Smith-Victor FLB-2 700 Watt 2-Fluorescent Light 28" Tent Kit (120VAC)

  • Price: $309.95
  • B&H # SMFLB2
  • Mfr# 402055

Product Highlights

  • 156 Total Watts as Supplied
  • 2- FL3 Fixtures, Bulbs
  • Light Stands, Shooting Tent

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The Smith-Victor FLB-2 700 Watt 2-Fluorescent Light 28" Tent Kit puts out as much light as a 700 watt tungsten halogen kit. It includes 2- FL3 Fluorescent Flood Lights, each of which accepts three screw-in fluorescent bulbs.

The 28x28x28" Smith Victor Light Tent with Black and White Sweeps is a high-quality, translucent cloth material housing for photographing small and medium products that can be lit with daylight, HMI, electronic flash, fluorescent quartz and tungsten light sources.

The Light Tent can be lit from the sides, top, back, front or can be placed on a shooting table for bottom illumination. It includes a removable white, and a black sweep, offering alternative backgrounds. Optional colored cloth or paper sets are available to add variety to backgrounds.

Shooting Tent size is suitable for multiple item jewelry setups and small objects.
Flicker-free -- good for film, digital, or video use.
Input Voltage 120V AC
Lamps 6- 26W Screw-in bulbs
Ballast In each bulb
Mounting 5/8" Baby
Weight Each Fixture: 10 lb (4.5 kg)
Dimensions Each Fixture: 16" Reflector
Kit Weight 25 lb (11.4 kg)

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Smith-Victor Two Light Fluorescent Kit with 28" Light Tent (120VAC)
 
4.5

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4.0

Bright lights, reasonable price!

By Philly Bob

from Philadelphia PA

About Me Photo Enthusiast

Verified Buyer

Pros

    Cons

    • Flimsy

    Best Uses

    • Indoors
    • Macro

    Comments about Smith-Victor Two Light Fluorescent Kit with 28" Light Tent (120VAC):

    Excellent value. This is a good kit for amateur use. Been using for macro photography. The lights are very bright and do not get hot - so you can take your time getting the right shot. Easy to adjust, the light stands are a bit lightweight, but are stable.

    Color of the fluorescents is fine, a touch blue, but very easily corrected either in camera on on the computer.

    The light heads do not attach to the stands as securely as I'd like - but for the price I am more than satisfied and would strongly recommend for the beginning / mid level amateur.

    Light tent is adequate and does flatten for storage. 16" reflectors are very big when you are looking for storage space!

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    5.0

    Finally, enough light 4 no-noise photos!

    By Kelly the Designer

    from Hartville, OH

    About Me Photo Enthusiast

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Attach Securely
    • Durable
    • Good Color Value
    • Powerful

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Indoors

      Comments about Smith-Victor Two Light Fluorescent Kit with 28" Light Tent (120VAC):

      Use: Indoor photography of medium to small products for reproduction in print and web.

      Great qualities: NICE AND BRIGHT: I finally have enough light in my photos to NO LONGER have to lighten them in photoshop, resulting in noise. Also - it's a nice balanced light, not too red or yellow or blue.
      NO MORE BACKGROUND INTRUSIONS: The tent really is a great idea to eliminate any ugly background issues.
      LOVE THE ZIPPER: Reflective images no longer cast a mirror image of my camera and tripod.
      NO MORE HARD SHADOWS: It really does give great soft light to my products.

      Not so great qualities: The table shown in the product image (holding up the tent) is not included. I knew this before purchasing, and had to use one of my fairly wide end tables.

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      5.0

      Great Kit!

      By EChord

      from Boulder, CO

      About Me Semi-pro Photographer

      Verified Buyer

      Pros

      • Consistent
      • Easy Setup
      • Lightweight
      • Reliable

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Artificial Lighting
        • Photography
        • Portraits

        Comments about Smith-Victor Two Light Fluorescent Kit with 28" Light Tent (120VAC):

        I ordered this to do product photography and I am very happy with the kit. I deliberately chose fluorescents to avoid heat issues and fire danger - and of course they run totally cool. The lamp heads are larger than I expected - but that's worked out well as the heads throw a lot of light over a large area. The tent size has also worked out very well since I use foam board as a background. It tends to be a little cleaner than fabric and doesn't wrinkle. The lights are very bright, and I have no complaints. The tent collapses down very small which makes for easy storage, and is easy to set up. The fluorescents do a pretty good job of balancing the light, though I do sometimes use a blue filter in post processing. I even used the lights to do a head shot for a web site, and found they worked very nicely for that as well. The light stands extend quite tall, and are easy to use. I found the kit worth the price.

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        4.0

        Good for Product Shoot

        By PC

        from Queens, NY

        About Me Experienced

        Verified Reviewer

        Pros

        • Easy To Use

        Cons

        • Breaks Easily
        • Bulky

        Best Uses

          Comments about Smith-Victor Two Light Fluorescent Kit with 28" Light Tent (120VAC):

          I bought this product mainly for my Jewelry business. I use this light kit with my Nikon D40X produce pretty good result in few days of adjustments. [...] This light is good for small item products and bad for large items. The light source is not strong enough.

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