Side by Side Comparison of: LimoStudio vs CowboyStudio

looks good, thank you. Have yet to try it out, but already love the quality of the background fabrics that came with it. Feels heavy and looks good.

Well worth the money! Great product!

This is my first experience using a light tent. I mostly photograph outdoors chasing birds. I watched a couple of videos to see hot to set up the lights and jumped in. After my first couple of shots I realized that the background cloths while delivered on rolls, had noticeable creases in them. Somebody wasn't careful when they rolled them up. After some time with a cool iron I started over.This thing is really fun to work with. I borrowed some rail cars from a friend's HO railroad, shot some very small house plants and a few small pieces of artwork. It was a pleasure to be in control of the light instead of just working with what Mother Nature threw at me.The unit itself sets up and breaks down very easily in just a few seconds. That makes it great when your studio doubles as a dining room, or vice versa. The lights are not very bright, so I am very happy that I got the set with the dual heads on each stand. Since this is used for stationary subjects, using the camera stand allows for long exposures. This may be a better solution than brighter / hotter lights. The bulbs that come installed are 50 watt while the two extras are 75 watt. At first I thought it was kind of silly, but soon realized that using the 75's on one side and 50's on the other creates a slight shadow, good for adding depth. This will come in handy in warmer weather when I'll be photographing flowers from my garden.I highly recommend this kit.

Took some time today to try this tabletop kit. I was quite impressed on how quickly it sets up. I also like that the kit has four lights which came in quite handy. The colored backdrops are a snap to change and I personally favored the black and the white backdrops. If you plan to shoot products for online or print ads, you will be very pleased with this set. I am a fan of LimoStudio products and this kit certainly meets their high standards. I took a couple of shots using a backup camera as a prop and some products laying around and included a couple of examples actually taken using kit and lights. I did use a deflector in a couple of the shots. Used a 50mm 1.8 prime lens for these photos. The lights get hot pretty quick so watch your distance to the material. The kit broke down and stored just as quickly as it setup. Most impressive and highly recommend.

This kit is the perfect pieces to have for anyone that needs to take professional looking pictures to post for online sales. A must have if you are taking pictures of jewelry and it made such a difference that all my listings now look like a professional photographer took the photos. The only thing to keep in mind is that the lights are very strong and heat up fairly quickly. Make sure you do not put the lights to close to material for a long time or it may burn it. BUT for the money, you cant find a better deal and the lights can be adjusted to your needs. When the kit first came in 1 of the lights came broken but I contacted the company and they immediately sent out a replacement. GREAT customer service too. Highly recommend this kit and the company.Thank you so much!

I am quite pleased with this tabletop setup. It is a little different from what I expected. the setup and the case are all one unit. It unfolds and sets up with velcro. Very quick to set up and take down. Now that I've used it, I prefer it to separate pieces that might get misplaced. The lights aren't very powerful, but they are 5000k and work well. Other lighting can be used with the setup. Good value for the price. Would recommend it to others.

As far as I am concerened, for the price, this light box cannot be beat! We use it weekly, and while we have had to replace bulbs, we haven't had any issues at all. I use it for product photography, and my husband, who isn't a photographer, uses it each week to photograph his fishing ties that he makes. I love how the wohle thing folds up neatly in a little black package and takes up almost no room in my closet or bag... I have attached an example of the photos you can get from the box.

This Table Top Photo Studio is a Great Kit. I've used it extensively and have taken numerous picture's of a verity of items that I have posted on many web sites for sale. The Kit has made the item's I have posted just beautiful. With the verity of back drops that come with the kit to enhance the item's picture's being sold is a defined benefit. The Kit is sturdy and very easy to use. It has done wonders for me. With being able to position the lights the way you want them and the sturdy camera stand is a defined benefit. I would recommend this Kit to anyone looking to enhance any items you may desire to take picture's of.

