Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is one of those purchases where half of what you get is five stars and the other half is one star. I'll start with the five star portion of this purchase, that being the light box itself. In a nutshell, it is terrific. It has excellent light diffusion properties and gives really nice gradients when using color gels. When fully expanded, objects up to 40cm in height can be comfortably photographed within the enclosure. When you're done with it, it easily collapses back to storage pouch size (25cm) in seconds. For those of you who experience difficulty getting it back to pouch size for storage, I suggest you watch the short YouTube video posted for this same product...it is as simple as a fold and a twist. For that matter, the YouTube instructions should work on any soft-sided light box that utilizes the same type of collapsible wire and fabric construction. All in all, I really like the versatility of the light box itself and how little space it takes to store. As to the color backdrop included for use with this light box, giving them one star is being generous. Each individual backdrop has sharp, deep machine-set creases that you cannot fully remove. I have spent hours carefully trying numerous crease removal methods and still have permanent visible crease lines remaining on each. As these backdrops are kinda sorta a critical component of making full use of the light box, I find these creases very disappointing, unacceptable, and definitely a manufacturing defect. If you don't care how the background looks in your photos, you will be fine using them out of the box. If you want a professional look to your photos, buy this knowing you will have to invest considerable time and effort to make the backgrounds even marginally useful. By way of comparison, think of taking a crisp new dollar bill, folding it in half, and ironing the crease. You then unfold it and iron it flat again. The end result is a flat dollar bill with a permanent visible crease line down the center where the fold was. That is exactly what you get with the included backdrops. Numerous other purchasers have noted the exact same problem in their reviews of this product. Way too much mechanical pressure is used to fold these fabric backdrops for packaging. If you want something ready to use out of the box and you don't care what your  photographs look like then this is definitely for you. The deep set creases of which I write can be easily seen in the fifth listing photo for this item. They are permanently set into the synthetic fabric these color backdrops are made from. I have another three weeks before I need to decide whether or not to return this defective item for a refund. In order for me to get full use out of this item, I need to buy replacement backdrop material at the fabric store. If the cost to buy replacement backdrop fabric is minimal, I'll go that route and keep what is otherwise a very useful light box.