Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I just finished my first shoot with this box. Here are initial impressions. * Setup was easy, right out of the box. It took less than two minutes. There's only one way it snaps together and it's easy to figure out. * The colored plastic mats are a godsend. They save having to jury-rig some background inside the box and they fit reasonably well. * The LED bars seem well attached to the box. Some reviewers have complained of them falling off. Perhaps the manufacturer is now using better tape? * Locating the box on a table within reach of a wall outlet is problematic. I HIGHLY suggest using a USB battery pack. If you don't already have one for your cell phone, this one works for me: Aibocn Power Bank 10,000mAh External Battery Charger with Flashlight for Apple Phone iPad Samsung Galaxy Smartphones Tablet - Upgraded * The LEDs provide ample light for handheld shooting. With the camera set to ISO 200, an 18% gray card suggested f4 at 1/60 which worked fine. * Which brings us to the silly tripod included in the kit. It's a throw-away. The kit would be better for leaving the tripod out and charging a buck less. However, the phone holder might be useful for someone shooting with a cellphone and a decent tripod. * When all done, pack-up was fast and easy; and everything almost fit back into the original box :-) I'd purchased this light box because I live in the desert where everything is beige. It's a beige world – walls, houses, gravel (no grass), everything. I needed to shoot some highly polished silver jewelry and found that I could not get a photo that didn't have the jewelry reflecting beige something, making the sliver look like gold. This box fixed it.