Flashpoint 320M Monolight Kit, 150 Watt Second, One Monolight Kit with 9.5' Black Light Stand and 24x36" Softbox

2021-02-03T04:02:30

Great, economical light setup!

James B.

2018-09-20T10:31:09

This my second order. I love it.

Maneerat N.

2018-06-01T11:13:31

I've been through four of these units and the modeling lamp has failed in each of them after a year of light use. Two of them began flickering after the first couple of weeks. The replacement I received failed almost immediately just as the original warranty expired. Otherwise these are great units, but the modeling lamp socket is very low quality and melts and disintegrates.

ANDREW J.

2018-01-24T07:44:14

Great product for the price!

Cassaundra P.

2017-10-31T08:56:57

About a year and a half ago I got the Flashpoint 620M and was pleased as punch. Now I have the 320M and boy is it a great addition, it works great as a second main light. Yes I said second main light, I use the 620M as the overall main then the 320M with a grid to accent the face the results are wonderful. My female models have said the photos have the Playboy look. without the Flashpoint 320M I couldn't get that look and feel. I the near future I'm going to get one more, Sorry I mean two more Flashpoint 320M's. There the cats whiskers, and I know cats whiskers.

SAM L.

2016-12-18T10:58:23

This is my first strobe. So far I have used it a couple of times and have been please with the light. Though my challenge is knowing how to use them to the best effect, I have to say the light is great and will allow me to take my photography up the more I learn.

Sheri J.

2012-02-27T19:00:00

I bought this 2 months ago and loved how it made my portraits look that I'm buying a 2nd one. Works well with my Yongnuo wireless receiver. I use it as a main, and to trigger 2 speedlite slaves. Well made and hard to beat the price!

ERWIN M.

2012-02-11T19:00:00

My softbox had a small tear in it. I'm not overly concerned about it. This item works amazing! I highly recommend it for the price..After setting it up I took a couple pictures of my son. I am more than pleased with the results.

Larry P.

2012-01-05T19:00:00

It seems simple enough when you take it out of the box, but I still dug through box looking for instructions. None to be found... It is truly a test in patience... I ripped one of the tabs and slightly bent one of the rods. I could figured out how it was suppose it be assembled, getting it that way with only two hands is very difficult. Forget about taking it apart, the tension rods are so tight, its not worth it. Other than assembly issues, it seems fine. Its a basic softbox.

TroyDPhotography

2011-07-11T21:00:00

The strobe is excellent and is of better quality than you would expect at this price point. Here are some key points:. At max power, I got around F8-F11, which is 1.5 stops more light than my Canon 550EX shoe-mount flash on the same softbox. That means 3 times more powerful.. Recycle time is fast, around a second at max power.. Auto dump - when turning the power down, the strobe will automatically fire to drain excess power from its capacitor. Cheaper strobes don't do this and thus making the first shot over-exposed.. Modeling light can be proportional to flash power, or left at max brightness, or turned off. . An audible beep will sound when ready for next shot. Can be turned off and just look at the red light indicator instead.. Works fine with my Alien Bees Cybersyncs trigger.. Can also be triggered by the optical slave, but it won't ignore the E-TTL preflash. So you won't be able to trigger it with the Canon DSLR built-in flash.. Comes with a long PC sync cord for those who still prefer to trigger with the wire.. Strobe has good build quality - light weight aluminum and I really like the handle on the back, which makes tilting and carrying easy.. There's no internal cooling fan. Probably won't need it anyways because this is a low power unit.. In real world usage, I really don't see any difference between this strobe and the Alien Bees strobes.Accessories:. Aluminum reflector: good quality. Must be taken off to mount the speedring.. Speedring has an independent ring inside the rim, which allows the softbox to rotate. Can lock after rotation.. The "neck" can tilt up/down and lock with a lever.. There's a small plastic cap at the bottom of the light stand that fell off. I don't know what it's for.. The knobs on the light stand are a bit stiff and sticky. It's hard to tell by feel whether it's locked or not.. The softbox has an inner baffle for diffusion. Putting it together is the same as any other softboxes, which is not easy. If you need to uninstall it each time, buy something else with an umbrella/collapsible design. Softbox quality is average, and doesn't smell bad like the ones from[...].I got a different soft box than the one pictured. Mine doesn't have the raised velcro tab for mouting egg-crate grid. I believe FlashPoint has 2 lines of softbox, the normal and the PZ. I received the normal one, while the picture is of the PZ line. This is misleading because I bought the egg-crate grid for PZ softboxes and had to modify the grid to hook on.[...].All in all, I think this is the cheapest strobe that doesn't have huge compromises (like slow recycle time, small power adjustment range, non-dimming modeling light, poor construction.) I'm just a little mad that I can't mount the same branded grid on it without custom modification.

BRIAN N.

2011-06-16T21:00:00

I don't even know where to start. Every bit of this kit feels like it should have cost me much more. The monolight is metal unlike much more expensive monolights with a plastic build. The stand is very sturdy, and the softbox is well constructed.

Madcalabrian

2011-04-05T21:00:00

When I was JSO I bought these. I was a little iffy since they are on the cheap side but I'm impressed. They are a long lasting product. The light is a bit cooler than I expected but that's easy to counteract.

ash

2011-03-29T21:00:00

I'm pretty impressed. When I first bought 3 of these lights I expected them to only last a year or so for the price however I'm going on year three. The temp is a little on the cooler side but for those needing a flash set up in a pinch this does quite well. The only thing I regret is the lack of a battery pack to use the lights on location when power is not available.

ah

2010-11-26T19:00:00

It seems to be a good product for the price, alot of people I hear use it with not problems, but I was so unlucky with this unit that I baught. The slave function does not work, and the biggest problem is that I cant fire the flash with any wireless trigger for some odd reason, I have baught new triggers, I tested many others, low and high voltage triggers also. but no luck with it, at all. It looks mine is faulty and something is wrong inside it and I wish it can be fixed! Though I can still fire the flash with the test button. Still I have the softbox and the stand, I can use it again for another flash, which is not bad at all.

Ali B.

2010-07-02T21:00:00

i shot alot of artistic nudes and just got published for first time with a shot i did with this light. the over all power is good a little under what i was used to but for its purpose it works

tons_of_fun86

2010-03-21T21:00:00

I picked up a pair of these kits a few weeks ago and absolutely love them! I was debating between the Flashpoint's and Alien Bee's...I have to say I'm glad I went with the Flashpoint...the price is less than half of what I would pay with the Alien Bee's but the quality is still great. The 320m's are really sturdy...metal housing, etc. The tripod that came with it was actually really nice...air cushioned and well built (was expecting a cheapo one to be included in the kit...but was pleasantly surprised). The soft box was kind of a pain to put together...mainly because there weren't any instructions. Speaking of instructions...the instructions for the actual strobes were a joke...just go to strobist[@] and learn how to use a flash the right way.Definitely get the 4 channel remote trigger...for $30 you can't go wrong...it's so nice to not trip over cords in the studio. My only gripe would be that the only package they offer is only with umbrellas...Bottom line for the price these things are amazing! Get it...you won't be sorry!

DAX K.

2010-03-03T19:00:00

This kit is great. the stand works well with the monolight the softbox is easy to build and this is my first softbox love the lighting it gives.monolight is great easy to ajust like how the cont.light will track the flash output.need to order another kit

George A.