Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC)

  • Includes Free:
  • Impact Air-cushioned Light Stand (Black, 8') & Impact 32" Convertible Umbrella ($44.90 Total Value)
  • Price: $139.95
  • GBP 88.28
  • Includes Free:
  • Impact Air-cushioned Light Stand (Black, 8') & Impact 32" Convertible Umbrella ($44.90 Total Value)
  • B&H # IMEX100AK
  • Mfr# EX100A-KI

Product Highlights

  • 100W/s
  • 24x24" Softbox, Stand
  • 32" Convertible Umbrella

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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. A 32" convertible umbrella is also included to offer a crisper bounce or shoot-through option. The air cushioned light stand supports it all up to a height of 8 feet.

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 ~5 lb (2.3 kg)

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Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC)
 
4.3

(based on 63 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (29)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (25)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (7)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (2)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (0)

94%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Durable (23)
  • Attach securely (20)
  • Good color value (19)
  • Good power output (17)
  • Easy to use (13)

Cons

  • Weak (3)

Best Uses

  • Indoors (33)
  • General purpose (25)
  • Portraits (15)
  • Low light (13)
  • Outdoor events / games (8)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Semi-pro photographer (19), Photo enthusiast (12), Pro photographer (8), Semi-professional (8), Casual photographer (4)
    • Was this a gift?:
    • No (28)

Most Liked Positive Review

 

New Flash - PfH loves his new monolight

I purchased this product as part of a 3 monolight package (2 VSD400's and 1 EX100A) that also included 3 stands (one a boom stand), 2 umbrellas, a soft box and ...Read complete review

I purchased this product as part of a 3 monolight package (2 VSD400's and 1 EX100A) that also included 3 stands (one a boom stand), 2 umbrellas, a soft box and a radio controlled trigger. My review will reflect not only my satisfaction with this particular product - but with the entire package. Some of you who are reading this review will want to check out the package deals that include this product. I would certainly recommend a package if you are looking for a complete set up.

To begin with - I was impressed with the amount of quality equipment for the cost. The package is a great option for those who need a pro-quality lighting set up at a reasonable price. I suspect that if I was a full time pro I might want something more substantial -- but since I only shoot part time and did not want to spend a fortune on lighting equipment -- this was a great buy.

This particular product (EX100A) is well designed. It has a nice tactile feel. It has intuitive controls. I had it out of the box, set up, and working within a half hour. I use it for individual, couples and small group portraits, and for photographing objects. The results of my test shots were fabulous, as were my first sessions with real people. I am looking forward to experimenting with other uses.

One of the better features of EX100A is the the soft box that was included in the package deal. Though it was a bit tricky to assembly and attach, the quality of the lighting was outstanding, and the quality of my photos took a big step forward when I started using it.

So if you are thinking about this product, go for it. I give it four stars - and for me that is pretty much a top rating because I like to keep the five star rating for those relatively few items that are truly the best of the best.

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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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5.0

get our bang for your buck

By graphicgore

from glendale,az

About Me Semi-pro Photographer

Verified Buyer

Pros

  • Durable
  • Powerful

Cons

  • Annyoing beep noice

Best Uses

  • Indoors

Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

these cant be beat for price

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4.0

Great lights

By vamshi

from seattle, wa

About Me Casual Photographer

Verified Buyer

Pros

  • Attach Securely
  • Powerful

Cons

    Best Uses

    • General Use
    • Indoors

    Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

    Fantastic lights and worth the cost. I am an amateur and am blown away by the pictures.

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    • No

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    5.0

    Reliable and excellent value

    By OpsyA4

    from Boston, MA

    About Me Semi-pro Photographer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Durable

    Cons

    • Low 100 WS power

    Best Uses

    • Indoors
    • Portraits

    Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

    I have purchased as two sets of two monolight kits. It is easy to set up and use.

    I have read about the review on the difficulty of assembling the light box. It was true. Two person's effort was initially needed. Soon, after a couple of practices, I am able to easily assemble and disassembly without another person's help.