Now I am not a professional photographer in that I do not take pictures for profit. I did need to take some still photos of my products for my web site. I looked at several of these cubes for still work and decided on this one because of the overall dimensions. The package came very quickly, which is an Amazon trick they play to keep my business. It works too.The set up was simple. The various color backgrounds got my mind started thinking about props to better illustrate my wares and i had a creative epiphany. I got all of the photographs I wanted and was able to control and us e features on my camera that I didn't even know I had. I used a tripod and completely eliminated any camera movement and the photos came out stunning.Wonderful results and when all was said and done, It folded up with the backgrounds and auxiliary lighting all in one thin package and I slipped it behind a piece of furniture and no-one will ever know it is there.Great Product from a great company!

You know what?When I bought this Table Top Photo Studio Tent Kit, I honestly expected to get a bunch of junk in the mail.I really did. The price was so darn low, and the collection of items in the Kit being complete and supposedly all new, seemed to me to be too good to be true.And my experience is that too good to be true equals AWFUL!But the Tabletop Photo Studio Tent Kit by CowboyStudio arrived and blew me AWAY! It's all professional grade equipment, sturdy, and most importantly: everything is standard. The little tripods the lights come on works perfectly well with other standard light equipment and rigs.I have used this Kit probably a few times every month ever since I got it, and I will keep on using it for the foreseeable future. It comes with two good little lights, and I like using them, though I do understand that these two lights alone aren't enough for a photo shoot.Old rule of thumb was to have five different light sources, and you can get creative with natural light along with the two light set that's included here, but seriously: invest in more lighting equipment if you can.But go ahead and buy this Kit today, as you're not going to find anywhere else a better light tent (with lighting equipment included!) of such high quality at such a steal of a price.Five Stars - All the way!

After doing my usual exhaustive research i settled on the CowboyStudio Table Top Photo Studio Light Tent Kit.It's got everything you need, lights, walls, backdrop, all in one convenient and very low profile carry case.It folds up for easy storage, takes up very little space. The kit is light weight and even has a carry handle.The most important factor in my purchase was the price, much lower than similar kits. And this is the only kitthat came with the lights in a handy pouch attached to the folding light box. Truly all-in-one.After using it i'm quite pleased with the photographic results. You can use the provided backdrops or your owneasily. Light is sufficient for web quality pix. Excellent way to professionalize your eBay, Etsy, or otherwebsite presence.

I bought this product with much hesitation. Since a lot of the reviews with some similar items were awful and some of the images provided were not all that convincing I still decided to give it a try. It arrived and I rip it opened because I could not wait to test it. And it is great!!!!! I definitely recommend it if you do product shots. I've included a couple of pics of (wedding salt shakers and dominoes) so you can see the quality!

Lights not very bright.

Great product. Only 2 improvements I think are needed to make it 5 stars. One is a way to fold the unit without having to reattach the velcro every time. If it could be permanently attached but still fold up that would be a big upgrade. Lastly the lights do get HOT! Be careful when handling after leaving on more than a few minutes. Also lights do have a burning smell after about 10 minutes of consecutive use but this is stated as standard in the instructions. Upgrade those 2 issues and its 5 stars for me

Initially had an issue with one of the lights but the seller promptly addressed it. I've been using the lightbox for work and I think it's great! The lights do get very hot, so you have to be quick on the take. Otherwise it's a fantastic, portable studio.

I don't need the camera stand, but I like the lights that came with this. Figuring out the proper way to set it up can be difficult at first and the velcro that keeps the white/black/red/blue backgrounds up is a bit low, so you get a black strip above the background which is incredibly unseemly. I'll have to attach a new piece of velcro above it for the look I want. It's a little big for my purposes, but the 16" is too small. I wish there was a 20" which would be perfect, but this works.The collapsible design is incredibly convenient for travel and storage. If it weren't for the velcro problem, I'd give five stars.

Cool little table top portable photo studio, easy set up with built-in carrying case. I like it but my only issues are the lights get quite hot and omit a strange smell, there is an info sheet stating as much so it's normal and does dissipate over time. Also I would have appreciate a simple instruction sheet on how to set up the unit and attach the backdrops. Also I have that extra stand that I'm not even sure what it's for? For your camera or for the lights? I guess it's great if you know what you are doing otherwise it's a 4 star for a newbie like me.

