Dage GT3320 Review Are Chinese Moving Lights Worth It? 

Friends and loved ones, If you can afford the name brand lights you'll be getting a more consistent product with excellent resale value and parts availability. Also you don't have to pay retail, in fact no one who buys in quantity pays retail price. At the end of the day, it's a tool and if the tool is accomplishing the demands you have, it's the right tool for the job. The whole made in china thing doesn't mean much. Like you say, they keep the factory rolling, in the morning they fill American DJs order, then they fill Elation Lighting and then they do Blizzard lighting and Mega Lite. Then the night shift is unbranded product sold to a bunch of others who rebrand it with random obscure brands. They might come from the same factory but they aren't built with the same parts or running the same software etc, each manufacturer has it's own specs and Quality Control. A 20% failure rate isn't unsubstantial to someone spending $100k on lights. Maybe it is for someone spending $2k. Big lighting rental companies are beginning to embrace unbranded products however they call the "generic" product by what it's copying, sharpy, atomic strobe, intimidator for example. So what would you rather have? If you know the actual supplier and have enough money you might be able to get an identical product but only for deep pockets not for small players. Personally, I find the brand name is better designed, performs better and is overall more desirable for me and my diverse client needs. If your lights don't have a brand name how are you going to get more of the exact same product or even recommend someone else buy it? Essentially I'm writing the same points I mentioned in the video. Everyone would rather have the brand name, not everyone can afford it and that's totally fine.

Thanks a bunch, if you have any questions feel free to ask them. Almost every lighting manufacturer has a fixture just like this there are so many options.

They kinda are

Really is a lovely effect. To my knowledge the viper in particular has a full wheel that can continously rotate, this rotates back and forth on a section of the wheel. This allows the wheel to host some more fixed gobos. A great compromise in my opinion.

@@lostproductionspdx the viper performance has a continuous animation wheel. The profile has an animation pattern on the 3rd gobo wheel.

@@andrewgrindley6773 Gotcha! So it's very similar to this then, the back and forth on the wheel. Did not know that. I'm considering mythos for my next hyrbids, I can't afford mega pointes but they seem to be the most capable. Any other recommendations for a good hybrid fixture. Mythos is really heavy which is my biggest concern.

@@lostproductionspdx Check out the sharpy plus. It's got all classic hybrid features and weighs only 23kg.

@@lostproductionspdx I would say just continue saving money and go for the megapointes if you want a lightweight fixture with full colour mixing. Chauvet professional also has a new IP65 hybrid coming out which has a good zoom range but doesn't have an animation wheel or colour mixing (13 colours plus white on one wheel).

To be honest it's been 4 years since they were purchased and I don't remember how long shipping took. As you know because of coronavirus shipping costs have skyrocketed for a multitude of reasons, US port and Chinese. You can message cherry@dagelight.com for ordering and quote info, she also commented on this video.

@@lostproductionspdx thanks for the reply man! Will do!

The company has a similar model still available but likely they will stop manufacturing it soon. There are 3 models with different features. HM-3826 GM-3836 GW-4836 You will find them under spot moving head on their website.

The lights are still working after 6 years however they have needed parts and maintenance beyond what a normal person is likely willing to do. Higher quality moving lights will last longer but all will need regular maintenance and replacement parts after years of use.

​@@lostproductionspdxthank you so much for the info and for the review !

Still Using Elation Onyx and Martin M-PC occasionally

Thanks for the comment, yeah I was thinking this was isolated to cheaper units but was watching a recording of some Clay Paky mythos units and was somewhat shocked to see very similar on camera issues. I think it's these new short arc lamps in particular though that suffer from this. Knowing that, one could easily swap the fans in these for something quieter and they would be very close to their european competition.

@@lostproductionspdxThe only exceptions are those with beam smoothers and remote hotspot control.

@@andrewgrindley6773 besides the mega pointe(only one I'm aware of) any other units you know offer this ?

@@andrewgrindley6773 you know what this Dage Unit might have a trick up it's sleeve to combat the hotspot. I think one of the gobos acheievs a "beam smoothing" like effect. I'll go test it out

I was wrong there's a gobo that effectively makes the hotspot brighter which can be very ueeful to maximize output. Playing with the unit I would say it's not unuseable on camera, it's just takes more work than an led sourced light for example.

NM on the price. You mentioned it was $300. But how do you buy them?

@@_0O0O0O0_ You have to get them directly through dage and the prices were much higher than that with shipping. They have a facebook page where you can get quotes.

@@lostproductionspdx Right on. Thanks.

On Facebook, look up Cherry Lu Dage Lighting to chat with the rep I purchased from. www.dagelight.com/index.php?l=en I don't sell them but maybe I should.

Prices vary based on location, your best bet is to reach out to Dage directly for price and shipping quote. Shipping and tariffs really add up. Price for me < $1k per light delivered.

Just send $1500 for a Sekonic C800U and happily. Liability? Lumens? It uses an 11000 lumen bulb CRI, pretty low most likely.

@@lostproductionspdx liability is because these are known for not having lamp clocks

@@thomasgriffin3474 They have accurate total fixture clocks and lamp clocks. I've been using the same lamps for 3 years without failure. This year they will need to be replaced.

This is true you're paying more and you're getting, a warranty, a manual that's accurate and helps you use the product plus customer support and you're gettting product consistency when you buy more later on. When you get a light without a user manual or you get two lights that don't have the same control channels for dmx, I guarantee it'll drive you crazy XD

what you pay more is not only for better fixture but for the local service

Stop spreading false information.

Yeah they aren’t illegal and he isn’t really promoting it

@@croissantproductions it is illegal as its part of the Chinese counterfeit market

He's totally not promoting them. He gives an honest, transparent review for what they do well and what they don't. Why do you say that the lights are illegal?