Photo Basics 403 uLite 3-Light Kit

by Photo Basics

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 34 x 7 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 16.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0028K2TWM
• Item model number: 403
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,777 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 24, 2003

Product Description

With over 1000-watts of power and soft boxes that collapse this kit is offered at an affordable price! This kit is ideal for the beginner or veteran photographer. Complete with two constant lights, light stands and soft boxes, you'll have everything you need to start taking quality pictures. In addition, each kit includes a coupon for a FREE 5'x6' Scenic Background Rental ($49.99 Value.) Whether it's the holiday season, birthday parties, senior portraits or more, bring your subject to life with over 100 backgrounds to choose from. Visit rentscenicbackgrounds.com for more information. Kit contains: (2) uLite Constant Lights, (2) 20” Collapsible Soft Boxes, (2) 7’ Light Stands, (2) 500-watt Photofloods, (1) Coupon for FREE 5’x6’ Scenic Background Rental

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good 3 point lighting set for the budget, June 16, 2010

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S. Conner (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photo Basics 403 uLite 3-Light Kit (Electronics)

I needed a three point lighting set of lights for a minimal budget to do some video filming for the company I work for. I'm an amateur videographer with solid experience in video editing, but not a lot of knowledge on equipment, so this looked simple enough for me to use for my video shoot.

All three lights come on lightweight tripod-like mounts that can be adjusted for height. It's easy to adjust the height, but collasping the tripod frame for travel requires some muscle to close the three legs. Setting up the soft boxes was easy enough (the top part that holds the light and box has to be pushed into the tripod frame. Then push the umbrella like hinges all the way back behind the light bulb mount until the are fully expanded. Screw the lightbulb in and cover with the diffuser that attaches with velcro. The two soft boxes give off the same amount of wattage, so for true 3-point lighting, the fill light should be bounced off a wall or positioned farther back from the subject.

All three come with fairly long cords so I didn't need an extension cord for indoor filming. The three lights are relatively light and easy to carry. They aren't heavy duty lights, so if you need something that holds up after frequent use and travel, I'd recommend something else.

Lastly, I needed to get a storage case for them and didn't want to break the bank, so I got one of those hard, plastic golf club travel cases and the lights fit in the case perfectly with room to spare.