The LUMI400II Studio Strobe Light Kit for Flat Lay Photography is an affordable solution for people who want to get started in the world of food photography using studio strobes and wish to specialise in Overhead Photography. This Studio Strobe Light Kit enables you to produce high-quality food photography with a very natural look, ideal for use on cookery websites, cookbooks and in food magazines etc. This Flat Lay Food Photography Lighting Kit combines a large 120cm softbox and a 60cm 5in1 reflector to create endless possibilities of light styling for your images. It also includes a 2-in-1 Boom Stand and Camera Bracket to allow you to position your camera directly above the food.
LUMI II 400 Studio Strobe Light Kit
Powerful Studio Strobe: The LUMI II 400 is a 400Ws studio strobe flash, which gives you a lot more flexibility compared to continuous lighting since flash exposure is not affected by shutter speed. Therefore, you can use your camera’s shutter speed to control the amount of ambient light entering your scene, which is not possible with continuous light sources.
User-Friendly Interface: The LUMI II 400 features a large bright LCD display, with simple, intuitive controls, to enable you to adjust settings such as the power, groups or channels easily with the push of a button, or a turn of a dial.
Power Range: With its 400Ws of power, this flash will produce a bright burst of light, suitable for almost any situation. The power can be reduced to just 1/32 (12.5Ws) in increments of 1/10th of a stop, Ideal for times when you only need a touch of light to illuminate your subject.
Recycle Times: The LUMI II 400 has fast recycling times at just over one second, which allows you to take shots more frequently without having to wait around for your flash to recharge.
The ONE system: The LUMI II 400 features a built-in receiver compatible with The PIXAPRO ONE System. This enables you to mix and match any flash from the PIXAPRO range, from Speedlites, up to high-powered battery-powered strobes. The PIAXPRO ONE flash system is compatible with popular camera brands from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, Fuji, and Pentax
Intelligent slave cell: The LUMI II 400 features two optical slave modes. S1 (Standard Slave mode) will tell the flash to fire when it sees the flash from another strove. S2 (Intelligent Slave mode) ignores the Pre-Flash usually produced by TTL strobes, which enables the LUMI to be used alongside TTL speed lights or any other TTL strobe.
Automatic temperature-controlled ventilation: To ensure it is safe and protected when shooting frequently, the cooling fan will kick in to protect the flash when running at high temperatures.
S-Type Fitting: The LUMI II 400 uses the popular Bowens S-Type Bayonet mount, making it compatible with a wide range of S-Type modifiers, including, softboxes beauty dishes, snoots, and silver reflector dishes etc.
120cm Octagonal Softbox - Studio Strobe Light Kit
Large 120cm Diameter: Due to its large 120cm diameter, this softbox produces soft, natural-looking lighting, ideal for producing amazing looking images.
Octagonal Shape:Octagonal softboxes produce soft-wrapping lighting, and produce more pleasing circular specular highlights when photographing glossy foods such as berries etc.
Two layers of Diffusion: the softboxes two layers of diffusion creates more even coverage compared to a single layer of diffusion. This in return reduces hot spots in your photos.
Interchangeable Fitting: This softbox comes supplied with an S-Type fitting, however, the fitting can be used with a variety of other flash brands with its unique interchangeable ring.
60cm 5in1 Reflector
Five Looks with one reflector: The 5-in-1 reflector comes with covers that simply go over the reflector to give more options, these come in black, gold, silver, white and translucent white. Each of which has different effects, to help modify your lighting how you see fit:
BLACK - Absorbs light to prevent any stray bounced light from falling onto the subject. Perfect for increasing contrast when shooting dramatic black and white portraits.
GOLD - Golden coating for fine, warm light characteristic with a light colour like the setting sun.
SILVER - Increases specular highlights and pro. Silver is great for accentuating detail and gives off the brightest reflection.
TRANSLUCENT - Can be used either as a reflector to bounce light back at your subject or can be used as a diffuser to soften the effects of harsh light. Ideal for when you are shooting out in the midday sun.
WHITE - Produces subtle, more natural diffused light. Ideal for when you need to keep the colour temperature of the reflected light consistent with that of your ambient/main light.
240cm Air Cushioned Stand - Studio Strobe Light Kit
3 Tier Extension: making it collapsible to a height of 75cm and fully extend to 240cm.
Air Cushioned Dampening System: this helps to prevent any sudden drops to minimise the risk of damage to your equipment or causing injury to yourself.
Thick Sturdy Central column: can be lowered down to be used as a fourth leg, offering extra stability.
Detachable Spigot: Comes with the most popular universal 1/4" and 3/8” thread which makes it easy to use with other units up to 5kg.
2in1 Reclined Boom Stand
Regular Light Stand and Boom Stand in One: The 2in1 Boom stand features a special hinged joint, which allows the top two sections of the stand to come out from the main central column and be converted into a boom stand. This enables you to position your lights from above your subject, without the central column of the stand getting in the way. Perfect for Butterfly or clamshell lighting. When the boom is not required, simply insert the boom back into the central column to use it as a regular light stand.
4-Sectioned Telescopic Design: 2in1 Boom stand features a three-tiered, three-sectioned design, which enables it to have a maximum height of 400cm (Approx. 13’) when used as a regular stand, and a minimum height of 120cm (Approx. 47”).
Wide Footprint Diameter: The 2in1 Boom stand has a footprint diameter of 120cm, giving it a good amount of stability, great for use with studio lighting, with medium-sized modifiers.
Max. Load Capacity: The stand has a maximum load capacity of approximately 5kg, making it more than capable of holding medium-sized to large studio lights with large modifiers.
Aluminium Construction: The 2in1 Boom stand is made from aluminium, making it strong, yet lightweight. Perfect for photographers or cinematographers who are always on the move.
Sandbag: this stand comes with a sandbag, which can be clipped to the boom section of the stand, to counterbalance the weight on the opposite side, to prevent the stand from tipping over. When you are not using the stand as a boom, you can also add it to the base of the stand, for added stability.
Camera Bracket - Studio Strobe Light Kit
Simple Attachment: Designed to attach to any studio stand, clamp or arm with a 5/8" (16mm) fitting.
Tightening Mechanism: This camera platform bracket has a 1/4"-20 screw with a large knob to secure a camera in place.
Umbrella Slot: It has an umbrella receptor that allows you to attach an umbrella to the bracket.
LUMI400 II Studio Strobe Light Kit for Food Photography is perfect for food photographers who want to dip their toes into flash food photography and produce professional-looking results without splashing a lot of cash.
For more information on the products included within the LUMI400II Studio Strobe Light Kit please see the links below:
LUMI400II
120cm Octagonal Softbox
80x120cm Collapsible Reflector Kit
Light Stand
Boom Stand
Camera Bracket
Please Note: PiXAPRO Flash and Triggering Systems are fully compatible with Godox 2.4GHz Triggers, which will allow you to mix both Godox and PiXAPRO Equipment together without issue.