Was looking for a decent lighting system for taking photos. This one was easy to set up, has a lot of helpful features. The one challenge we have with it is that the lighting still is not just quite enough. I have to supplement with other lights, which I suppose is ok but by no means is this a one box set up for what I need. That being said, for the price, this one I would purchase again.UPDATE:We tried using 5K light bulbs and it solved the problem of lighting, works great now, so if that is your trouble too, upgrade your lightbulbs and it will help a ton! good luck!

I REALLY like the size and craftsmanship of the light box. The fact that you can fold everything up into the carrying case is very helpful, especially when you live somewhere that doesn't have a ton of storage space. All the reviews I read were pretty spot on. The backdrop colored sheets need to be ironed or steamed because they were folded in the packaging, which isn't a big deal. The camera stand is a strange design, but I was able to get it to work, however, I would have prefered a tripod and better rubber feet to grip the surface. My only complaint is the lights just aren't bright enough. They are only 50 watts, and they make work well on dark colored backdrops, but not on the white background. The stands are great, but the power cords were so heavy, it pulled one of my lights right off my table in the first five minutes I had it set up, so watch out for that. I am going to go get 100 or 150 watt bulbs tomorrow and I think that will do the trick. Overall this is an awesome product for the price. It arrived very fast, even though it wasn't Prime. I know it will be great for product shots that I put on my website. I would recommend this to other amateur photographers that need a portable, lightweight solution that won't break the bank.

I was a beginner online seller so this served its purpose. STILL DOES! However, it isn't meant for items that are too large, rather small to medium items only or else you'll see the box in your pictures. I was trying to accomplish all white backgrounds and with a little photo editing I was able to.Only con I can think of is this comes with a few different color sheets but they were folded so the lines never come out which in turn you see in your pics unless you are a photoshop pro (which I'm not). I improvised and bought white project board and cut it to size which works much better for what I was aiming for in my pictures.Otherwise, the lights are great and the whole thing folds up together and takes up minimal space when stored. I recommend if you are photographing small items only.

I like the product overall. The part I don't like is the bottom - the most important part. It's more or less the drape that comes from the top of the back wall and acts as the "stage". The sides of the light tent are a bit flimsy and can expose the bottom uncovered by the drape. So in other words you have to pull the sides very close together so that nothing exposes the bottom, and only the backup/stage is the visible material. I'm probably not explaining it correctly, but hopefully someone else understands.This is only a problem for those taking pictures of items that are large and require each side of the box to be in the shot. Might not be the case for most.The lights also get very very hot! They aren't expensive either and can be difficult to get setup to meet your lighting needs.For the cost though, this is great!

I have owned this kit for awhile now, & have played with it quite a few times. I use it, when I have a few items to shoot, but it is portable enough to carry around.The one big thing I like about this kit, is that it folds together in it's own attached case. Also, that the polyester (?) material is very good for reflecting light. I haven't used it with the black on top, as that is too heavy, & there isn't a base for the bottom. So I have the case part hang down.With that said, the polyester is captured during the shoot, & sometimes, throws the view off.The colored sheets come folded & pressed, so getting that crease out is a bear.The camera stand is nice & heavy, & folds together as easy as the other pieces.The lights aren't anything to write home about. They are only 50 watts, & really under powered to do any serious shooting. I have tried to find higher wattage replacement bulbs, but these two prong (outdoor marker style) bulbs are tough to find. I don't even keep them with the kit any longer.An additional note, is that they aren't heavy enough for the cord, & will fall over, & bust the bulb. I believe there are many other reviews here about that.I use other lights, when using this tent. Often, only use it to reflect the back lighting, & having a white background. In direct sunlight, this is a very , very nice set up. It is also very good, when you set your camera up to shoot objects, with a short (macro) focus.You can turn it around, enough to use it as a white floor, but you'll do better getting some foam board, or a sheet of card stock.As with anything, you'll want to play (test) with it to get the right ratio for you. Be sure to white balance, your camera, if you can. But that goes with your shooting style. You could probably get away with shooting your products to sell here, or professionally, any place, but it's not bright enough in my opinion, for point & shoot cameras, & the lights aren't bright enough to give you that diffused look on other floors/backdrops.I hope this helps you in determining if this is a purchase you should make.

