Experience with Ebay Light Kit?

[RacingMoose]

I was curious if anyone had any experience with this light kit on Ebay?

http://cgi.ebay.com/600W-Studio-Strobe-Flash-Light-kit-Accessories-D4X_W0QQitemZ230283976162QQihZ013QQcategoryZ30087Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I've read about other positive experiences with Link Delight on remotes, etc. but haven't seen any comments or found any on these light kits.

[Rogan]

this'll be interewsting

especially if your looking at it from a non professional point of view! just for pracitcing lighting and playing with a few friends!

[syntrix]

From the ad, this is a TINY softbox :laugh:

For this flash kit, we select three studio light aluminum alloy stands, one 60 x 90cm soft box

[ueb0258]

I have owned something similar to that set but I bought it as a lets see if I will like doing studio stuff. I went in with the knowledge that I might be throwing the money out the window. That is pretty much what I did. I was able to get acceptable shots with it but the recycle times on the lights killed me and they were too little light ( I had a set with the smaller lights in the link) and had to be at full power most of the time to do what I wanted. I ended up pretty much giving them to my aunt and bought some Photogenics. I have been very happy with them so far. I got a two light kit and a Sekonic L-358 on ebay for just over what the price on that set is. You could also look at Alienbees. The beginner bee package is only a single light and is a little more than that kit but is solid equipment. I know several people who use them. The Genisis kits ( http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=437877&highlight=genisis ) have gotten pretty good reviews and the two light kit is somewhere near the price of the ebay kit.

[Lonnie]

I bought a kit even cheaper than that almost two years ago. I think it was about $130 or so and came with 40w/s strobes. I still am using the umbrellas and lightstands that came with it, so it wasn't a total loss.

What I wish I would have done: gone the strobist route with Sunpak 383's or Vivitar 285's right away. You can get a nice start on a strobist kit with that money instead. You wouldn't really outgrow a mobile strobist kit, so there wouldn't really be a chance of the gear becoming useless to you.

If you got this ebay package, and end up wanting something nicer, the ebay package would be useless.