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I got this as a Christmas gift. They were selling these for $16 shipped. Because of the low price I did not expect much. Therefore, I am not disappointed.
One of bulbs lasted two minutes and then burned out. Replacements are about $5 at Target so now I'm in for $21 (really $26 because I bought two bulbs so I have a spare). The rest of the kit is fun to play with, if not high quality. One thing I can say is that the tripod (maybe not this one but A TRIPOD) is needed if you want to take decent pictures. Also, a camera with a macro mode and a timer so you can set the shutter release and let go of the camera for a steady shot. I found setting up the box interesting. It seems as if the parts are assembled upside down or inside out or something weird. I was able to get it to stay together using some velcro tabs that I had on my workbench. It seems better now. The box is small and as long as you want to shoot items about the size of a watch you are OK. It is nice that everything fits back inside the case when you are done. And, it has made the quality of my pictures much better. Mostly because you can use the box to filter the light and eliminate the glare that I was getting before using the box. Not good for on the wrist shots at all, too small an area! It will take some practice but I think this is worth the $16 dollars spent on it.
I give it ***.
I got this as a Christmas gift. They were selling these for $16 shipped. Because of the low price I did not expect much. Therefore, I am not disappointed.
One of bulbs lasted two minutes and then burned out. Replacements are about $5 at Target so now I'm in for $21 (really $26 because I bought two bulbs so I have a spare). The rest of the kit is fun to play with, if not high quality. One thing I can say is that the tripod (maybe not this one but A TRIPOD) is needed if you want to take decent pictures. Also, a camera with a macro mode and a timer so you can set the shutter release and let go of the camera for a steady shot. I found setting up the box interesting. It seems as if the parts are assembled upside down or inside out or something weird. I was able to get it to stay together using some velcro tabs that I had on my workbench. It seems better now. The box is small and as long as you want to shoot items about the size of a watch you are OK. It is nice that everything fits back inside the case when you are done. And, it has made the quality of my pictures much better. Mostly because you can use the box to filter the light and eliminate the glare that I was getting before using the box. Not good for on the wrist shots at all, too small an area! It will take some practice but I think this is worth the $16 dollars spent on it.
I give it ***.