This package works well for people wanting to just shoot small objects whether it is for personal use or selling items on eBay. However, I will say if you have items surpassing 7" in height, most cameras will have a hard time getting the object in full frame without capturing the Black top/or White sides of the tent.Pros:- Simple to setup- Different backdrops to choose from- Convenient for carrying around- Lights provided do well against the darker backdrops- Cheap- Tripod legs surprisingly sturdy. Made of metal.Cons:- Lights insufficient for the White backdrop- Lighting might not be enough for lower end cameras to pick up- Crevices on all backdrops. Recommend ironing before shooting- Tripod legs sturdy, but the actual tripod is crap. DSLR's don't have a chance on it- Lights get very hot at times- Simple to setup, but no instructions included. It's not that hard though people. Just look at the product photo...That pretty much sums it up.

Overall it's a decent product. I'll point out the pros & cons:PROS- Price is very reasonable.- The tent itself is high quality and easy/quick to set up.CONS- Camera stand is flimsy and difficult to set. The ball joint likes to flop, even when the tension screw is fully engaged. I honestly felt like my D90 was going to fall over and finally just took handheld photos.- The lights are cheap and fragile. They don't telescope at all. It is nigh impossible to change the bulbs because the housings don't allow for any kind of grip on the bulb. One of the lights fell over on carpet, and from just that minor impact it stopped working. I thought I was going to slice my fingers open trying to remove the bulb from its housing and finally gave up.The price you pay is worth it just for the tent. That's why I give this 4 stars. But do yourself a favor and pick up a couple quality light housings and a small tripod for the camera. Kind of messes up the idea of having a quick grab-&-go case when the pieces that fit in the pockets are poorly designed rubbish.

I like this table top photography studio box, however, the lights are totally useless that comes with this box. They do not project enough light into the box to be able to take a photo without getting shadows on the item itself due to my camera being overhead and they were very hot and tipped over very easily. If I were writing a review of just the box without the lights I would give it five stars. I did purchase other lights -- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L5TGT82/_encoding=UTF8?coliid=I2YC6XXQN6AJR6&colid=1HU5ISF3TLHAI -- from Amazon and they made all the difference. Prior to this light box I had purchased and returned a box that had lighting built into the top of the box. If I took photos with my regular camera the photos came out fine. If I took them with my cell phone, I had shadowy lines on the photos making unusable. Strange. I also had a light box that was a little smaller that I used for a few years but found that when I would photograph food on a small tray or dinner-size plate, the inside edges of the box would show up in the photo and I would have to photoshop them out. This got to be time consuming and cumbersome. That is why I opted for this size box. I am now happy.

Light useless box still shows shadows. Really like different covers. Bought my own clip on light.

The box itself was fine. The problem I have is with the lights. They are underpowered. I had to purchase separate lights to make this box work correctly.

We purchased this back in December. We finally opened it up today to use. The backdrops are like a velvet which is nice, however, the red one looks like it has rubbed off in about 3 sections. I gave it 3 stars because I can't use that color backdrop which is the main color we need.

Overall this good. I use it to photograph items I want to sell online. The box works as it should and folds up fine. The lights work, but they do get hot. I don't like the lights that well anyway. I use them some, but they are short and don't stand up real well. I mostly use other lights I already had. Any desk lamps will work ok.

So far so good. Assembles easily. Came on time and packaging was appropriate. Good instructions for use. Lights do get jot. But did a good job when used with natural light. Will update later.

There are several things I'm not too excited about with this, but it does serve its purpose.1) The lights aren't very bright. Good quality shots from a hand held are not likely unless you have a fast lens or are okay with high ISO. It also feels like it's difficult to get a good consistent which balance because any ambient light affects it - this is again due to how dim the lights are.2) The 'tripod' sucks. It's cumbersome and it's too tall. I would've preferred to see that money put toward better lighting.3) The top of the box is the heavy black case, so there is no easy way to provide soft overhead lighting.4) The backgrounds were all very wrinkly with no ironing recommendations. I had to guess and luckily I did not ruin them. One thing to note is that the velvety texture will end up on your ironing board, so you will want to have a lint roller handy to clean it up so you don't mix colors between backgrounds or get that lint on your clothes.We were able to get some decent pictures using this, but I didn't expect it to take so much effort. Definitely consider ordering some nice bright flourescents, or a pair of halogen work lights.

