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(l-r) Johan Kvartborg and Christian Vigso. Photo: Louise Stickland
Christian Vigso heads up the VIGSO Group, a production rental and staging enterprise based in Denmark, which has invested in the power and flexibility of Robe's RoboSpot remote follow system, initially using the system with BMFL Follow Spot fixtures and now with iFORTE LTX units.
Vigso Rentals currently has ten RoboSpot systems. Vigso comments that this has proved "excellent value" and is "straightforward for technicians and others to learn to use it competently."
The iFORTE LTX purchases started with 21 units, followed by another nine, and they now have 30. They were picked for their brightness and outstanding CRI, important for live and broadcast follow spotting. The fixtures and RoboSpot cameras were purchased separately so the lights can also go out as part of standard lighting rigs.
Vigso notes that it only takes a "couple of minutes" to rig the camera and make the luminaire RoboSpot compatible. Investing a brand like Robe, he says, "means we will get longevity from the product, plus all the service and support from the local distributor," which in this case is Light Partner.
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