Robe Pointe is offered in excellent condition at €900 per unit. Available stock: 16 units. The quantity is the available inventory count; the price applies to one unit.
Robe Pointe: beam, spot and effects control
The Robe Pointe is a discharge-lamp moving head that brings beam, spot, wash and effects functions into one fixture. This is the original Pointe model, rather than the separate MegaPointe or iPointe. Its optical system is built around an Osram Sirius HRI 280 W RO source. For a production company comparing fixtures, that model distinction matters: a similar family name does not mean the same lamp, output, effects engine or control personality.
Robe specifies a 2.5–10° zoom range for beam applications and 5–20° for spot applications. Those two operating ranges explain the fixture’s appeal when a design moves between tight aerial looks and wider projected patterns. Motorized focus and zoom support that change in emphasis, while a separate frost adds another texture to the available looks.
Gobos, prisms and practical programming
The effects system combines a rotating gobo wheel with a static gobo wheel. It also offers an eight-facet circular prism and a six-facet linear prism. These are different design tools: a projected pattern, a split beam and a softened wash should be evaluated as separate parts of a show, rather than treated as interchangeable output claims.
When adding a Pointe to an existing rig, select the personality for the original model and check the chosen DMX mode against the console patch. Compare beam coverage, projection distance and the required effect with the official manual before committing positions. The manufacturer lists the model as discontinued, so its own archived documentation is the appropriate reference for technical planning.
What the two zoom ranges mean in a design
Pointe’s separate beam and spot ranges are more informative than a single broad zoom number. In a beam look, the narrow field emphasizes a line of light through space. In a spot look, the projected pattern and its edge become more important. A designer can assess the fixture by asking which of those results is required at each position, rather than assuming a wider zoom is always preferable. The published angle is a starting point; the actual throw determines the size of the field where it arrives.
For a cue that changes from a tight aerial line to a wider textured field, the movement of the head, the zoom change and the focus change need to be considered together. They do different jobs. Pan and tilt place the light, zoom alters its spread, and focus determines the treatment of the projected detail. Understanding those separate functions makes it easier to plan a look that remains intentional throughout a transition.
Rotating patterns and split beams
A static gobo is useful when a chosen pattern should remain a defined graphic element. A rotating gobo introduces movement within that graphic without requiring the whole head to move. This gives a different visual rhythm from sweeping the fixture across the room. Pointe combines both gobo approaches, so a programmer can consider texture movement separately from position movement.
The circular and linear prisms offer another distinction. Splitting an image into a ring of copies creates a different composition from arranging copies along a line. The selection should follow the desired stage picture, including how multiple fixtures relate to one another. More copies are not automatically a better effect; spacing, overlap and the relationship between adjacent beams determine whether a composition reads clearly.
Color, frost and a change of role
The documented color wheel and frost let the fixture move away from a sharply defined gobo look. A frost changes the character of the beam edge and texture, while color selection changes the visual emphasis. These tools can be evaluated independently: a soft colored field has a different purpose from a crisp patterned projection, even when both are made by the same Pointe.
Robe identifies 13 dichroic colors plus open in its technical reference. That is a color-wheel arrangement rather than a promise of continuous CMY mixing. The distinction matters when a cue depends on a specific color transition. Check the available positions and the selected control mode when building a show, especially if Pointe is being used beside fixtures with a different color system.
Original Pointe control and equipment planning
The official reference lists three DMX modes with different channel counts. Choosing a mode is part of allocating control capacity: the required functions should be available to the programmer, while the console patch should describe exactly what the fixture is set to receive. A profile for another Pointe-family product can expose the wrong controls even if the names look related.
For a stock purchase, also separate model data from sale contents. A manufacturer manual may illustrate optional equipment or explain several ways to mount and transport a fixture. Those illustrations support planning; they do not establish an accessory package for these units. The named product and the seller’s commercial details define this listing. The original Pointe documentation provides the technical reference for deciding how that fixture fits the intended lighting design.
Documentation and related equipment
Robe official product documentation · Robe official reference documentation
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