Flashpoint R2 Studio Series 3-Monolight Pro Starter Fashion Kit

2025-08-21T02:31:36

Light itself is great -- but the casing has some issues -- 1. The opening for mounting is plastic and doesn't always tighten securely enough. 2. The power receptacle is loose or poorly angled, and the heavy cord won't stay securely plugged into the light. It pulls itself down and out just enough to interrupt power, resulting in the lights turning off intermittently as if they had a short in the wiring. I've tried replacing the cords but it is the receptacles that are faulty. I have three of these lights, and I am endlessly trying to tie the cords or wrap them around things to keep them at exactly the right angle to stay on. 3. The ratcheting mechanism to change the light's angle is plastic and often won't budge -- it takes both my hands to get the button pressed while holding the handle "up (open)", with no way to then change the light's angle before releasing the handle which locks it back in place. Maddening!

Kelly W.

2023-03-17T08:47:13

Works as advertise.

JOHNNY M.

2023-03-13T12:07:47

Love these lights, pretty good value. Great for a small studio.

LIVIA R.

2023-02-05T09:52:39

I have an older fill light in my studio. It is difficult to adjust the power settings as it is mounted high and behind an umbrella. When it died recently I decided to replace it with the Flashpoint Studio 400 Monolight. I have other Flashpoint battery powered flash units with the R2 remote control. This is just want I wanted. With the Flashpoint flash with R2 remote I am able to adjust the power settings from the remote on my camera. This means I can easily change power settings without having to get on a ladder and try to blindly adjust the power. 400 WS is powerful enough for my fill light. The remote means I will be able to use it more often at different power settings. The modeling light is bright enough to see what it is looking like. The Flashpoint lights have been very easy to use and are well built. The remote is easy to use to adjust the light including the options like turning on and off the modeling light, beep sounds and channels. Adorama has a great price for it.

Scott A.

2022-10-23T14:19:19

I have 3 of the Flashpoint 300ws monolights. No criticisms at all. My son bought me the 400ws (watt/second) version as a holiday gift (which was nice) but in a pro bono engagement gig, I got rapid fire shots (within a second) of 5 or 6 which nailed some keepers. The 300 w/s units are great, no qualms. But I am upgrading all of my 300 monolights to the 400 version because the short recycle time allows me to get a lot of shots in a shorts period of time which my 300 w/s lights could not do. Your profit may not be like mine. A $100 monolight pays for itself on the first shoot with the way I charge.

Kenneth N.

2022-10-21T13:14:58

Fantastic light!

Wayne B.

2022-09-13T09:31:12

The only thing keeping this from 5 stars is the fact that it can?t go lower than 1/16, so consider this a 4.5 rating. But this is an amazing value for the price. Brightness rivals the sun. Built well. Syncs perfectly with the Godox/Flashpoint wireless system.

NATHAN R.

2022-05-23T08:46:57

This product is exactly what I need. The handle is so fragile

TOMIKO E.

2022-05-23T08:44:49

This product was exactly what I needed. Perfect.

TOMIKO E.

2022-01-29T17:26:44

The R2 receiver works great as I don't have to go over to the light to make changes in power output. I have used it in about 100 portrait sessions

LESTER F.

2021-12-23T07:31:50

I bought two of these on sale ($109 each) Very cheap feeling and the biggest issue is the baby pin mounting point, it?s not deep enough and is too wide in internal diameter so the head just rocks back and forth on the stand. Very annoying when trying to precisely position the head, especially with a large modifier on it. Other red flag is that the modeling light bulb is very long (about 4 inches) and it sticks out beyond the included reflector. This is so annoying, you can?t just leave the reflector on and put the head away, you have to remove the reflector then put the protective cap on then find a place for the reflector to live. Build quality is nowhere near as good as the battery powered Flashpoint stuff but it?s 400ws for $109 so what can you do. I would only recommend buying this when it goes on sale which happens a few times a year.

KENYON A.

2021-12-01T10:19:39

As a whole, the unit gives out powerful light. It stopped working after several sessions and had to exchange for another one. It seems like not very reliable in the long run compare to other brands.

THOMAS W.