The tent is great, well designed, especially the velcro top. I was able to iron the back drops with a warm iron to remove the creases.But the hardware and lights? Forget about them. So just buy the tent separately if you can. The hardware is too flimsy to support a camera and hold it still. And it gets in the way of your arms anyway. The lights are not very bright, and burn out or break at the slightest irritation from the environment or power switch. The have no rubber grips on the feet so they slide about. I anchored them with gum. The bulbs have some strange GU11 base I had never seen before, and are VERY hard to remove and replace, but you can get replacements cheap, $1.25, from China, if you want to wait. Otherwise, be prepared to replace them often with expensive bulbs, like $12 each on Amazon, not typically found in the hardware store. And to struggle with a pliers or very skinny fingers to remove bulb from holder. JUST BUY THE TENT. After both bulbs broke, 2 days after I got the tent, I ended up setting up my own lighting using a pole lamp and a clamp lamp. That set up works better, is height adjustable, sturdy and cheap to replace. I gave it 3 stars because the tent is excellent and 2 star rating is not fair to the seller who probably didn't manufacture the product. But they should know better and not sell it like it is.

As a photographer, I purchased this item to use until I could buy a bigger, more professional studio. I only used the white background with the box and the lights since I work as a commercial photographer shooting pieces of jewelry. This studio is designed nice, it has everything in one easy place and is very portable if you need something on the go. However, the lights are not going to be desired for a serious photographer. My pictures turned out purple, and I had to fix the coloring all the time in Photoshop. The stand for your camera is a waste, if you use a DSLR. Overall, its okay if you only need the studio for small items and hardly ever shoot indoors. If your serious in the business though, get continuous studio lights and poster board if you cannot get strobes and a decent background yet. I rated this product 3 stars because it does work if it's really needed but you HAVE to be amazing in Photoshop or another photo editor if you want professional style pictures.Good luck! :]CowboyStudio Table Top Photo Studio Light Tent Kit in a Box - 1 Tent, 2 Light Set, 1 Stand, 1 Case

I bought this purely to sell items on ebay. I wanted something where I could take pictures and not depend on natural lightening or house lights or worry about what's in the background as I would have my own mini studio. Let me first say, I am in way a pro photographer so when it came without any instructions for set up or use I was dumbfounded for quite awhile. I ended up going back to the Amazon listing just to figure out how to set it up and even then I was thinking - well, I guess that will do. Who doesn't include instructions?The lights are nice but they get really hot really quickly and start giving off this plastic burning smell which freaked me out at first. So, when I placed them I couldn't touch them again as they were super hot.Overall I think its an ok product, but could have been bettter. For the price it is what it is.

I am somewhat disappointed in this product. I bought it so that I could take well lit photos for etsy without having to take my items outside. My camera is pretty decent (eos 10D) but even with adding a third light and adjusting the exposure, the photos came out like they were taken in a dark hole. I had to take the entire thing outside to take photos which defeated the entire purpose of buying the product anyway. (I tried 2 other cameras with similar results)I also wondered how difficult it would be for the company to take 5 minutes and type up some instructions. black and white copies are relatively cheap, adding instructions would cost them what? An additional 3¢? Sure, you can go online and watch the video, but that isn't the most convenient solution.As with another reviewer, my studio did not open as indicated on the tutorial on the product web site. This wasn't a huge deal for me, but it did have me fighting to get it to stand up correctly. So if you purchase this product, make sure you check it over really well before you decide to keep it.

