This GVM softbox lighting kit includes main LED light unit, soft box, light stand, power adapter and is ready to use once assembled. It took me about 15 minutes to put the soft box together following video tutorial on this page. There is one control knob on the LED light unit which is used to turn the light ON/OFF/adjust brightness.
Pros:
- 80W light output. It's bright and works very well as fill light (or in some case as key light). The light is constant and no flickering. I have tried to use it while taking pictures/videos (30/60/120Hz) and I don't find any problem with it. The color is 5600K, similar to daylight and is fairly accurate in all brightness settings.
- Included softbox is 22 inch diameter octagonal one and it uses Bowens mount (S-type). It's easy to install/remove the soft box as well as mounting other compatible accessories. 22 inch is a good choice for head or half-portrait photos. It also works well for food or small/medium size item pictures.
- The unit stays quiet while in use. The fan does become a big louder at max brightness but it's only noticeable in close range/very quiet room. The light stays at reasonable cool temperature without any shutdown after hours of use.
- The kit is lightweight and easy to move around. This makes setting up the light much more efficient. It's easy to adjust the LED light angles - I can adjust it vertically ~180 degree and rotate it freely 360 degree to move the light to point to any direction.

This is a wonderful studio light to joint the collection with. We actually have a number of these GVM lights and they all get along quite well. This one is no different.

The light can get pretty bright and stand its ground within your setup. It's not the brightest, but those cost a little more anyway, so its to be expected. This is a good mid-range light. The build of the light is pretty sturdy and operation involves one simple knob that turns it on and off and controls brightness as you continue to turn it.

Setting everything up doesn't take much time. Tripod->light-> plugin it in! It's the softbox that takes a little time to set up (this can be common with some of these brands). At first, you might scratch your head on how it goes together, but the poles slide into the softbox enclosure with the end with the attached tip sliding through the loop and into the little black pockets toward the front of the softbox. The other end slides into the round holes of the mount. Run all of them around like this and you'll start forming the softbox out. Then attach the two diffuser sections (this part is obvious and needs no intel to accomplish). Then the mount spins and locks into place on the light.

We did find that one of the end-pieces of one of the rods was not attached. Looks like the glue failed on that one. Nothing a little gorilla glue didn't help with.

The tripod has good height to it, which should get you through most situations. Anything higher and you'd likely be hanging it from a bar or stick of truss. The tripod feels sturdy enough to take the weight of the light just fine.

For what you get with this kit, we found this to be a good deal for an LED solution like this. All-in-all, we really liked this light.

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Light is sturdy and robust. Diffusion hood is okay, a little cumbersome to install. It's fine as long as you leave it permanently set up. Light color is good, dimmer is smooth. Cooling fan is incredibly quiet - I didn't even know it had one until I leaned near the light while doing something else and barely heard it. I don't think ANY mic could pick it up unless it was an inch from the light, and even then...
Good compact light and a great value.

No, it's not super bright. But it does a great job as a fill light.
The problem with all LED lights is that they are not bright enough.
The small size, is really handy if you are cramped for space.
I wish it came with a remote, that would be really handy.
Having to wrap the power pack with duck tape and stick it to the
light stand is also not very nice.
Still, very much worth the price.

Buy this for the light and the Bowens mount, and consider everything else gravy. The soft box is NOT "on site friendly" as you must fix each individual metal rib of the umbrella into it. This is a laborious process. It comes in a big sturdy box, good for storage. It fits a Bowens mount - and comes with one - so you'll have one and it'll fit any of your other boxes, which might be a better option for portability. It seems sturdy enough and the light is adjustable. This is a good price to get a good continuous light for your work. They never did answer my question about how you replace the bulb if it burns out - that seems to be a problem of comprehending English on the manufacturer/distributor's side.