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Victor Burdiladze · October 4th, 2006, 03:47 PM

is anybody familiar with this brand? Seems good to me and affordable, as well.
http://www.flolight.com/products.htm

Dan Brockett · October 4th, 2006, 10:08 PM

Hi:

They are okay and I have read a couple of reviews on the web that agree. Not as good as Kinos but about half of the price. Light leaks around the bardoors where they attach to the main body, construction quality is okay but not great.

They are about what you pay for, better than homemade but not as good as the Kinos or Moles.

Best,

Dan

Victor Burdiladze · October 4th, 2006, 11:11 PM

thanks Dan
I'm thinking to add one of those bad boys to my new lowel kit, should be ok...

Victor Burdiladze · December 6th, 2006, 11:56 PM

i'm sould have bought one of these instead of lowell; but what you gonna do...

Bob Grant · December 7th, 2006, 08:08 AM

I've looked at so many of these kinds of lights.....

Basically the main thing that's going to determine the quality of the light is the tubes. Some are using the Osram tubes and even their ballasts but lately I've seen knock off ballasts (or worse) and Chinese made tubes. However the major cost in these types of lights is the metal work. So even if you get dudded on the lamps and to a lesser extent the ballasts these are easily enough replaced with the good stuff. So long as the metal work is rugged enough for your needs they can amount to a significant saving.

One problem with many of these, even the expensive one is the barn doors are made of a reflective material, only Lowell and Kino seem to have got this right. What happens is as you close the barn doors the light spreads more, brilliant! Still easy enough to fix. Quick and dirty way, cover the things with strips of gaff tape, better still, spray them matte black!

October 4th, 2006, 03:47 PM	#1
Victor Burdiladze Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY, US Posts: 102	new brand? is anybody familiar with this brand? Seems good to me and affordable, as well. http://www.flolight.com/products.htm

October 4th, 2006, 10:08 PM	#2
Dan Brockett Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 2,109	I have checked them out Hi: They are okay and I have read a couple of reviews on the web that agree. Not as good as Kinos but about half of the price. Light leaks around the bardoors where they attach to the main body, construction quality is okay but not great. They are about what you pay for, better than homemade but not as good as the Kinos or Moles. Best, Dan Last edited by Dan Brockett; October 5th, 2006 at 08:13 AM.

October 4th, 2006, 11:11 PM	#3
Victor Burdiladze Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY, US Posts: 102	thanks Dan I'm thinking to add one of those bad boys to my new lowel kit, should be ok...

December 6th, 2006, 11:56 PM	#4
Victor Burdiladze Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NY, US Posts: 102	i'm sould have bought one of these instead of lowell; but what you gonna do...

December 7th, 2006, 08:08 AM	#5
Bob Grant Trustee Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 1,570	I've looked at so many of these kinds of lights..... Basically the main thing that's going to determine the quality of the light is the tubes. Some are using the Osram tubes and even their ballasts but lately I've seen knock off ballasts (or worse) and Chinese made tubes. However the major cost in these types of lights is the metal work. So even if you get dudded on the lamps and to a lesser extent the ballasts these are easily enough replaced with the good stuff. So long as the metal work is rugged enough for your needs they can amount to a significant saving. One problem with many of these, even the expensive one is the barn doors are made of a reflective material, only Lowell and Kino seem to have got this right. What happens is as you close the barn doors the light spreads more, brilliant! Still easy enough to fix. Quick and dirty way, cover the things with strips of gaff tape, better still, spray them matte black!