FL280K 4-Light 860 Watt-Sec. Pro Soft Box Studio Kit

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 50 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 43 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0000CBBPN
• Item model number: FL280K
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

Product Description
Smith-Victor Monolight strobe kits offer impressive flash power with a wide range of control features all at affordable prices. This Smith-Victor kit comes equipped with our newly redesigned line of FlashLite Monolights, umbrellas, heavy-duty Raven aluminum light stands, soft boxes with mounting brackets, barndoors, mini-boom arm, modeling lamps and a carrying case. The Smith-Victor full featured FlashLite FLC300 monolight provides 320 w/s and the Smith-VictorFlashLite 110i monolight provides 110 w/s.

Whether a student, amateur or professional, youll find everything you need for great lighting packed into this economically priced kit. The FLC300 is made in the USA.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good lights, but some flaws, June 16, 2005

By	Jerrold L. Mobley (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

These monolights (300i) are just about equal with any other self-contained monolight on the market (i.e. alien bees, photogenics, etc.). They provide accurate, consistant lighting and have a pretty good build quality. But their quality is overshadowed by little flaws that equal big problems. Number one problem is the built-in slave needs LOTS of light to trigger the unit. In fact, if you are shooting anywhere with celings higher than 10 feet or without any sort of bright walls around your primary flash, you will need some sort of EXTRA triggering mechanism. Second problem is standard items such as umbrellas cannot be used while the reflectors are attached. This is a drawback because there is no protection for the flash tube besides the 3 inch buffer the reflectors provide between the flash tube and anything that might touch it. Be prepared to purchase many replacement tubes if you do location shoots. Lastly, be prepared to purchase new light stands if you need to elevate your units more than half the height of the stands provided. The weight of the unit creates an unsteady setup at any height above say 5 feet. And that's WITHOUT accessories like softboxes and such. In short, the units are good for in-studio shoots, but be prepared to "accessorize" if you want a traveling light set.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for the money, January 12, 2006

By	Stephen Cumblidge (Richland, Wa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you want an inexpensive set of lights, this works. The modeling lamps are dim, the stands are a bit rickety, and the mini-boom kind of needs a C-clamp to hold it in place, but the lights work well.

On the plus side this package gives you enough lights to have some fun. The 300ix lights that came with mine are great.

If the stands were better and the softboxes bigger I would give it four stars for the value. As it is, I consider this a fully functional light setup for someone on a budget.

Oh, BTW, you can use the umbrellas with the reflectors if you punch out the little round hole in the reflector.