| MyStudioŽ MS20 Professional Tabletop Photo Studio Kit w/ 5000K Continuous Lighting for Product Photography, 20x20x12 inches |
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Product Details
MyStudio is a completely new, unique and superior approach to tabletop product photography. Unlike other tabletop systems that fold, collapse and/or have seams that have to be edited out later, MyStudio features a fixed radius, single piece hard cyclorama background. This provides a high quality, seamless infinity background without compromising shooting angles which until now was only available in larger professional photo studios. The lighting systems included with each MyStudio are customized specifically for each studio resulting in perfect lighting every time. This is different from other systems that simply include standard lights which must be positioned individually. MyStudio systems are priced competitively with the less professional tabletop systems yet provide superior results. MyStudio is the absolute best all-in-one lighting and background solution for product photography, ebay auction photography and any other small item photography. This revolutionary tabletop photo studio enables even the most inexperienced person to take professional product photos every time! MyStudio 20 features a unique seamless cyclorama ("cyc") background with curved corners and a complete color-corrected "daylight" lighting system featuring 5000K fluorescent lighting. Just place your product inside the studio, turn on the light and snap your picture with any standard digital camera. No flash or prior photographic experience is required. Your product will appear evenly lit in perfect color against a heavenly, seamless white background.
Product Reviews
 (4 stars) - Great for point & shoots.
This MyStudio kit is a great tool for anyone looking to improve their product photography. It provides flexibility in lighting and rather pleasing results. Ultimately, I think that it provides more benefit for someone that only has a point and shoot camera and not a prosumer level dSLR.
Since most of the benefits have already been spelled out in the other reviews, these are some of my brief observations:
* The MS20 can be a bit too small for certain objects. You may want to consider the larger models.
* It takes up a decent amount of storage space. The light unit and the unfoldable background make this kit hard to store in a small apartment space. It's something that needs to be considered, especially with the larger models.
* With a little bit of skill and practice, you can get equivalent results using a bounce flash instead. Normally, I use a bedsheet to provide a light background and a strong flash with a bounce head to provide the diffuse light. You can get one of these flashes for about the same amount as this kit costs. It takes up much less space and is portable. It does require a camera with an external flash mount, however. So if all you have is a P&S, the MyStudio is probably your best option.
 (5 stars) - Top Notch Product and Service
I received the MyStudio MS20DEL 20x40x12 studio system with a part missing. One phone call to Pro Cyc's service department had the problem resolved in less than five minutes. I received the missing part 48 hours later. I'm now using the system to create great looking photos for a set of instruction manuals I'm writing for a small manufacturing company. Excellent customer service for an excellent product.
(5 stars) - Great product
I am really happy to have this little studio kit. I love the pictures I create with it. The lighting and white box create a gorgeous all-around glow for all the objects, even the weird ones, placed in it. I've taken pictures with both my Canon Rebel XSi and Panasonic TZ1, both with great results. My son uses the kit for animation projects and is thrilled. I use it just for fun and have plans to photograph greenery from different seasons for framed photos in my hallway. It's great to turn simple objects into works of art.
(5 stars) - perfect for product and macro photography
suggested stance for this project: put on a favorite music CD and sit in the middle of the floor, cross-legged... :)
Inside the MyStudioŽ MS20 Professional Tabletop Photo Studio Kit w/ 5000K Continuous Lighting for Product Photography, 20x20x12 inches box I found an itemized list of parts -- devoid of pictures, (except for the stand hardware) -- which should be checked against the included hardware before attempting to assemble. A phillips screwdriver with an average sized head will be needed -- as I saw no such tool in the box.
There is a trick to assembling the legs...put the straight bar on the "outside" of the leg flange and then screw in the thumbscrews. I don't know why they are called thumbscrews, as I had to use a screwdriver. :)
Done!
Crossbar attachment could use more detailed photos, i.e. Fig. 4 -- but, if you drop down to the photo Fig. 9 and stare at it long enough, the crossbar assembly becomes a bit clearer.
Reflector and fluorescent light placement -- try laying the assembly on the floor to attach the reflector and fluorescent light fixture to the crossbar -- I found it a lot easier to connect the three, this way. Don't forget the wing-nuts! :)
If you have never installed a fluorescent light bulb into a fluorescent fixture, you will need to read the instructions -- as, this happened to me -- it, too is a bit tricky and requires a final twist forward.
I found MyStudioŽ MS20 Professional Tabletop Photo Studio Kit w/ 5000K Continuous Lighting for Product Photography, 20x20x12 inches to be compact, adjustable, easy to clean and use, product being photographed to be sufficiently lighted when using the Reflectors and Fluorescent light in conjunction with a simple camera flash. I tested MyStudioŽ MS20 Professional Tabletop Photo Studio Kit w/ 5000K Continuous Lighting for Product Photography, 20x20x12 inches using two different point-and-shoot cameras and a high dollar DSLR mounted on a tripod and found MyStudioŽ MS20 Professional Tabletop Photo Studio Kit w/ 5000K Continuous Lighting for Product Photography, 20x20x12 inches perfect for product and macro photography. --Katharena Eiermann, 2009
(5 stars) - A must for small object photography
I have been reviewing Amazon products for many years now, and oftentimes I like to add one of my own pictures to helps potential buyers get a better idea of what the product may actually look like. I have taken most of those pictures with my Canon XSi DSLR camera, and have additionally improved the images in Photoshop, but despite all of these efforts images would still look very unremarkable. Even with neutral backgrounds that I could get at my home, most of the objects in pictures would not stand out all that much. This has all changed after I started using MyStudioŽ MS20 Professional Tabletop Photo Studio Kit.
The product does not come preassembled, and putting it all together can be a bit tricky. There are a few stages where it is crucial that parts should be put together in a right order, so following the instructions that come with this kit is essential. Some of the parts seemed at first glance to be rather cheaply made, but once all of it was put together they all looked right at home with this kit. The whole kit is a bit smaller than I had originally thought based on pictures, and it comfortably fits even on a smallish table.
When I assembled everything I took a couple of test shots with my iPhone 3GS, and even with a 3MP phone camera the difference as compared to the regular object shots was quite noticeable. So far I've gotten the best results with my Canon DSLR camera, used without flash, and a telephoto lens. The telephoto lens helps convey the whole infinite-depth effect very well.
My only complaint is that it would have been useful if this kit came with a stand that would be used for propping up flattish objects. Right now I have to improvise with all sorts of random objects from around my house. This is not too much of a hassle, so the overall impression with this kit is very favorable.
If you are someone who is posting images of objects online on a regular basis, this would be an invaluable photographic tool to have.
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