Colour changers, for those that don't like moving head fixtures!

Today I received an SGM Idea 575 Colour changer in the post.  By mistake.  How often does that happen?  So I thought I'd at least take the opertunity to test it before informing the sender.
For those that might not be familiar with this kind of lighting fixture, basically it's a large wash light, capable of switching to any colour instantly.  This is done by the use of CMY colour mixing (that's Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow).  By a combination of any of these, and white of course, almost any colour can be projected.
A lot of these fixture also have a few other features, such as a shutter to enable strobing, an iris for dimming, and a few like this SGM have a beam shaper.
If you aren't a fan of moving fixtures, it's still worth a look at these.  They could be a real time saver in a theatre environment.
I can report that in auto mode this is an amazing light, it lit up the room even with daylight coming in and cycled through it's features. It looks like it has a 'zoom' as well which adds to it's usefulness.
I must admit, I'm reluctant to send it back now!

http://www.sgmtechnologyforlighting.com/prodotti.asp?co_id=1076

SGM 575 Colour changer, received by mistake!!!

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