
If you are: 1. On a budget. 2. Don't care to have anything fancy. 3. Doing semi/professional photo/video work. 4. Will not be moving the light set around from one location to another. 5. Do not plan on disassembling and reassembling the light set often. Then this light set is perfect because you will get the most bang for the buck! However, if you plan on moving from one location to another often and assembling/disassembling the light set frequently, then I do not recommend it. 10-27-10 UPDATE: OK folks, I have been flooded with questions about the light kit since I put up my video review and have been busy and haven't had a chance to answer any of them so here are some answers and a quick update. I have used the lights almost EVERYDAY since I bought them at the beginning of 2010 and they work great! The light switches, bulbs, hoods, etc. all work fine. Pay close attention to what I said in the video about over tightening the screw and "cracking" the plastic neck piece in my video. Don't over tighten it and you should be fine. The lights work really well for me cause I don't move them around much. If you plan on breaking it down and setting it up often cause you are shooting in a different location all the time then don't buy these lights. They say it's portable but it's really not durable enough for repeated assembly/disassembly. However, if you plan on just moving it around inside the studio and rarely have plans to disassemble it, then I think it's the best bang for <b>...</b>
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