LimoStudio-Photography Photo Portrait Studio 600W Day Light Umbrella Continuous Lighting Kit

Best out there.Worth it

This item is sold at 40 US dollars. It does not give much light. The input is 120 volt. Checkout the review at YouTube..

Poor quality

Good inexpensive set. Thanks to manufacturers.

I purchased this lighting kit on Monday, and they arrived today. I was looking for an affordable light kit for sometime now, specifically for online audition submissions, as many of them are done over Skype and YouTube nowadays, but the need did not become urgent until my acting coaches canceled class because of a snowstorm and announced that they expected us to film ourselves with our prepared work and submit it to them via YouTube.I am very pleased with the product. It came with two dispersion umbrellas and 3 lamps which I've done the calculations for the maximum wattage they can take: 6 amps x 120 volts=720 watts. This means that if I need more light I can always swap the included CFLs for something with more power, and I can also swap out the included umbrellas with reflective ones. It also came with 3 adjustable stands: 2 of them can stretch to a maximum of 8 feet and can be collapsed and folded all the way to 2 and half feet, the third stand full collapsed is even smaller, so there is plenty of wiggle room for adjustment. The nobs holding these stands together are plastic, but there are steel screws on the inside that tighten, so while the outside may seem plastic, the inside stuff that ties together to hold the stands up are in fact metal.Yes, the stands feel a bit flimsy as in if someone walks into one or trips over the cord, they can topple, but, quite honestly, anyone who knows the safety basics of how to behave on a set should have no excuse for doing that! The stands are solid and stable if you are surrounded by people who watch where they are going and know what they are doing. Much of this flimsiness is owed to their lightness which makes them very portable.Set-up took 10 minutes, and, to me, the nobs and clamping mechanisms that make the parts of the stands adjustable seemed pretty intuitive. If you know how to put in a screw, there is no learning curve whatsoever.I saw an earlier criticism that the light bulbs have their own separate container and do not fit into the main bag. Well since the bag is cloth, and there are solid parts that will be clunked around, chances are you don't want to put your bulbs in there where they could easily break in transport.If anything, I wish the bulb tote was bigger and more solid so one doesn't have to keep the bulbs in their boxes(I prefer to err on the side of caution when carrying light bulbs). Yes, it would have been nice to have had a separate section with plenty of cushioning to store the bulbs in the carrying bag with all the other stuff, but with any lighting kit under a hundred dollars, one has to expect corners to be cut somewhere. I am glad it was just with the bag, and not the equipment itself.The one thing I would change aside from a bigger carrying bag to store everything, is the length of the lamp cords. I plan on getting a surge protected power strip along with an extension cord for each lamp, thankfully the main carrying bag is big enough to carry those.Overall, I am very satisfied. I recommend this product to anyone who needs studio lighting, for either photography or video, and is on a tight budget or just starting out. I also recommend it for anyone that does a lot of traveling and requires studio lighting wherever they go. It may not the best of the best with honors, but it does the job, and at the end of a long day's shoot, that's all that really matters.

Ya tiene bastante tiempo que estuve en busca de un buen paquete de luces para tomar fotos y videos, ya que donde vivo los precios están muy inflados y casi no venden todo juntoEste paquete resolvió mis problemas, ya que cuenta con todo lo que necesitaba y a un excelente precioLa calidad de los tripies es buena aun que se nota que es un producto no tan caroLos focos alumbran de manera excelente, son ahorradores y casi no se calientan, evitando causar incomodidad si tienes un modelo o estas grabando por largo tiempoIncluye una bolsa de tela donde puedes meter las caja de tus focos (los cuales vienen con una protección de unicel) para poder moverlos sin preocupación a que se rompan, y claro también la bolsa/maleta larga donde puedes meter los tripies y los paraguas para facilitar el transporte de todo el equipo

I'm a bit above an amateur photographer, but in general I'm a natural light photographer so I haven't had the need to invest much in lights. I have a couple remote flashes and trigger that I've been able to make work for some indoor shooting.As I needed to take better pictures of my paintings, I finally decided I needed to invest in a light kit. Something like this can cause hundreds or even thousands, which I just didn't want to do. I figured a small investment in the LimoStudio kit would either do the trick or convince me I needed to make a bigger investment.No need to keep you guessing - this set gets the job done. I included a photo of how I set the lights up to photograph a fairly reflective painting. I turned off all other lights (at night) and aimed the Limo lights towards the ceiling to bounce the light rather than point directly at the painting. This lit up the painting enough to where I was able to take a good picture without glare and at a reasonable exposure.Other reviewers have said the lights aren't very bright. I did not find that to be the case. In fact, if I had a light and a half, it would have worked perfect for me. Instead, one light was not quite bright enough and two lights was almost too much. No need to even bring in the third. Judging from photos from a few other reviewers, it looked like they were using this light set in combination with either natural light or other lights and even without the umbrellas. With so many competing lights it would be tough to manage.The tripods and swivel connectors aren't great quality, but they get the job done. The umbrellas are fairly thin, but they work fine ultimately. I had the tripods fully extended and they didn't have any tipping issues as some suggested. I wouldn't use these outside though.The cases aren't high quality, but again, they work. I like that the bulbs are meant to be stowed in their original packaging in the included bag so they will be pretty well protected. I appreciate the lights have long cords so I have a lot of flexibility in placement.All told, this set does everything it needs to at a great price. I don't know how well it will hold up over time, but I'm not too worried about it for a relatively small investment.

These continuous light umbrellas are such great quality at a great deal. Product is exactly as described and arrived sooner than expected. If you're looking for artificial lighting for your photoshoots, I highly recommend this product. Very pleased with the my purchase and prompt delivery.