LimoStudio 45 Watt, 6500K Pure White Fluorescent Daylight Balanced Light Bulb [x4] for Photography and Video Lighting, AGG874

1.0 out of 5 stars

By DC - Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2016

PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY

If I could give these a zero star review I would. First of all, one came in broke. Instead of shipping me a new one, they refunded me the price of one light, about $8, and I had to BUY another one. Really? Thanks. Second, these have to be the worst lights I have ever purchased. Literally after on use, the base breaks off from the light and will not snap back together. They are made of cheap plastic and ARE NOT built to last heavy use. Seriously, spend the money on lights that are actually going to work well and not break. I have purchased these lights TWICE, so I can tell you they are complete trash. I thought to give them a second chance but they keep breaking off and it is seriously frustrating for someone who needs lighting equpiment on a daily basis.

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Doug W. - Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2019

Couldn't ask much more for the price.

Ordered 8(two 4 packs) figuring there might be a broken one or two among the mix, (local shipping carriers here can be a bit rough on packages) but I was pleasantly surprised to find they were all intact, and they've all worked, and they were all well packaged in their own individual protective foam packaging. Lumens: Yes! Wattage: 45-ish probably. UL Listed: lol no... Hazardous Waste Notice: Come on you just payed half the market price, did you expect silly things like safety warnings, or disposal notices? (nothing of the sort to be found) Okay, humor aside they probably aren't exactly up to industry standards as far as markings on the bulbs themselves, but hey they are fairly inexpensive, they are well packaged, and they emit lots of light. I noticed one was slightly off kilter and the spiral was misaligned by 5 or 10 degrees from true, doesn't affect it at all really and most people wouldn't have noticed, but I could see it, still though it wasn't loose and the bulb still works just fine so not a big deal. They are certainly a lot brighter than the 23 watt Sylvania CFL bulbs I found locally, and I even have a some of these helping to keep my Tamarillo happy now as it overwinters indoors next to a south facing window. While they were all intact and functional the perception I have from the materials, feel, and overall construction is that they probably aren't the most durable, I'm sure they'll do just fine installed in typical stationary indoor locations but I would be a little reluctant for instance to install them in something like a portable light stand that gets moved around a lot in the back of a truck. Great for the price, you or I could ask for more, but I think we'd end up paying for it too, and at the end of the day I have lights that work at an affordable price and that was the goal.

5.0 out of 5 stars

By Robert - Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018

its white

I am an armature at video making/photography and its always a huge pain trying to find lights that are truly white. I have ordered 4 sets of these over the years mostly because my flimsy light stand tips over at the drop of a hat and breaks them. I have only had a few of them go bad, and thats because they were being used as a ceiling light thats on for about 16 hours a day and even then it lasted a very long time. I have never had problems of them arriving broken because they are packed in Styrofoam, in individual boxes, boxed together, and further padded by amazons air bag things they throw in boxes. Are these the best value for your money? I have no idea but they work, theyre bright, and theyre white. I would suggest just buying a combo kit with lighting fixtures for beginners because youre going to need all that stuff anyways

3.0 out of 5 stars

By blizz3010 - Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2019

Does come with 4 bulbs, expect 1 was broken.

After reading another review after I already ordered I was worried at first, that I was only going to bet 1 bulb for 20 dollars. Ended up in fact getting 4 bulbs, unlike what some reviewers said. One of my bulbs was broken, just like one other person did mention. Not going to bother returning, isn't really worth my time for the 5 bucks for the bulb. Overall, they are pretty bright. They did help my streaming setup. I wouldn't order again though, I feel kinda like I got scammed, only 3 worked outta 4 and i paid 5 bucks per bulb. Kinda expensive. I would purchase something else next time.

4.0 out of 5 stars

By GeekyPhotogMomSings - Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2020

I use these for Zoom conferencing - they are a little too blue

I've had these for a while for photography purposes. They didn't work out so well because they were too blue-ish and made newborns look unwell. LOL. I've repurposed them for Zoom conferencing, in a 2-bulb fixture. They give off plenty of light. But even for someone who enjoys white light over yellow, they are too blue for human flesh tones of any race. Other than the color of the light, the quality of light is fine, no flicker, and the bulbs have stood up to 6 hours a day zooms since the pandemic started and show no signs of dying.

5.0 out of 5 stars

By bonnita - Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2018

See the light of day any time, any weather, any season

I cannot give these lights enough praise. I’m not a photographer, but in the kitchen and lights everything up where you can see what you’re doing. You can also see places you did not clean or you missed. It brings out the colors of everything like daylight. It also appears to be much brighter. But I believe that is due to the spectrum and the fact that it is closer to daylight. I gave a couple to a friend of mine, who is chickens had gone into winter shutdown. He had lights in the coop, changing to these lights, within 72 hours he started to get eggs again. Note : depending upon the breed of chicken it takes a minimum of 29 hours to produce, to a maximum of 36 hours to produce an egg. Without force Laying.

4.0 out of 5 stars

By Off-Grid - Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2016

They do the job.

The output of these are lower than I expected. They do the job but not as well as I would have hoped. They should last a long time which is nice. Just be very careful when handling these corkscrew type bulbs, they stick out further than a regular bulb and therefore can be a hazard. They need to be pretty close to your subject to get a good ISO on your camera.