Author Topic: Amazing studio flash kits under $300 (Read 19846 times)

litifeta · « **on:** August 10, 2008, 04:56 »

I am amazed at the quality of these lights I have just purchased. They are at least as good as my Alien Bees.

There is a short review on my blog here: http://stockphotoz.blogspot.com

Gino has been appointed the overseas sales representative and deals directly with stock photographers. You buy these direct from the factory and they change the plugs on site to suit your country's electrical systems. This is a direct email contact for Gino.[email protected] He will email you a full price list on request.

Artmyth · « **Reply #1 on:** August 10, 2008, 08:07 »

Your blog post says "Everything in the photo above is included in the kit which costs around $265USD."

That almost sounds 'too good to be true', 3 lights with stands and soft boxes, 2 background stands, background, and a case..

does that price u paid actually include 3 lights a background and a case?

Magnum · « **Reply #2 on:** August 10, 2008, 09:02 »

incredible!

I´m waiting for a chinese copy of Hasselblad 40Mp for 500$

litifeta · « **Reply #3 on:** August 10, 2008, 14:45 »

Does sound too good to be true. When I sent the cash I was not sure and had fully expected it was a scam.

But the stuff turned up very fast. Also Gino stayed in contact all the way. The customer service is fantastic.

Yes everything in the picture is included. Check out their website for other packs.

Of course what happens is a wholesaler buys them, adds 30% margin, then sells them to a retailer who adds 30%. While I have not asked, I believe you can order them in quantities with your own brand name. Which is probably what usually happens.

By the way, the title of the story is the link to the website. There is no referral for me.

Check out their wicked generators and battery packs.

Artmyth · « **Reply #4 on:** August 10, 2008, 15:10 »

I did find their website via the email - and browsed around.

lol I thought your blog post might have been exaggerating, - I didn't think you could get all that for that price. thanks for the comments - its tempting...

litifeta · « **Reply #5 on:** August 10, 2008, 15:38 »

it is worth asking for a price list just for . of it.

I have seen this gear before with a famous brand name on it. Interesting. I wonder if they actually make these famous brand names!

I have got stuff from China before and it looked and felt cheap. These lights definately do not feel cheap.

Jack Schiffer · « **Reply #6 on:** August 10, 2008, 15:47 »

Are the flash tubes replaceable ?

litifeta · « **Reply #7 on:** August 10, 2008, 18:28 »

Good point Jack. Once had an old set of Smith/Victors

litifeta · « **Reply #8 on:** August 10, 2008, 22:04 »

flash and modelling bulbs replaceable.

leszek · « **Reply #9 on:** August 10, 2008, 22:23 »

Found one shop in Sydney which sells one of their smaller packages for A$1300.
http://www.photo-shop-studio.com/eng/itemdetails.asp?id=TK%2D1100WS&rec=0&sql=select+%2A+from+Item%5Fe1+WHERE+Status%3C%3E%27Hidden%27+and+ItemClass1%3D%27Studio+Lighting%27+and+ItemClass2%3D%27%2D%27+and+ItemClass3%3D%27%2D%27&PriceCurrency=1

Not such a sweet deal - for about the same amount one can get a pair of Elinchromes BK400 with stands and umbrellas.

leszek · « **Reply #10 on:** August 10, 2008, 22:39 »

And (the original OP): Thanks, mate, I was not laughing this loud for a long time

after reading your blog.

"Australians can now look at Rudd and see if he can continue the work done by his ALP predecessors and drive the economy in the direction it needs to take."

Sure he can ROFLMAO

It did not take him long, did it ?

Time to update the blog with something like this maybe:

"Australians are now looking at how quickly they can kick him out in order to save whatever is left of the economy"

litifeta · « **Reply #11 on:** August 11, 2008, 17:25 »

lmao at me ... I tried to delete that blog but it wont let me ...

litifeta · « **Reply #12 on:** August 11, 2008, 18:00 »

Quote from: leszek on August 10, 2008, 22:23

Found one shop in Sydney which sells one of their smaller packages for A$1300.
http://www.photo-shop-studio.com/eng/itemdetails.asp?id=TK%2D1100WS&rec=0&sql=select+%2A+from+Item%5Fe1+WHERE+Status%3C%3E%27Hidden%27+and+ItemClass1%3D%27Studio+Lighting%27+and+ItemClass2%3D%27%2D%27+and+ItemClass3%3D%27%2D%27&PriceCurrency=1

Not such a sweet deal - for about the same amount one can get a pair of Elinchromes BK400 with stands and umbrellas.

Just checked the price list they gave me. This is about $550 direct from the factory. Not a bad mark up hey.

