The Martin ERA 800 Profile is a fully featured, cost-efficient, and no-nonsense lighting fixture engineered for large-scale productions, including stadium concerts and demanding rental applications. Designed specifically to meet the needs of touring professionals, it offers a compact LED profile moving head with an enhanced gobo load-out optimized for the largest stages. At its core is an 800 W, 6,500 K LED engine delivering a powerful 34,000 lumens of output and sharp, flat-field image projection. Key performance features include a fast 1:8 zoom range, electronic dimming and strobe, full CMY color mixing with linear CTO, iris for beam shaping, and dual rotating gobo wheels in addition to a static gobo wheel. The fixture also comes equipped with user-favorite gobos from Martin’s renowned MAC range, which, when paired with the rotating prisms, create a wide array of vibrant and dynamic effects.
Beyond the concert and touring circuit, the ERA 800 Profile is also a strong choice for applications such as cruise ships, houses of worship, television studios, and high-end corporate events. It’s designed to offer maximum flexibility, reliability, and creative potential across various environments.
The fixture is compact and lightweight for its class, making it easy to rig and handle. Its road-ready modular design simplifies maintenance and enables quick replacement of internal effect modules—often in under a minute. The sealed LED light engine not only eliminates the need for lamp replacements but also avoids the issues of lumen loss, color shifts, and dust intrusion common in conventional fixtures, leading to lower maintenance and a stronger return on investment.
With a wide 1:8 zoom range (from 7° to 56°), the ERA 800 Profile performs effectively even at high trim heights. The zoom is fast, smooth, and retains a high output across the entire range. Color capabilities are robust, with variable color temperature correction and smooth CMY mixing that spans soft pastels to saturated primaries. The color wheel further enhances the palette with fast color bumps and split-color effects.
Thanks to its efficient 800 W LED light source, the fixture delivers exceptional output with consistent brightness, even at lower intensity levels. Dimming is fully electronic with four selectable curves, allowing for responsive strobing and precise intensity control. Additional creative tools include an animation wheel with continuous bi-directional rotation, two prisms (4-facet and 6-facet linear), and both soft and heavy frost filters for edge control and wash effects.
Physically, the fixture weighs 40 kg (88.2 lbs.) and maintains a compact footprint for easy installation. It offers a 160 mm front lens that supports a fat beam look and crisp optics with flat field projection. The build includes high-impact, flame-retardant thermoplastic housing, and the fixture carries an IP20 protection rating, making it suitable for dry locations.
In terms of dynamic effects, it features a 6-slot color wheel, 12 rotating/indexing gobos, 7 static gobos, a fast iris, motorized zoom and focus, two rotating prisms, dual frost options, and high-resolution electronic dimming and shutter capabilities. Movement is smooth and precise, with 540° pan and 260° tilt control, both fine-adjustable.
Control is provided via DMX with 36 channels and support for 16-bit resolution across dimming, movement, zoom, color mixing, and focus. The fixture is RDM-compliant and includes an opto-isolated RS-485 transceiver. A backlit LCD control panel offers straightforward configuration and addressing.
The ERA 800 Profile’s 800 W LED engine is rated for 20,000 hours (to >70% output) and operates with a high refresh rate of 3600 Hz, making it camera-ready. Standard luminous output is 35,000 lumens with a CRI of >70. When used with the optional CRI Boost Filter, output is 25,000 lumens, and the CRI rises above 79 for applications requiring enhanced color fidelity. Photometric performance includes peak luminous intensity of up to 1,870,000 cd under standard output.
Mechanically, the fixture accommodates 30 mm gobos made from durable borofloat 33 glass, and is designed to mount in any orientation using 1/4-turn omega brackets. It must be kept in dry locations with safe distances from combustible and illuminated surfaces.
Connectivity includes locking 5-pin XLR for DMX and RDM, and Neutrik TRUE1-compatible power connections. Power is auto-ranging from 100–240 V AC, and the fixture features a high power factor (0.99 @ 120 V). Maximum power consumption reaches 1397 W, with idle operation consuming only 64 W.
Thermal management is achieved through a forced-air, temperature-regulated cooling system. The fixture operates reliably between 5° C and 40° C ambient temperatures, with a surface temperature that remains within safety limits. Total heat dissipation is approximately 4770 BTU/hr.
Altogether, the Martin ERA 800 Profile is a powerhouse LED profile fixture that combines output, versatility, and road-ready durability, making it a top-tier choice for lighting professionals across a broad spectrum of production environments.
