Comments on: SpeedLight ProKit Review

By: Nicholas Zastrow

Nicholas Zastrow — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:31:59 +0000

This set looks interesting also, especially for those of us who do not have a lot of money to throw around on flash accessories. Professional Flash Set - Soft Diffuser + Honey Comb + Conical Snoot + Barndoor + Mini Reflector + Globe Diffuser

By: Carleton Akana

Carleton Akana — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:43:25 +0000

do they have a local address? I’m interested.

By: Chas Elliott

Chas Elliott — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:59:10 +0000

Michael – The build quality seems good. The only worry I would have is the plastic snap buttons around the edges with heavy use. So far, I haven’t had any issues at all, but I’ll let you know. Chas

By: Carleton Akana

Carleton Akana — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:47:20 +0000

I’m just a beginner and might not be ready yet. I do have a Mini Lumiquest.

By: Zack Jones

Zack Jones — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:29:45 +0000

Excellent article! I’m going to have to order one of the kits.

By: Michael Byrne

Michael Byrne — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:51:06 +0000

Chas – thanks for the review and the examples of use. I also went to the Midwest Photo Exchange site and they have more examples. I’d be interested in any future reports on durability. It’s hard to see how rugged they might be from the photos.

Do you think the kit will hold up to regular daily use?

By: Sam

Sam — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:18:21 +0000

Hi Chas Elliott,

Thanks for a work out thorough review. We have addressed the issue of light leakage with our version 2.0 prokit which are shipping out now to all dealers. Please read the details on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2157076&id=614883847&ref=mf

Regards,

Sam

By: Chas Elliott

Chas Elliott — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:09:30 +0000

Ya, there is some leakage. For my purpose I (mostly) don’t mind, but if you really need tight light control, you’d have to use gaffers tape etc. on a few edges.

By: ken klassy

ken klassy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:46:05 +0000

Very cool! Have been looking for something like this that’s small and portable that I can travel with.

By: TC

TC — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:20:18 +0000

Thanks for a nice and through review. And thanks to the speedlight guys for having good shipping in Europa. I've the Prokit 4, and I've used the grids a few times. Works really well and are easy to attach. I used the grid as main light here and for a bit of fill here I've never really gotten around to using the small softbox. I've a Lumiques SBt III which fits better in my SlingShot 200 AW bag (it fits perfectly on top of the camera and lenses), and which is a lot easier to attach to the flash (as I already have velcro on the flash). But one day, I'm going to use the big grid on the box - I want to experiment with adding gobos to it to make controlled patterns...