Finnhomy Professional Portable Photo Studio, 16" x 16" Cube, LED Lighting Kit with 2 x 20 Bright LEDs, Steel Frame, White, Black & Tan Background Drops

Easy to set up and take down, nice size, and the lights are bright

Pros: 1. The finished light box is lightweight but sturdy. 2. The backdrops are a fairly rigid plastic that feels like they will last a long time (if I can keep from scratching them up during storage). 3. My light box came with a power cord that was ready to plug straight into the wall (no USB adaptors used or needed; the included carrying case should help with that). 4. The light control box has a dimmer knob so you can precisely control how much or little light you want to use. The first time I turned it on, I turned it all the way up...it took 2 seconds to come on, then was immediately so blindingly bright that I actually staggered back a step! LOL I am definitely able to take good photos now even while indoors in a tiny home and at night even! So I'm really happy with the lights. 5. I also really appreciate that the 2 light bars have magnets so you can slide them where you want them along 2 metal strips on the "ceiling" of the light box as needed. You could probably also not use the magnets at all and simply prop them up vertically in the corners of the box or lay them down flat if you wanted other lighting position options. 6. The light box has 2 flaps (one on the front, one on the "roof") that make it super easy to take photos through. Since I bought the larger light box, the front flap is so large I was able to fit my entire upper body through it while putting the backdrop into place. 7. I also really appreciate the carrying case! Though the frame assembly is such a pain that I will probably be keeping my light box assembled even while in storage. Cons: 1. Putting together the metal pipe and plastic corner connector frame for this light box was not easy. The metal poles/pipes are coated and the connectors are a super tight fit. I don't have a lot of hand and upper body strength, so I had to get my husband to help assemble the frame. But once the frame was assembled, the rest of the box's assembly was easy. 2. I wish the plastic backdrops were about 1-2 inches wider so they could drape over the plastic frame once in place...this would add a bit more space to photograph inside without the frame showing in the photos. 3. The light diffuser cloth is basically a thin cloth napkin with metal hooks attached at each corner for you to clip them onto the light box's frame. The hooks can easily slide sideways along the frame once in place though, so the cloth ends up drooping down a bit. For taller objects being photographed, this could cause a problem with the cloth showing up in your photos. But you could use a bit of tape over the hooks to keep them from sliding along the frame for a temporary fix. 4. As others have mentioned, the diffuser cloth does not have a flap in the middle for top down photos through the box's ceiling flap. So you would either have to cut a flap in the diffuser cloth or remove the diffuser cloth if you want to take that angle of photo. Summary: My photos were noticeably improved after getting this light box versus my previous photos taken of the same products without a light box or with a homemade light box. The lighting is great even in dimly lit rooms or at night, the light box is lightweight yet still sturdy, the assembly process wasn't confusing, and the price for the size of light box I bought was great! I will definitely be recommending this light box to my family and friends.

I got this light box for product photos. I own a holster company and my wife is my photographer, so we decided to try this. We did have a smaller light box previously and it was okay. This one is easy to set up, the background colors are great, we usually use black or white though. Haven't tested the other colors very much. The zippers are easy, they never get stuck and haven't broken yet. It comes apart easily, however we did super glue ours together so that it wouldn't come apart. It sits on a raised table and it's been great for the money. The images we get are great quality. It is really nice that the lights are magnetic and you can move them around for your own customized lighting. Great versatility with background colors and lighting.

The light box comes disassembled and packed in its own travel/duffle bag. Assembly is super simple and straightforward. You build a cube out of the metal rods and plastic corners, then cover it with the black cover. The color backgrounds are rolled up and will need to be unrolled and laid out for 5-10 minutes before putting it into the box. The LED strips are very bright on their highest setting. They stick to the top of the box with magnets, so you can move them around to get the best lighting for photography. The inside of the light box is a reflective surface which helps reflect light all around your photo subject/object. I guess it is not the simplest design, but I really like it and the pictures I have taken with it. I took pictures of Master Grade (1/100) scale models; they are approximately 6-7 inches tall. I am glad I decided to get the larger 20x20 box. It can take some work to arrange the pictures so the support poles are not visible. Otherwise you have to do more digital photo editing to crop them out or remove them afterwards.

I've wanted one of these for a while so I can take better pictures of items I'm selling. I probably should have ordered a smaller one, but thought this size would be more versatile. I'm sure once I work with it enough, it will be fine. But so far my thoughts are: 1) Assembly was not the easiest. I think this would be easier for two people to put together rather than one. I didn't have too much trouble putting the frame together. The corner joiners weren't that difficult for me, but putting all the sides together by myself was a bit of a challenge. The hardest part for me was placing the cover over the frame, or more aptly, placing the frame in the cover. Either way, it was not easy. Again, probably easier with a smaller light box or two people. 2) The light bars are easy to install. I like that they are magnetic, they are adjustable in placement across the top inside of the box, and the power supply is adjustable, so you can dim or brighten the light, which I think is an especially nice feature. 3) The biggest problem is the backgrounds. While I think they are very sturdy and likely will hold up well, they are cumbersome and difficult to work with. They come tightly rolled and even though I rolled them up in the opposite direction for a while, they still are sticking to their original configuration, meaning they are no where near flat, or even just sort of rounded. The are determined to remain in a cylinder. Trying to attach them inside the box is a exercise in frustration. The box comes with two little binder clips hanging inside from elastic loops from the top back of the box. For the life of me I can't figure out how these are supposed to work, since the elastic loop goes through both sides of the clips. I guess I could remove the wires from the clips and replace with the elastic through only one wire. But in order to do that, I'll practically have to climb in the box (I'm only 5ft tall!), so that ought to be fun. My arms don't reach that far back. And there's no guarantee that will work. So far packing tape has been the only thing that will hold the background in place. So I think in the long run this will work out fine, but right now I'm still in a learning curve on how to make it best work for me. But as far as these things go, I'd say this is a good value for the money.