ePhoto Professional Photography Video Chromakey 10x12 Ft Green White Black Muslin Backdrop Support Kit & Softbox Hair light Boom Stand Kit by ePhotoInc H9004SB-1012BWG

I just received this last night so I will update the review after this if there is anything that may change with my experience with the product. The reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is I paid extra for next day shipping and it came two days later. Everything was packaged well, there was nothing broken upon arrival. As many others stated, there are no directions but a "getting started guide" that is essentially worthless. So the first time you set this up it might take an hour or two if you have no prior experience setting this type of equipment up. After the initial setup I am quite pleased. All lights function as they should, and the backdrop was very simple to setup. This is clearly not for professionals as the majority of the components are plastic rather than metal, and all in all of a less quality than what you pay more for. That being said, it is still every bit acceptable for someone like myself. If you are just getting into photography like me and dont want to spend a ton of money on your first kit, I recommend this for you. After the first setup, I think I will be able to take it down and set back up rather quickly now that I understand how it all goes together. It also all fits in the cases that it is shipped in. One for the lights and stands, the other for the backdrop assembly. Again, you get what you pay for, and in this case I got exactly what I wanted, expected, and needed.**Update 3 years later**While this is no longer my primary setup I have to say almost everything is still working just fine when I need to use it. The boom stand broke a while back and was replaced with a much sturdier one and the backdrops have been replaced with higher quality fabrics. But besides that this inexpensive kit has held up amazingly well, not so much as a bulb has burned out. When I am not using my strobes these fill in nicely for shots with steady light, and the backdrop holds my new backdrops just as well as those that were included.

So you're buying a green screen kit on Amazon...you shouldn't be expecting top-of-the-line, professional equipment for around $200. I'll admit; I have no idea what a *professional* green screen kit would entail, but I can tell you that this kit is worth every penny.I'll be using this kit for short videos and not much else...just something to mess around with as an amateur. The kit is impressive...the green screen itself seems to be of good quality. I found the stands that held up the screen more than adequate...very sturdy and well-made in my opinion. The horizontal load-bearing pole that stretched across the top, when put together for maximum length, seemed to handle the weight of the screen just fine with no bending. The black bag that held the stands and poles for the screen is quite nice and holds the pieces very well.I don't have much experience at all with lighting, but the kit came with more than enough bulbs, none of which were broken upon arrival. They come very well packed so I imagine that people complaining of broken bulbs had their package seriously mishandled at some point. The stands for the lighting are adequate...two of them are not of the same quality as the screen stands one of the other light stands, but they do the job and just need to be tightened a little more. The lighting was more than adequate to produce really good green screen results in iMovie without much effort.The kit also comes with white and black screens as well, which was a nice inclusion and they will come in very handy.For the money, this is a great kit and you won't be disappointed. I feel like if they had included some clamps to hold the screen tighter this kit would be near perfect and like I mentioned before, the stands should all be the same quality but what was included was totally workable. I also wish the bag for the lighting was big enough to hold the 3 screens...it does but it takes some effort to get it zipped up.All in all, I can say that my experience with this kit was better-than-expected and I would highly recommend it to any amateur out there looking to do some basic green screen work.

The amount of stuff you get for the price is awesome. Was able to do a quality corporate interview type video using this setup both in house and on the road (both indoors though).Light is bright and consistent, good intensity and balance. All of the stands are of good (not excellent) quality and sturdy enough for the job. Backdrops are great, wrinkled but whatever, there's ways around that.All in all I would highly recommend this for the amateur professional on a budget, just keep your expectations in line with the cost of this setup versus other much more expensive setups.Align you expectations:-Setup and take down (after the first time) is easy except for the light boxes themselves, I just leave them assembled when transporting. Figure out what you can leave partially assembled before you go on an assignment.-The bag they give you is very handy, straps don't seem super strong, but it keeps everything together.-Invest in sandbags for every stand if you are thinking of shooting outdoors, the boom stand obviously need weight regardless of location, I don't really care for the bag they provided so I used a grocery bag with a rock in it because I'm high class.-Leave time to iron the backdrops (or use clip to pull tight) if they are going to show. I have just used the black so far, and I spaced my interviewees so the lighting just showed pure black, so wrinkles didn't matter.-I did get one broken light bulb which is annoying more than anything. New ones cost in the neighborhood of $30 at places like Calumet.-Boom stand: this is the one challenging part of the whole bit for me. The articulating joint that holds the boom arm came with a broken handle and the second handle on it broke immediately on first use. The unit is still perfectly functional, I just have to keep track of these 2 handles and use them more like wrenches now. Again, still works, just annoying.