My order of 3 600ws lights and a couple softboxes and some other trinkets got cancelled. Oh well...

Wow... nice prices.

It seems that their stock is running low on most items, but I just ordered another two cases. Anyone needing foam cases will find these to be really nice. They aren't really deep, but if your stuff fits, they are well made. Can't go wrong for twenty some bucks.

My credit card got hit, for the full amount, so let's hope they have everything.

Aloha

Charles

P.S.: Did any of you get a tracking number ?

Did I miss it or did anyone answer about whether AB or other lights will work with these softboxes/speedrings?

Don't buy from these people! Here is their latest reply as to where my missing order is that I placed 16 days ago.

"Perhaps you didn't notice the invoice that was sent with the posing stool
set. It stated: "Items with a "0" quantity are out of stock and will not be
backordered.""

This is my reply back.

"You accepted an order from me and acknowledge that order with a purchase confirmation. I received no notice that any of these items were on backorder. In the mean time, I sold my existing equipment. Your Web page was unaccessible for the better part of two weeks and you answer no phone calls. Further more, the posing stool set you sold me is of sub-standard quality and it was not clear when I ordered that it was not 75% off. I would not have ordered it if it had been. The bolts would not even line up to mount the base of the stool as it was delivered. Your business practices are totally unacceptable. Your trying to do business which you cannot support, let alone deliver. As the old saying goes, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is". I will be posting this information on the Internet forums to which I belong and advising agains any further purchases from you."

Ive ordered 3 times from them so far and have been very happy every time. Got only one of my 300w/s lights but for $75 I was happy with what I got. I would of loved more but who wouldnt. This is kinda the same as the Dell 100-400 mentality. You know something is basically a too good to be true deal but you order and hope for the best. At the same time you shouldnt really expect to get it, or at least all of your order.

It would be foolish to sell any equipment and put your full faith in a close out special like this, just as it would be to sell your other lens because you think your getting a 100-400 for $200.

Stores such as B&H are full of stock on all these products, typically of higher quality and they will ship you everything you order. They of course dont give you $75% off but you cant have your cake and eat it too.

Their reflectors are just awesome deals for $5 each, their clamps are very useful, Ive bought several and they are just as good as the bogen superclamps but at 1/4th the price. The foam cases are great deals for $80 even and the fact you can get them for $20 is amazing.

I sure do wish they would have more items such as light stands, 600w/s strobes etc, but I made out pretty good with what I got.

It would be just plain greedy on my part to say that while I did already get $1000 worth of gear for $250 that Im mad because I really wanted $2000 worth of gear.

They still have specials going for 70% off. Id encourage everyon to stil order what you can. Get some clamps, some relfectors and those others odds and ends. Who couldnt used a few more reflectors for $5 ?

I bought about the same amount from them and the gear is really good but not ergonomic. Great strobes, but miss the quick compact traveling of my old alien bees. However...great lights.

I find this very different from the 100-400 deal. This was not a mistake as Dell's was. This was an advertised deal which they obviously couldn't handle. They're selling product they don't have and not notifying the buyer afterwords.

Actually, I have orderd from them a few times since this sale started. I have called them. The problem is that they can't get sold out items off the webpage fast enough when the stock runs out. I don't think they were prepared for the rush.

On another note...in February's American Photo Magazine, Adorama just launched their Flashpoint II studio monolights, which are nothing more than the B.Osh lights.

LMAO..I just looked at the Flashpoint II prices on Adorama. They are WAY off from Albumwebs.com. The $299 B.Osh 300ws light (the Flashpoint II on Adorama) is $100 more than what Adorama is selling it for. I paid $75 for each of mine which is still a bargain, but not a 75% bargain. More like 60% off.

However, I paid $99 ($25 after sale) for a snoot that normally goes for $30 on Adorama. The guys made great money for christmas.

I have a 600w/s light and 24x36" softbox that I will be selling off. For those of you who ordered but did not get, make me a reasonable offer. Will goto ebay in a week.

DragonflyDM wrote:
LMAO..I just looked at the Flashpoint II prices on Adorama. They are WAY off from Albumwebs.com. The $299 B.Osh 300ws light (the Flashpoint II on Adorama) is $100 more than what Adorama is selling it for. I paid $75 for each of mine which is still a bargain, but not a 75% bargain. More like 60% off.

However, I paid $99 ($25 after sale) for a snoot that normally goes for $30 on Adorama. The guys made great money for christmas.

