Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC)
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- Impact Air-cushioned Light Stand (Black 8') $32.95 Value
- Price: $139.95
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- B&H # IMEX100AK
- Mfr# EX100A-KI
Product Highlights
- 100W/s
- Includes 24x24" Softbox
The Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC) is an economical 100 watt/second monolight with modeling light and power variator. This kit includes a softbox with mounting ring, to soften the light output.
- The 24 x 24" included softbox has a silver interior for crisper highlights.
- Sync Cord with Monoplug to PC included
- Line sync voltage is only 4.3VDC -- safe for any camera's circuitry
| Maximum Watt/Seconds | 100 |
| Guide Number | f/8 @ 10' @ ISO 100, with reflector |
| Recycle Time | 3 sec @ full power |
| Flash Duration |
1/1500 sec @ min power 1/1000 sec @ full power |
| Flash Variability | Full to 1/8 power |
| User Replaceable Flashtube | Yes |
| Changeable Reflector | Yes |
| Modeling Light Wattage | 60 |
| Voltage Stabilization | No |
| Flash Ready Indicator | LED on test button |
| Operating Voltage | 120VAC, 50/60 Hz |
| Built-in Slave Cell | Yes |
| Circuit Protection | Fuse |
| Fan Cooled | No |
| Auto Dump | No |
| Dimensions | 9.5 x 7.75 x 5" LxHxW (without reflector) |
| Weight | 2.6 lbs (1.2 kg) |
| Kit Weight | 8 lb (3.6 kg) |
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REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 101 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
97%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Durable (46)
- Easy to use (35)
- Lightweight (35)
- Good color value (23)
- Good power output (23)
Cons
- Weak (4)
- Flimsy (3)
Best Uses
- Portraits (45)
- Indoors (43)
- General purpose (33)
- Studio (27)
- Low light (21)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Semi-pro photographer (27), Semi-professional (17), Photo enthusiast (13), Enthusiast (10), Pro photographer (10)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (63)
Most Liked Positive Review
Perfect Starter Strobe
B&H customer support helped with all my questions about this product when purchasing it. They also offered support on how to set up and use the strobe. The strobe was easy to ...Read complete review
B&H customer support helped with all my questions about this product when purchasing it. They also offered support on how to set up and use the strobe. The strobe was easy to use with my Canon 40D right out of the box so no phone call was necessary. Using the strobe and soft box help eliminate all the hard shadows when taken pictures of my pets. Now I can use my 430EX as a fill-in flash. Strobe performs exactly the way I was hoping, and I will be looking into remote fire capabilities in the future.
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Most Liked Negative Review
Good while it lasted
I've had this set for about two years, and it's gotten occasional use -- meaning I used it maybe once a month, and each use saw 200-400 firings.
The light stan...Read complete review
I've had this set for about two years, and it's gotten occasional use -- meaning I used it maybe once a month, and each use saw 200-400 firings.
The light stand included is pretty good, the softbox is OK (hard to set up, and I could never get mine to seem *perfectly* put together). The flash itself was pretty great, it gave off great light and was very reliable. Wish it had a way to turn off the slave, but overall I was pretty happy with it.
Then I was shooting a friend's maternity photos last weekend, and the flash committed suicide. The bulb didn't blow -- in fact, I still have the original bulb. But something internally popped, very loudly, and the unit visibly put off quite a bit of smoke. And now when I shake it there's stuff rattling around inside, no doubt the shreds of whatever exploded inside. I'll probably dissect it out of curiosity, and who knows, maybe it's fixable.
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Pros
- Durable
- Long-Lasting
- Powerful
Cons
Best Uses
- General Use
- Indoors
- Low Light
- Portraits
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
Works great, exactly as described.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
- Powerful
Cons
Best Uses
- General Use
- Portraits
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
I like it because being a few watts has good power lighting, I can put high speed shooter f 8 or more
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Indoors
- Portraits
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
This is a good light kit, easy to assemble and good quality.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Indoors
- Low Light
- Portraits
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
This is a good light kit for the price. Everything came as advertised and was easy to put together.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Good Color Value
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- General Use
- Indoors
- Portraits
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
Just got two of these to try taking my photography to the next level. I have been using them with my Nikon D-7000, they have been super easy. I did end up getting a radio trigger to forego the cables and it was totally worth the added expense. It took about fifteen minutes to get them set up and only a half hour or so to start really getting the feel of how to use them well (with no training and this being my first attempt to use studio lighting). The only issue I've had was that one of the two lights was missing the soft-box mounting clips on the mounting ring(this is the only reason that I'm giving these four stars instead of five) - but B&H was great and contacted the manufacturer for me and the new clips are supposedly on their way to me.
