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Anyone used Photoloving.com?

  • 18-08-2011 12:20am
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    Dodgy looking site, but the ebay account has great feedback and their softboxes for speedlights seem amazingly great value.


    http://www.photoloving.com/


    Just wondering if anyone's used them in the past? I purchased this last night;

    FSB-UMB-80CM.jpg


    http://www.photoloving.com/gbu0-prodshow/FSB-UMB-80CM.html


    Because it seems to be fantastic value (and can be got with a stand/adaptor for feck all extra, though I didn't buy that version as I reckon they'll make customs a bit more suspicious).


    Anyone used them before and have anything good or bad to say?!


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  • #2
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Should I be worried that not one person has written a reply of any kind? *Gulp*

    :o :P


  • #3
    hbr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 760 ✭✭✭hbr


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Should I be worried that not one person has written a reply of any kind? *Gulp*

    :o :P

    I would take that as a good sign. They say no news is good news :)


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Or so I can hope! (though If this item is as I hope, I'll probably buy a lot more of their cheap lovely stuff).


    I'll report back either way (even though no one cares! :( ) :P


  • #5
    mehfesto
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,277 ✭✭✭mehfesto


    I want to hear back That Mini Octobox think looks ideal for me.
    I've asked on the photography FB pages I;m on and nobody has heard of them. Googling 'photoloving.com reviews' brings up nothing.

    Maybe email them personally, see what kind of response you get!


  • #6
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Well their ebay page had loads of good feedback (but it didn't have any auctions of just the softbox on it's own, had to get the bracket and stand with it).

    I did a WhoIs search and the domain has been registered for four years I think, so they seem genuine like that, but then no one has ever heard of them, so... Bit odd..


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  • #7
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I did a WhoIs search and the domain has been registered for four years I think, so they seem genuine like that, but then no one has ever heard of them, so... Bit odd..
    According to wayback.archive.org in 2007 all the writing for the site was in Chinese... and of course it would be, as the contact address is in China http://www.photoloving.com/gbu0-contact/KHXCseo.html


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 14,344 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Well, it arrived today. Yet to see any proper use at all, though I'll get stuck in with it on monday. No customs intervention. Bit of a long wait, but for the price, it seems pretty good build-wise. Seems very sturdy and tightly put together. I look forward to getting it up and running in a portrait session.

    I'd recommend these guys. They have great prices (though as mentioned, a fairly long postage wait)


    img7079f.jpg


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