Shipping Was Very Fast For This Product ~ When I received, I was excited to setup for some product shots I was needing to retake for my website ~ The cube is super cool (not too big, not too small, just right for what I was using it for ~ easy setup ~ although I agree with the other users regarding the tripod ~ not very stable (have eliminated completely and purchased a Joby GorillaMobile for iphone4 instead ~ can be purchased on Amazon and works great for pics) ~ The provided lights were a bit weak in strength (could use at least 2 more to get enough light into box to be successful in pics) ~ Other than that, the box itself is a good value (you get different background colors to change out for photo shoots) ~ Carrying case is a bonus! ~ Would recommend to purchase, but with a few modifications (as noted in review) :-)

Might as well save your money and invest in a product with a little better quality. The photo tent itself is fine, but as many other people have mentioned, the lights are terrible. They throw off very little light, they get really hot and one of my lamps arrived with a broken bulb. They do include two extra bulbs, but I was disappointed with most of it. Mine also arrived with water damage. The water damage caused the manual to bleed through and stained the white material. The colored fabric was all wrinkly. The package itself arrived all crushed up. Very disappointed!

The actual light box is of fine quality. However, the included lights are 25% the brightness you need for a good light box setup. You are going to need a tripod and a very long exposure to get enough light.I recommend buying the lightbox separate and getting higher output lights.

At this point I'm very disappointed. Can't get rid of the shadows and glare. I've been experimenting for 3 days and quite frustrated. I'm inexperienced at photographing jewelry so I'm sure that's part of it, but so far everything I've tried isn't working. Seems like the lights either aren't tall enough, big enough or are too close together to avoid shadows. If I figure it out I'll add to his review.

You get what you pay for. Might be OK for a small Craigslist type posts, but not something you want to use for Web photos. The lights are not enough to really illuminate the box. They don't really penetrate through the canvas to fill the space. The tripod is not sturdy enough for a Nixon DSLR camera, and it's only about 18" tall.

A few things to know before ordering. The lights this comes with are very low quality. They heat up quick and will begin to SMOKE in about 20 minutes. Also, you'll have a nice aroma of burning plastic fill the room. If left on they could easily burn your house down. Use caution with those.The 'box' does not have a top like in the picture. It's only three sides. You could drape one of the background sheets over the top though.The camera stand is crap. Buy a mini tripod if you need one.It's it worth it? For the money I'd say no, but the photo cube does the job that I need it to and if the lights are used in short periods of time it should be fine. Look elsewhere before you buy this one.

This is poorly made but you get what you pay for. I'm making it work but I'm disappointed. It's a little flimsy and the lights that come with the product are not tall enough

Explore other options if possible.This set is very inexpensive. It comes with 2 lamps, a tripod for your camera, the tent/carrying case, and a few backdrops.The lamps are severely under-powered. In pitch black conditions, using the tent as your diffuser, and a white backdrop, I still needed to employ 2 freestanding lamps to get adequate lighting.The lamps overheat tremendously within a few minutes of use, and need to be handled with extreme caution to avoid injury.The tripod, though functional is not intended for use with a full size camera. Its something you would use with a point and shoot.The pictured set up removes the possibility of having an downlight diffused from above, This is problematic with non-white backdrops and cannot have a back light. In every instance I had undesirable shadowing. I remedied this by turning the set up on its side, and using an external diffuser and lamp.However the portability of the set up is fantastic, and the built in carrying case makes transportation easy.Needless to say, if I were to buy another portable photo-box set, I would buy something with diffusing materials on all sides apart from the opening. Unfortunately it seems that with all bundled options, to get quality shots, you will need to purchase more light sources.

The photo shows the 18"x18" light box, which at the time of purchase was $10 less. There is a CHEAP (and I DO MEAN cheap!) pop-up style 24"x24" "light-box" included, but it is NOTHING at all like the box shown in the photo.The "tripod" is VERY cheap - the wing on the ball lock for the camera mount is pathetically small - KILLS you fingers to tighten and even when I used rubber covered pliers my Canon Digital Rebel XSi is still too heavy and causes it to droop! The 18"x18" tent turned out to be acceptable, but not worth even the price it is sold at in my opinion.No, I do not hate this product, but I definitely DO NOT LIKE IT! I will POSITIVELY NEVER buy anything made by CowboyStudio EVER again!

