This Nanlite Bundle of Joy Lighting Kit from B&H is an ideal starter kit for video production and vlogging. It includes the FS-300B LED Bi-Color Monolight, a 7' parabolic umbrella, and a heavy-duty 9.5' light stand.
The FS-300B Bi-Color LED Monolight from Nanlite is an AC powered, bi-color LED fixture engineered to provide maximum output while maintaining an even light spread. A true, all-in-one monolight, the FS-300B employs a large LED array and a precision-engineered reflector to emit up to 38,720 lux of 5600K daylight-balanced light at 3.3', and its bi-color design allows it to provide a CCT range of 2700-6500K, all while maintaining a high CRI/TLCI of 96/97, ensuring accurate color rendition.
Built-in Bluetooth wireless capacity allows the FS-300B to be controlled with the free NANLINK mobile app for iOS and Android. In addition, built-in 2.4 GHz provides remote wireless control by using the separately available WS-RC-C2 remote control, or the WS-TB-1 transmitter box for more elaborate setups.
This Impact Heavy-Duty Air-Cushioned Light Stand is a black anodized aluminum support that rises to a height of 9.5' and folds down to 42" for storage and transport. The stand will handle up to 22 lb and is topped with a removable 5/8" spigot with 1/4"-20 and 3/8"-16 threads. It has a wide footprint of 52" for greater stability. Air cushioning gently lowers the light when making height adjustments to protect equipment and fingers.
If you had to choose a single light shaping tool, you might do well to pick the Impact 7' Improved Parabolic Umbrella with a black exterior and a white interior. First of all, it's a huge broad light source that wraps light around your subject, yielding clean highlights and rich open shadows. But due to the special shape of the umbrella there's a unique mix of soft enveloping light with the kind of crisp detail you only get from reflectors. Put another way, if you combined a beauty dish with a softbox, you'd have a parabolic umbrella.
This umbrella has a unique structural design as well. Instead of bendable metal, the 16 inner ribs are made of durable fiberglass. The fixed black backing ensures that all of the light output is bounced back on your subject instead of through the umbrella. You can also vary the light-to-umbrella distance along the shaft for a harder or softer look, or for longer throw capability. In addition, an optional diffuser is available for this umbrella, which effectively converts it to a large softbox with just a 1/2 stop loss of output.
The umbrella features an improved finger-friendly locking mechanism for secure and fast set up and break down.
The 7' Parabolic Umbrella Diffuser from Impact is a translucent light modifier that fits over the Parabolic Umbrella and converts it to a large softbox with just a 1/2 stop loss of output. The resulting soft, flattering quality of light is well-suited to portraiture, group shots or any subject that requires open shadows and low contrast. The diffuser is designed to fit the Impact 7' silver, white and translucent versions of the umbrella (Impact UP-7S, UP-7WB, UP-7T). It can also be used with most other brand 7' parabolic umbrellas (e.g. Westcott, Photoflex, etc.).