    Based on my Nikon camera, the color temperature is slight higher than I expected, which is slight above 5500K.

    I am able to trigger the light with my built-in flash even at 1/125th power.

    It is excellent to take portrait or one person full length shoots. If you need to take group pictures, then you might want a higher power model. I plan to upgrade to a higher power Impact moonlight kit.

    In short, it is reliable, and holds an excellent value. Highly recommended.

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    • No

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    5.0

    Great kit to start with

    By PhlipOutPhoto

    from Knoxville, TN

    About Me Semi-pro Photographer

    Pros

    • Good Color Value
    • Powerful

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • General Use
      • Indoors
      • Outdoors
      • Portraits
      • Product photography

      Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

      I've used it for portraits of my girls as well as using the softbox for some stop motion video. It's very versatile. The softbox produces beatiful soft light, but it does take a couple times putting it together to get used to it. I'd like it to have a larger umbrella, but for the price I'll just buy an extra large umbrella. Love the air-cushioned stand. It's not a $500 kit, but for the price it's great to start off with. After I got my camera set right (Canon 60d) I used the camera flash to trigger it, and it worked fine. Note: the sync cord that comes with the kit will not work with the 60D which doesn't have a pc sync port. You have to either use the pop-up flash as a trigger or buy a pc adapter to mount to the flash of the camera then use the sync cord.

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      • Yes

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      5.0

      Monolight Kit Great Value

      By OrrionFilms

      from Kosciusko, MS

      About Me Pro Photographer

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • Durable
      • Good Color Value
      • Long-Lasting
      • Powerful

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • General Use
        • Indoors
        • Outdoors
        • Portraits
        • Special Events

        Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

        This unit is a great value. For what you pay and what you get it is surprising. The unit works well especially used as a slave unit. The only downside is the unit has some slightly weak plastic construction and the soft box is a pain to use. But you get what you pay for and this item is a fantastic deal at such a low price. If you need a cost effective unit for some simple photo work this unit is great.

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        3.0

        First Monolight kit used

        By DarrinD

        from Missouri

        About Me Photo Enthusiast

        Verified Buyer

        Pros

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • General Use
            • Low Light

            Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

            Used to do single and group portraits. It takes a moment to set up but once assembled it works fine. It is my first kit so I cannot compare to others. Fortunatly I have not lost any parts yet since there are a few that would be easily lost or damaged (metal rods and plastic brackets in housings.

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            4.0

            Nice bang for the buck

            By Multicore

            from Victorville, CA

            About Me Photo Enthusiast

            Verified Buyer

            Pros

            • Attach Securely
            • Powerful

            Cons

              Best Uses

              • General Use
              • Indoors
              • Low Light

              Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

              This is a very nice monolight for the money. Moderately high output, and variable down to 1/8th power.

              It does not come with a modeling light, for what that's worth.

              Love the 'ready' beep.

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              5.0

              Monolight Kit

              By Michelle

              from Buckeye, AZ

              About Me Semi-pro Photographer

              Verified Buyer

              Pros

              • Durable
              • Long-Lasting
              • Powerful

              Cons

                Best Uses

                • Indoors
                • Low Light

                Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

                This kit was part of a package I purchased. This light works perfect as an overhead light or low powered light.

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                • No

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                4.0

                Background illumination made simple

                By Nate

                from Rochester, NY

                About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                Verified Buyer

                Pros

                • Floor-stand included
                • Simple adjustment panel

                Cons

                • Flimsy

                Best Uses

                • Background illumination
                • In-Studio

                Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

                This kit provides me a simple way to do background illumination. One of the included accessories was a very low light stand that allows you to screw in a light mount to one of the legs for an "on-the-floor" mounting point. This allows me to illuminate backgrounds at any angle, and with any subject (even very small children!).

                The light is just a plastic unit, so some care will be needed when packing/transporting/storing this light, but it works well for my needs.

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                5.0

                High quality product

                By Redflametech

                from tulsa, ok

                About Me Photo Enthusiast

                Verified Buyer

                Pros

                • Durable
                • High Quality

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                    Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

                    For the inexpensive cost, this monolight is amazing. The included softbox and stand are great quality as well.