I have mixed feelings about this item. It's a piece of s***, yet it kind of does its job. The cords are not long enough, so if you don't have extension cords and your not careful or if you have kids running around, even animals it can easily be knocked over and broken. All it takes is a little tug. The cords are that short! The legs on the lights do not have any rubbers so it slides on every kind of surface very easily. The light bulbs get hot very fast, and if you break the light bulb good luck getting it out to replace it. The camera stand is a piece of crap, but you get what you pay for on that. The light box is okay, it does its job. However, it's a stupid set up having the heavy bag (black top) on top because it starts to cave in and the edges start to move apart. The only thing holding it together is the Velcro.Overall, it does its job. However, I don't think it's worth the $40. If you can get past all the downfalls then you will like it. It works well as far as the lights, and the box. Does its job kind of if you don't mind using photoshop for corrections. could be better. I probably wouldn't recommend this item. You can probably get a better one for a little more.

Being that I am a beauty blogger I need true white light to show my readers the true color of make-up, to help them see the product, even if it is no right in front of them.I was looking for a new camera and I figured, I might as well add a light to improve quality in photos, so here's my review.First off, I was alittle surprised at the size. I was expecting a little more, but I didn't buy it for its size, I bought for the quality I would need. When I first turned it on, I was disappointed to see that it was not a true white light but a yellow candle light shade. Not so dark yellow that it turned the product a different color all together, but enough for me to know the product that I was shooting and the product that the lens captured, was not the same.Not the best, but I moved on. A big flaw is that this lamp gets WHITE HOT!!!! I'm talking about burns on your fingers if your not careful. That's not the greatest news when your constantly having to move a product different angle to get the best lighting and you have to touch this and burn your fingers. They should have a nozzle to adjust without getting burned, but I guess you get what you pay for. Another thing, was that the slits that the light shown through, were distracting when I was trying to film a tutorial for Youtube. There was a yellow slit of light on my forehead and no matter which way I turned it, there was always one showing, somewhere. :( Not good.If your looking for a light to help light up a scene, I guess you could use this, but remember you will have spots on the side of the edges because of the slits and if you don't mind burning your fingers, go for it. Its a good price, so if this is what you want, try it. I can still use mine to help me see little details, as it is bright, but not really what I was looking for. The search goes on.

The tent's nice, works well, and is what I expected.The lights definitely disappoint: even after 4 hours usage, they still give off a strong burnt plastic odor. The power switches on them stopper working well after the first approx. hour long use. This was most likely due to the overheating which they suffered from the oh halogen lamps. The same overheating also softened other portions of the plastic light fixture and, of course, caused the terrible burnt plastic odor which filled the room and adjoining rooms.The camera stand is semi usable for a light, compact point-and-shoot. Don't expect to put a DSLR on it, even a light one. It will not hold position well: the ball mount will slowly tilt down. Also takes 10+ seconds for the stand to damp out vibrations. Also had a non-functional release clamp. Perhaps it's to allow thestand to telescope? Dunno since releasing the clamp appears to do nothing and the stand simply cannot telescope. Perhaps is there to give the false appearance that the stand telescopes?

It is eh... I didn't expect a small light to shine brighter than my very large studio lights, so it does its job exactly the way it is supposed to. With one little caveat.... It gets really really hot. Not in a good way. After about 20 minutes, it smells like you are cooking something. Which unless you are taking studio pictures of someone cooking something, it is not good. I think the model was a little confused by the smell. I'll keep it. You pay exactly what you get. A small light, doing the job of a small light, but also cooking. The cooking is not an added bonus. I don't recommend it. For an inexperienced photographer, it might become a fire hazard.

Too large to really be of use to me even though it was called "table top." The white photo box is also a bit flimsy and whenever I try to use the colored backgrounds, the Velcro doesn't match up perfectly, so there ends up being a butt off white space at the top anyway. Haven't been able to use this for my needs and am on the lookout for something else with which to take photos for my website and marketing. Waste of money, but return window has closed.

