Umbrella Light kit on Ebay

*HogRider* · 09-27-2009, 12:15 PM

Hi guys . Haven't posted for quite some time here, but I am getting slowly back into photography again. I have done a lot of watch photography and other table top stuff lately. I do have a small light box for table top photography but most of time it is very inconvenient to use or too limiting.

I thought about getting one of those kits from eBay:

Umbrella Light Kit

What do you think? Does anybody here maybe have that kit and what do you think about it. Any suggestions welcome. Is this a good deal for the money?

Thanks.

Russell-Evans · 09-27-2009, 09:47 PM

Originally Posted by HogRider

What do you think? Does anybody here maybe have that kit and what do you think about it. Any suggestions welcome. Is this a good deal for the money?

The price seems to be pretty low by photography standards. $60 for the setup seems pretty low risk to me, but I've been poorer in the past, so know any amount of money can seem high risk. I would think the bulbs arriving intact would be the only concern. I would buy a couple of flash mount brackets to go with it for those times you don't want to use continuous lighting.

Thank you
Russell

PolishMike · 09-28-2009, 03:41 AM

Seems like an alright deal. (Cheap e-bay) light stands tend to be $15 a pop, umbrellas and flash brackets for about $7, not sure abut the bulbs.

It seems like the umbrella holders of this kit could be used to mount a speedlight, but I could be wrong.

Not sure, as I'm no macro expert - are 33" umbrellas on full-size stands the right tool for watch photogprahy? Would you not want a smaller setup?

*HogRider* · 09-28-2009, 08:22 AM

Thanks! I'll probably go for it. I need the size as I photograph other things also. The light box I use right now is not very flexible and limits me in size even with watches. Some time I want to set up a little scene with background and than the light box is too small.