Artmyth · « **Reply #13 on:** August 11, 2008, 18:12 »

Quote from: litifeta on August 10, 2008, 04:56

SNIP - You buy these direct from the factory and they change the plugs on site to suit your country's electrical systems. This is a direct email contact for Gino.--snip

I just got a reply, and gino stated that these are unavailable in 110 v - ie for north america - oh well thanks for the heads up anyway

Phil · « **Reply #14 on:** August 11, 2008, 20:52 »

thanks for this, nice to see something we can use here, everything always seems to be 110v. been trying to decide whether to save for the elinchroms or buy cheap ones that may need replacing in 6+ months. most of the cheapies really arent that cheap, but I will definetly look further into this.

re blog, feel the same way about the landscapes and

I love the comment

"Then I got the heavy metal son out..."

this involve crowbars

or bribery

Phil

Phil · « **Reply #15 on:** August 11, 2008, 21:09 »

Quote from: leszek on August 10, 2008, 22:23

Found one shop in Sydney which sells one of their smaller packages for A$1300.
http://www.photo-shop-studio.com/eng/itemdetails.asp?id=TK%2D1100WS&rec=0&sql=select+%2A+from+Item%5Fe1+WHERE+Status%3C%3E%27Hidden%27+and+ItemClass1%3D%27Studio+Lighting%27+and+ItemClass2%3D%27%2D%27+and+ItemClass3%3D%27%2D%27&PriceCurrency=1

Not such a sweet deal - for about the same amount one can get a pair of Elinchromes BK400 with stands and umbrellas.

that set is different one from litifetas, I have emailed for pricing, it will be interesting to see the markup

coz at that price I drop a light and pickup the elinchrom d-lite 4 kit

phil

litifeta · « **Reply #16 on:** August 11, 2008, 23:19 »

Quote from: clearviewstock on August 11, 2008, 20:52

"Then I got the heavy metal son out..."

this involve crowbars or bribery

Phil

Bribery of course. He is 16. Life revolves around World of Warcraft, wearing smelly clothes, and grunting.

Re Clearview, yeah I know it is a different kit. I got the price for all the kits. But you are right, over $1000 I would not waste money unless it was Elinchrom.

Phil · « **Reply #17 on:** August 11, 2008, 23:42 »

at the price you paid for yours it looks great, I use a couple of vivitar 285 flash's and I couldn't buy 3 of them for that price let alone stands etc (and not to mention the 10-20sec recycle time

thanks
Phil

Bettyboop · « **Reply #18 on:** August 12, 2008, 04:36 »

They want to be paid by Western Union. There's no comeback with that and I avoid WU like trhe plague for that reason.

leszek · « **Reply #19 on:** August 12, 2008, 17:12 »

If one wants something which beats Broncolor monolights

then look no further than here:

Comparison table:
http://www.dragonimage.com.au/testiomnials.asp?id=12

and some of the flashes:
http://www.dragonimage.com.au/product.asp?id=578
http://www.dragonimage.com.au/product.asp?id=607

(And - this are not HK$ where the price is given).

Well - they look good, but it would take some doing to beat Broncolor at their own game.

litifeta · « **Reply #20 on:** August 13, 2008, 00:00 »

Quote from: leszek on August 12, 2008, 17:12

If one wants something which beats Broncolor monolights then look no further than here:

Yah man ... but we are talking about 2 different things. I would love a pro studio kit costing thousands as well.

The stuff I got came direct from the factory. The prices are quoted in RMB (Yuan) and they accept USD which is yuan / 6.8.

leszek · « **Reply #21 on:** August 13, 2008, 03:45 »

Well - I am not sure. The stuff looks good, has some impressive specs, but God knows how long it will be around and what kind of support one may expect in 5 years time. That's why I am getting "budget" White Lightning set (4 monolights with 300" Ws total).

Phil · « **Reply #22 on:** August 13, 2008, 06:57 »

just got the price list. The pricing is very impressive across the entire range, obvisously wouldn't expect top brand quality, but looks a lot better than ebay.

garycookson · « **Reply #23 on:** August 27, 2008, 20:57 »

Thanks for introducing us all to Boling. I had a good chat with Gino via email and ended up buying one of the portable kits they sell and a couple of softboxes. It's a nifty little unit and features 2 x 300w strobes that run off a battery pack. You can plug into the mains as well so you could use in a studio.

Quality of softboxes is fantastic, lights seem well made and use standard flash tubes. Haven't used them in anger yet but they recycle quickly just in a test. The package all fits in a nice little box which was supplied.

Communication was good, paying by Western Union was a painful process but the goods turned up very quickly.

I asked why they don't use Paypal and it seems Paypal impose a few restrictions on them because of being in mainland China.

Cheers
Gary

arquiplay77 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 16, 2009, 12:03 »

well, i guess I'm reliving this post.
I'm interested in this kits, have been looking for something cheap to start testing, but i have no idea on light equipment so i wanted to do some "stupid" questions.
will this kit be enough to start shooting? don't i need something else to shoot the flashes, like a remote shooter? are they TTL synchronized with my camera (Nikon D80)? if so, what else do i need to buy? some sincro cable or something like that?

As you would see, I'm totally new at this.
Thank you for your time

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