Setlight invests in Robe Esprites
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The new Esprites were purchased at the end of 2021 and boost the company’s inventory of Robe fixtures. They were sourced specifically to help facilitate Setlight’s increasing television work. “Esprites were constantly being requested by TV lighting designers and directors, so having them available has immediately made us more competitive and cost-effective in that sector,” stated owner and general manager Przemek Wrembel.
The new luminaires are primarily used for front light in studio scenarios, and Przemek thinks the quality of light and range of colour temperatures is “impressive,” and that Esprites are a compact and easy-to-use fixture.
Setlight was among the first companies in Poland to have a rental stock of Pointes, and these luminaires still work constantly on various jobs. “Our clients are still spec’ing Pointes, so they have been an excellent value purchase,” he underlined.
After positive experiences with the Pointes, there was no hesitation in purchasing MegaPointes when that product was launched a few years later, and these have also proved to be one of the busiest and hardest working lights. Once again Setlight was the first in Poland to commit to MegaPointes, after which a host of other rental companies followed.
Other popular Robe products in the house include LEDWash 1200s and Spiider LED wash beams.
“Spiider is a great and super-precise wash light,” states Przemek, “and these have also been a solid investment.”
Like everyone, Setlight was initially impacted by the pandemic as everything halted in March 2020 and slowly started to pick up. They used the additional time available strategically to think and plan for the years ahead and believe that LED lighting fixtures are definitely the future and that Robe - having been an early adopter of this - is now a clear market leader.
“It’s not just for the immediate environmental advantages of using LEDs,” explains Przemek. “The LEDs are constantly getting brighter and better, they last longer, are more reliable and efficient” - all vital considerations for a busy rental operation.
The new Esprites have already been on several shows including a break-dancing competition for Red Bull staged at Gdansk Ergo Arena - by LDs Matteus Gostkowski and Przemek’s brother Mirek. They were also in action on the Festiwal Polskich Filmów Fabularnych (The Polish Festival of Fiction Film) Awards event, staged at the Musical Theatre of Danuta Baduszkowa in Gdynia.