I've been very VERY happy with the quality of shots I've been taking since getting these lights - I highly recommend trying them out if your are wanting to try studio lighting without a super high price tag!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Lightweight
- Powerful
Cons
Best Uses
- General Use
- Indoors
- Low Light
- Night Time
- Outdoors
- Portraits
- Special Events
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
Really good product. I thought that 100watts were not gonna be enough, but i was great. And excelent price and very easy to take anywhere.
I recomende it.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
- Recommended:
- Impact AC 16 Channel Radio Slave transmitter
Pros
- Durable
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Home
- Studio
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
easy to use, respond excellent, easy to move
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Portraits
- Studio
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
Good build quality
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Easy To Use
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Macro Photography
- Portraits
- Studio
- Traveling
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
I actually bought the "EX100 Ultimate Creative Portrait Kit (120VAC)" with Chroma Key kit. The monolights are very good and I would buy them again. The packaged photo key kit is more of a freebie gimmick. It's a light version of an outdated version (version 2). The company is currently selling version 5. And the light version is so crippled that it was useless to me.
As for the monolights I'm loving them although photo-trigger on the lights doesn't trigger if I have the master set to it's full low setting. A bit of aluminum foil to reflect the flash helps. They do trigger reliably at all mid to high settings. This is my first set of strobes and they were a breeze to set up and use. I find the 10' stands more usefull than I thought I would.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Home
- Portraits
- Studio
- Traveling
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
Great affordable set-up and super for travel & use for on-location shooting.Very portable & I love the case & how it all fits perfectly for simple ease of travel.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Home
- Macro Photography
- Portraits
- Studio
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
B&H customer support helped with all my questions about this product when purchasing it. They also offered support on how to set up and use the strobe. The strobe was easy to use with my Canon 40D right out of the box so no phone call was necessary. Using the strobe and soft box help eliminate all the hard shadows when taken pictures of my pets. Now I can use my 430EX as a fill-in flash. Strobe performs exactly the way I was hoping, and I will be looking into remote fire capabilities in the future.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Pros
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
- Reliable
Cons
- Poor Soft-box
Best Uses
- Everyday use
- Home
- Portraits
- Studio
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
I have been using this light for a few weeks and I like it a lot. I now have a small studio and this light is perfect. The only thing I don't like is the soft-box. Even with help, I have been unable to set it up. I finally ordered an umbrella to use with the light. So far, so good.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
- Reliable
Cons
- I have no cons
Best Uses
- Everyday use
- Home
- Portraits
- Studio
- Traveling
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
The product is just perfect, the prize and the functions are exactly what I was lookinf for, because I it fits perfect with the activity that I been doing.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Home
- Macro Photography
- Portraits
- Studio
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
You get more than what you pay for this kit. Works great and easy to use. This is my first lighting kit and after researching for other products this was the best choice. Light is consistent and reload very fast.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
- Reliable
Cons
- Very Loud Beep
Best Uses
- Portraits
- Studio
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
Very happy with these strobes for in my in home studio. I do most of my photography work outdoors, but occasionally I have clients ask for more formal portraits, which I'm happy to oblige in my in home studio. I don't need anything super fancy, and thusly super expensive. I use the softbox on strobe, and an umbrella on the other and it gives me fantastic, even lighting!
These may not be perfect for a busy studio, but for me and the handful of studio shots I do a year they work great!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Home
- Portraits
- Studio
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
mono light kit was a great buy for me since iam a beginner to lighting/ studio photography i will recommend to anybody looking to start an in home studio
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Easy To Use
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Portraits
- Studio
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
I use this light in my studio and I love it! Has variety of options so I can get the right lighting for my shot!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
Cons
Best Uses
- Home
- Macro Photography
- Portraits
- Studio
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
Not that powerful but for my still life shoots it surely fits the purpose
easy to use
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Easy To Use
Cons
Best Uses
- Portraits
- Studio
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
i got 2 of these lights as part of a kit they are easy to use and have been giving me consistent output. i would recommend these lights to anyone looking for budget studio lighting.
only problem i have had was the modeling light is dim and i popped one putting on the soft box but other than that still very good lights
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Easy To Use
- Lightweight
- Reliable
- Very Fast Recycle Time
Cons
Best Uses
- Everyday use
- Home
- Macro Photography
- Portraits
- Traveling
Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):
I submitted a review of the 400 W/s Impact lights and I have to say I'm in love with my 100 W/s too.It has some pros over the 400 W/s that I really like, mostly the VERY fast recycle time and the dial to adjust power (as opposed to the digital controls of the other lights).Of course, the power is low. Someone coming from a "Strobist" background would really appreciate this step up, but when shooting studio portraits at f/11 or higher, 100 W/s isn't good enough for anything but additional lighting; It can't be your key. For more artistic portraits, or for food photography, when your aperture is likely opened up, this light really shines. All in all, I love it. I love the ease of use, its durability and its portability. The ultra-fast recycle time is wonderful. Great light!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
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