The Westcott Erin Manning Home Studio Lighting Kit (120VAC) is a great way to start shooting studio-type photographs: the kit includes two standard Edison lamp base light fixtures, two 85W daylight-balanced fluorescent bulbs, two 6.5' light stands, two 20x20" softboxes, and an educational DVD to get you started. The fluorescent bulbs each have an approximate life of more than 8,000 hours and are 5500K daylight bulbs.
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I'm a photo enthusiast and family photographer, so I use this product to take photos of my family, friends, products, and food. This product is easy to assemble, transport, and store. ...Read complete review
I'm a photo enthusiast and family photographer, so I use this product to take photos of my family, friends, products, and food. This product is easy to assemble, transport, and store. I haven't found anything bad to say about this product.
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Weak. Light stands are not good.
I ended up up returning this. The light stands are very cheaply built. Maybe I'm just too used to using Manfrottos but I found these light stands too difficult to open (I ended up...Read complete review
I ended up up returning this. The light stands are very cheaply built. Maybe I'm just too used to using Manfrottos but I found these light stands too difficult to open (I ended up jamming my fingers a few times). The quality of the lights is good but I found it to be too weak for studio photography.
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Comments about Westcott Erin Manning Home Studio Lighting Kit (120VAC):
Purchased for my home video studio, this Erin Manning lighting kit was easy to set up and easy to use. Both strong and light-weight, I would certainly recommend this item for anyone setting up a small office studio.
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I bought these lights to do indoor portraits. It's very easy to set up and take down. The quality of the lights is better than I expected and the educational dvd was very informative. It was nice to see them in use since I have never used studio lights. The only reason for the missing star was that it came to me missing a part. I contacted B&H and the manufacturer sent it right out to me.
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I ended up up returning this. The light stands are very cheaply built. Maybe I'm just too used to using Manfrottos but I found these light stands too difficult to open (I ended up jamming my fingers a few times). The quality of the lights is good but I found it to be too weak for studio photography.
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Comments about Westcott Erin Manning Home Studio Lighting Kit (120VAC):
Great addition for a low-budget studio.
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Perfect for beginners and semi-pro
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Simple effective CU lighting for interviews.
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Comments about Westcott Erin Manning Home Studio Lighting Kit (120VAC):
I use these lights for mostly interviews. I just used it for an awesom hip hop cypher session. Very easy to set up. Not super bright tho.
For the price excellent!
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Comments about Westcott Erin Manning Home Studio Lighting Kit (120VAC):
This is a good product for the price. Very easy to assemble. Works great. The only negative aspect is it does not have a case, that would have been nice.
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Comments about Westcott Erin Manning Home Studio Lighting Kit (120VAC):
The light kit works great. It is easy to assemble and the stand is variable. The bulb has a true color.
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Comments about Westcott Erin Manning Home Studio Lighting Kit (120VAC):
I'm a photo enthusiast and family photographer, so I use this product to take photos of my family, friends, products, and food. This product is easy to assemble, transport, and store. I haven't found anything bad to say about this product.
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Comments about Westcott Erin Manning Home Studio Lighting Kit (120VAC):
I used this product to take photos of my daughter indoors without the harsh camera flash. I assembled the lighting system in twenty minute after watching the educational video. For the price I think the system is great to take photos of your family. The lamps are very bright, cool to the touch, and safe to use around small children.
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