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                    4.0

                    Great product

                    By jackrabbit

                    from South Dakota

                    Verified Buyer

                    Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

                    Great Product

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                    5.0

                    Great Product

                    By [@]

                    from Riverside,Ca

                    About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                    Verified Buyer

                    Pros

                    • Long-Lasting

                    Cons

                      Best Uses

                        Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

                        The Price and quality of this product can't be beat. I used this mono light for my home studio and always get great results, Also I used it for some on locations main light. The cherry on the top is the amazing price.

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                        4.0

                        good value for the money

                        By good value for the money Light

                        from KOna, HI

                        About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                        Verified Buyer

                        Pros

                        • Durable

                        Cons

                          Best Uses

                            Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

                            Recycle time a little longer than I would hope, but works great.

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                            • No

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                            3.0

                            Good value for starter

                            By Skywalker

                            from Canada

                            About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                            Pros

                            • Good Color Value

                            Cons

                            • Hard to align umbera

                            Best Uses

                            • Indoors

                            Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

                            Use for a simple set up of indoor portrait. Set up is easy but the umbera is hard to attached to the stand. The hole in the reflector just not align with the stand. Over all, with this price you can't ask too much.

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                            4.0

                            great deal

                            By wally

                            from florida

                            Verified Buyer

                            Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

                            ideal for home portraits and macro
                            great price

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                            5.0

                            I really think this is good tool.

                            By HHP8

                            from Tokyo Japan

                            About Me Casual Photographer

                            Verified Buyer

                            Pros

                              Cons

                                Best Uses

                                  Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

                                  Everything is perfect except noisy beep.
                                  Does somebody know how to stop it?

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                                  5.0

                                  Great Product!!

                                  By Mikelove

                                  from Baltimore, MD

                                  About Me Semi-pro Photographer

                                  Verified Buyer

                                  Pros

                                  • Attach Securely
                                  • Durable
                                  • Good Color Value
                                  • Long-Lasting
                                  • Powerful

                                  Cons

                                    Best Uses

                                    • Indoors
                                    • Low Light
                                    • Night Time
                                    • Special Events

                                    Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

                                    My product is used for studio purposes.

                                    The Monolight Kit is awesome and works as expected.
                                    I would suggest this product to anyone searching for a great Monolight Kit

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                                    5.0

                                    Great Light

                                    By Fredda

                                    from New York, NY

                                    About Me Photo Enthusiast

                                    Verified Buyer

                                    Pros

                                    • Great Value

                                    Cons

                                      Best Uses

                                      • General Use
                                      • Indoors

                                      Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

                                      It is lightweight and worked well for my portrait job.

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                                      • No

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                                      4.0

                                      Nice product for the money.

                                      By Millzy

                                      from Beacon Falls, CT

                                      About Me Pro Photographer

                                      Verified Buyer

                                      Pros

                                      • Complete kit
                                      • Good price value
                                      • Portability

                                      Cons

                                      • Ready beep is too loud

                                      Best Uses

                                      • Portraits
                                      • Product photography
                                      • Still Life

                                      Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

                                      I am very happy with this kit. The lights, soft boxes and stands are very good quality considering the price. I did some quick tests and there is plenty of light for portrait and still life work. Even with the soft boxes on and baffled, I still needed to turn the main light down to 1/2 power. For studio and location portraits, these fit the bill perfectly.

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                                      5.0

                                      Love it

                                      By King Dado- UVUDU?Imaging

                                      from Nashville

                                      About Me Pro Photographer

                                      Verified Buyer

                                      Pros

                                      • Durable
                                      • Great price

                                      Cons

                                        Best Uses

                                        • Indoors

                                        Comments about Impact One Monolight Kit (120VAC):

                                        So I have been a pretty accomplished semi pro photographer for years...but always was too cheap to buy quality lights. Well, little did I know that you CAN get quality lights with out the huge price. These Impact Monolights rock. Easy to work with and professional quality...and the price was great!

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