2021-11-22T08:36:38

I have several of the Flashpoint battery-powered strobes, but wanted something I could plug in and get a decent modeling light when I shoot indoors. The Studio 400 is inexpensive but seems well built. Power goes from 1/1 to 1/16, 5 stops in 1/10 stop increments. I don't see the lowest power being 1/16 as an issue because if I want lower power I can always use my AD200s. (They all play nicely with each other) I've only used it for one shoot so far and it worked perfectly. The modeling bulb blew out midway during the shoot, and I replaced it with an LED bulb which runs cool. These are even more discounted right now for Black Friday! I have no idea how they sell them for the price, but get one or a couple, you won't regret it.

SARBAJIT B.

2021-06-15T12:47:24

Works great for my semi-permanent studio key light. The modeling lamp becomes very hot so I swapped it out with a 150W equivalent LED. I wish this light was able to go below 16th power but for the price, great piece of equipment, especially as an overhead source with a built in transceiver.

Jason W.

2021-05-08T14:53:08

This and the 300ws monolights are my first studio lights and I couldn't be happier. The flash recycle rate is super fast and the light output is amazing.

VICTORIA L.

2021-05-08T14:51:02

Great stand! Well built.

VICTORIA L.

2021-04-13T08:28:08

This is my first time setting up a studio strobe system so I don?t really have anything to compare to but this totally does what I need it to do. You can?t beat the price!

Joe I.

2021-04-09T17:35:45

This unit will "lighten" my load as it will replace my Norman 800 lighting set up. I am very pleased with this unit and the radio slave system I bought with it. Extremely good value for the price.

CECIL D.

2021-03-25T09:05:48

Los flashes son muy muy buenos , el look es realmente estetico y mantienen la linea de los productos que adorama garantiza. El resultado de las imagenes es muy interesante para ser una marca propia de la tienda. Denle una probada , no se van a arrepentir, buen precio , buen producto y excelente tiempo de entrega.

BERNARDO H.

2021-03-23T11:25:24

Worked like a charm and have been able to produce some amazing pictures!

HADASSAH S.

2021-02-12T07:23:58

Excelente equipo, me ha funcionado bastante!

Waldys S.

2021-01-27T18:24:23

Excellent monolight and excellent pricing.Very powerful and fast refresh times. So good I'm buying another one. It doesn't support TTL, but IMO opinion TTL doesn't work all that great anyway. Power level is easy to set with a few test shots, light meter, etc. No clue why the modeling light is so old school. Should be LED, but it's not.

wendell m.

2020-12-01T07:04:33

IT IS A CHRISTMAS GIFT SO IT HASN'T BEEN USED YET. MY SON IS INTO PHOTOGRAPHY AND THIS WAS ON HIS CHRISTMAS LIST. I'M SURE WE WILL BE ORDERING MORE IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT SERVICE RONNA GROSSCURTH

RONNA M.

2020-11-23T05:13:26

At the low cost plus the holiday sale, this is a really nice deal for a studio strobe!

Darren B.

2020-11-18T07:03:32

This is perfect for my studio photography!

CHARLES I.

2020-10-04T07:08:05

Flashpoint Studio 400 is a very reliable product and can be used with same trigger used for my Godox AD200 (purchased 2 300's and 2 400's so far, and ready to purchase a few more of each soon). Godox and Flashpoint are interchangeable which is a big plus!

DALE S.

2020-09-17T06:47:47

This is the first radio frequency strobe I have owned and I really love the simplicity, its construction and its faultless performance. I liked is so much I have purchased the 300 watt version of this strobe and it is scheduled to arrive today. I do have one issue and that is the fact that the lowest setting for the strobe is 1/16 th. I wish it would go down to 1/64th. I am considering purchasing a piece of the diffusion material to drape over the front of the strobe if I need it. I do have a large diffusion disc and a stand to hold the disk however my studio is quite small and is would be difficult to fit into my space.

Allen R.

2020-08-10T19:40:54

Perfect studio lighting on a budget! I’m very pleased with it.

ANETTE D.

2020-07-31T20:14:53

Great Strobe! Great Price! Instead of buying a second Xplor 600 I purchased 3 of these Studio 400s. The R2 works well. I’m happy with my purchase.

Trent C.

2020-07-23T09:38:03

I like the product but why doesn't this order show up in my account?

Ronald C.