Like I said, it was too good to be true. It wasn't the deal it was made out to be. Oh well, I'm glad my order was cancelled because I ordered two AB800s today and don't have to worry about the lack of service and parts. I view it as a blessing in disguise that my order was cancelled as I believe I got a much better product. 1 second recyle time beats 3 seconds all to pieces!

You can get all the parts from Adorama. And it was still as sale..just not as big as they would have you believe.

I'm bummed out....

My order didn't go through.....

Oh well....

Charles

I ordered a couple of the Multi purpose carrying cases and the order was cancelled. This was my second order. They have not cancelled my first order yet. Which consisted of:

CY300C 2 Digital Studio Flash: 300Ws with Modeling Lamp
S05 Barndoor Set with Honeycomb Grid and Color Filter Set
SC01 Conical Snoot For Digital Flash, CY Series
CYASB9090 Soft Box: 36x36 (Fits CY Series Lights)
CFR42GS Single Reflector by B. Osh: Gold / Silver - 42 Inch

I'll have to see what happens.

Markswheels wrote:
CY300C 2 Digital Studio Flash: 300Ws with Modeling Lamp
S05 Barndoor Set with Honeycomb Grid and Color Filter Set
SC01 Conical Snoot For Digital Flash, CY Series
CYASB9090 Soft Box: 36x36 (Fits CY Series Lights)
CFR42GS Single Reflector by B. Osh: Gold / Silver - 42 Inch


Albums came through with my first order. I'm very happy with my it. Someone asked if the Barn Doors would fit Alien Bees the answer is NO (at least on my AB800's. The outside of the box it came in says "Universal" but, the Alien Bee reflector is slightly larger than the CY300C reflector. There are plastic tabs on the barn doors that the reflector fits into and a kind of quarter moon metal tab that clips onto the outer lip of the reflector. With some modification, it could probably be made to work but, there is only an $18 difference between the "sale" Albums barn doors and the Alien Bees barn doors.

Also, I see that Albums has some new strobes on the web site. These seem to be Smith-Victor lights. Same design as my CY300C's. There is a Digital Studio Flash 200WS model and a Metalight 600-XL model with no other information. Looks like the barn doors would fit either of these. Here is a link to B&H showing the Smith-Victors.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=250324&is=REG

anyone know if the albums casters will fit most light stands such as the AB heavy duty ones ?

I ordered 2 sets of them in hopes they will. Seem like really good quality units, but havent gotten the AB stands yet.

I guess if they dont fit im out of luck but for the price it was worth a try

The cases I really love. I would of paid $80 for them and got them for $20. They arent that deep but it will sure be nice having a big form fitting case for all my lenses. Rather big to travel with but sure will make a nice home storage

Im going to but all the camera bodies, flashes and PW's in one case and then the other case is going to be all lenses. Theres just something cool about gear all laid out in a form fitting case, be it a sniper rifle, camera gear etc =)

I am pretty sure that the 600 Metalights are the higher watt/sec version of the digipoppers. If you want specs on any of these strobes..go to adorama and look at the flashpoint products. That is the name adorama sells them under. I am having a great time with mine, but share my studio and have to break down and set up each time....so I might not be keeping them that long. But they put out a good product so far.

Adorama also sells the accessories for the strobes as well, including bulbs, etc.

I ordered a couple of 48" umbrellas at $10 each (70% off) and they are garbage. Instead of cloth they are made of cheap plastic. I would do the research...

yeah...the umbrellas suck. I got shoot throught ones......
and it broke on the first use. (oneof the metal "arms" came loose)

not sure if these guys are going out of business or what. I got a few items, the small white reflector is combined with the black on the other side and it looks like the black is bleeding through ..I tried to email them but looks like the site is down. says not returns anyway, so I may be out of luck

soem one really got the orders? i tried ordering for the 7 time and no response

I got three orders from them. The gear is good,,, not super super...but solid and does the job. Definitely worth the price.

I received a partial order (missing 6 or 7 items and got 2 of one item I didn't order) but was charged the full amount. The Albums people were basically nonresponsive until after I contacted my credit card company and the Better Business Bureau. Even then, though they acknowledged screwing up the order (since even in their records several of the items supposedly shipped were out of stock at the time of my shipment) for 4 small items they suggested that I had "overlooked" them in the box. I tried to contact them for almost a month (phone and email) after I received my order.

I won't do business with them again. Their business practice/inventory control/shipping is very weak and the quality of the product does not make up for their poor business practice.

So, beware when buying from Albums, Inc.

Pat