Very low quality materials, the lights that come with it broke after about 3 uses. Don't waist your money this Product isn't worth it

Prouct returned - lights were so heavy they wouldn't sit on my card table. Fell off and burned my carpet. Just too frustrating

Plan to use this item to take photo for sale on line on amazon. light is too weak to have good picture with white background.I instead take picture on white countertop and it is much better

The tent is OK, but the lights are really small and don't seem to provide any lighting at all. If you are looking for a product photography light then go for a bigger wattage light. The lights are just no USE!!

Didn't help at all. No improvement in my pictures, I returned it

So many things wrong with this product. First the product design itself is flawed. This comes folded and each side folds up to create the cube. The top as pictured is the heaviest part of the item and does not have any way to secure to to the sides. Because of this, the top will of course not stay up by itself. Second the lights are not diffused so where ever you point it, will have a bright center spot instead of creating overall light inside of the cube. The final issue and the reason why I returned this is the lights emit a very, very strong burning smell and are extremely hot to the touch. I was scared that it would catch fire or burn anything that is was facing. The lights were also so hot that within a minute of it being turned on, I could not touch the lamp anywhere without oven mitts. I'm sure there are better products out there. Spend a little more and get a quality product.

As excited as I was to use this table top photo studio I was unable to. I own a larger one but liked the portability of this one and bought it in the smaller 16" size. The top very easily falls down and I presume it would do it more often in the larger tents since it has no support in the center and it will probably sag from the weight and eventually fall. It should have Velcro on the sides of what ends up being the black top, but it does not. You just have to make it stand exactly on top of the two sides. Neither of the two side lights worked so that was bad as I did not want to use my big lights which take longer to set up and much more space. The stand for the camera is not too good either. If you have a reasonably good camera I would recommend using your own, specially as you would be able to adjust the camera angle.

I had high hopes for this!The lights give off a nasty, noxious fume less than 10 seconds after turning it on. So be quick! The lights don't do a good job in diffusing the light thru the walls either.The inserted black, white, blue and red "satin" backgrounds are too reflective and look SO fake. The white actually has a yellowish hue.Also, the black over-fld onto the top is strange because it casts an overshadow. It should really be a white, translucent material like the sides.Overall, would not recommend.

I should have listened to the other reviewers here better before buying. I'm trying to return after less than 2 hours of owning it.Cons:--CHEAP (not as in cheap by dollars, but as in junk!) Flimsy.--Wire frame was bent upon arrival.--Walls are wobbly.--Supplied lights are unable to penetrate diffuser rendering them useless. Unless you put them right up to the diffuser. Which also renders them useless.--White backdrop is so thin as to allow the black of the box wall to penetrate through. Appears gray with white backdrop over it.--Backdrops are folded into squares (vs rolled) making harsh lines in them. I had to iron one for about 20 minutes at a high setting to get the wrinkles to mostly come out. But they are still there.I think a DIY option would be far more effective and probably about the same cost. I was time-crunched so I tried to order this instead. Looks like I should have done it myself as I've now invested 2x the amount of time. Hopefully Amazon accepts the return.I should mention in addition, this is my first ever return to Amazon.

Quite frankly this lighting kit was ok when i bought it. The lights run extremely hot after just a few minutes which makes them hard to adjust without getting burnt. The backdrops come wrinkled and cannot be ironed because of the synthetic material. The photo shows it with the black on top, but if photographing reflective items like metal, this doesnt work and has to sit on the black which causes the surface to be uneven. the camera stand that comes with it stands too tall for even my point and shoot and cannot be screwed tight in a angle where it can actually take a photo. and now after not even two months of having this cheap thing, one of the lights has stopped working. The light did not burn out, but something has happened with the cheap plastic and the cord. If i jiggle it, it flickers but refuses to stay on. Ill be looking somewhere else for a lighting kit.

I have had this no more than a few hours and I have already packed it up and have gotten it ready for return. The lights get scary hot and smell like burning plastic. The tent is really not that great, it does not allow for nearly enough light reflection. The tripod is nice in the sense that it is flat on the bottom, though not great quality. The carrying case arrived with stitching missing and the tripod falling out of the bottom of its space. The one background I opened had the stitching in the Velcro falling apart. I tried the product with the hope that the good reviews would outweigh the bad. All in all I feel that I would have had better luck with one of the tents that are sold alone.