3 are the opposit way to most other manifacturers. best way of doing this is to open up the light and get the soldering iron out to swap wires on the back of the plug, saves mucking about with swap over cables etc

There again if you have abstract/mad lights to start with i suppose you would have to swap them so they have the same pin numbers lol

[Grahame Case]

positive Blitz,

when i did lighting at St Andrews University Students' Association (a stones throw away from you) we always had to run a Pin swap with the Martin lights to get them to work properly with all the other moving heads.

Roboscan 518s, Roboscan 812s, Roboscan 1220's, Abstracts and Destroyers,

using a normal 512 DMX universe.


of course these were older fixtures, but i doubt Martin have changed their pin assignment

[Dynamic Entertainment]

I was aware that the Roboscan 812, Robozaps and Destroyers were screwed up because i had great fun with them i a club i used to work at but i though that Martin may have sorted it out seen as they get slated for it quite a bit, mind you probably not...

[groovy-nights]

The Mania scanners have the standed pin lay out.No need for a swap cable

[Grahame Case]

what price do the SCX700's come in at Steve?

[JAMdisco]

what price do the SCX700's come in at Steve?

A quick google search shows the cheapest at £664.35 but seem to average out at £680-£690.

Not a cheap light (especially if you want to run them in pairs as I would) but they look really good on the demo's.

[Dynamic Entertainment]

what price do the SCX700's come in at Steve?


A quick google search shows the cheapest at £664.35 but seem to average out at £680-£690.

Not a cheap light (especially if you want to run them in pairs as I would) but they look really good on the demo's.

The cheapes ive found is £656.95 from www.soundpowerdj.co.uk

They do look quality on the video. Im hoping of the next 2 years to go for 4 of these, 2 of the barral versions (SCX800) and 4 of the EFX700's. Would also like 4 Mac250 krypton but at 6 and a half grand that may take a while. :(

[Dynamic Entertainment]

The Mania scanners have the standed pin lay out.No need for a swap cable

Thank god for that, couldnt be botheres wih having more cables on the go :)

[JAMdisco]

The cheapes ive found is £656.95 from www.soundpowerdj.co.uk

They do look quality on the video. Im hoping of the next 2 years to go for 4 of these, 2 of the barral versions (SCX800) and 4 of the EFX700's. Would also like 4 Mac250 krypton but at 6 and a half grand that may take a while. :(

I would have trouble justifying 1 of the martin scanners, never mind 4, and as for the Mac250 krypton....

[Dynamic Entertainment]

lol, ive still got to convince "her indoors". Working on it. Ive gotr the 5 yr old sorted, he loves the video to quote exactly "the spinning pictures are cool" :)

[blitz]

the newer martin stuf is definetly sorted regarding pin layout, I use my efx600 with no probs with other lights and no swap over cables.

the scx600 are nice lights, sure there is a guy on ebay selling 6 at the moment, pretty much the same but with a 250w halogen lamp insted of a 150w discharge.

[blitz]

if your interested there is also a set of 4 evl pro scan 150's on ebay finishing in a couple of hours with 150w discharge lamps and ROTATING gobos, £500 buy it now, looks like a bit of a bargain to me, i`ve never seen or used them but heard they are good lights.