A WhiteBox [ lightbox from lightbox.sg ] Review

First off, whitebox is a product from lightbox singapore LINK https://lightbox.sg/

• Small whitebox sells for $40 size 20cm * 22cm * 25cm 
• and the Big whitebox goes for $57 size 40.5cm * 40cm * 43cm
• they also sell a tripod for handphones for $7.50 and a bluetooth remote for $4. the tripod could come in handy for shoots as u can angle and make sure theres no shake in your shot and the bluetooth remote if u don't want to use a timer to reduce camera shake to take the shot. 

large whitebox pictured

Ok so some pix follow... taken with the whitebox and iphone

everything in focus coz of the small camera sensors on phones giving lots of depth of field (DOF)

taken through the hole on top. LED lights will show on reflective surfaces

LED lights will show on reflective surfaces

and these are with my regular cameras, 1 with a regular kit lens and 1 with a macro 

so if the wording is sharp on the lens, the leica logo is not in focus. probably have to go much higher f stop to get all in focus and sharp

u're ok on the same plane though

again thinner dof evident in these pix

BIG whitebox

positives 
- great carrying bag
- comes with 4 color backgrounds (white green red black)
- comes with led lights and switch that can turn on and off
- cool feature of a removable cover for a hole on the top to take top down shots
- iphone or phones with small camera sensors will take pix with loads of depth of field so everything is in focus 

negatives
- no instructions so you have to figure out how to open it the first time. if you are reading this to find out how, USE STRENGTH and yank it out. the plastic is hardy and can flex but you need to force it open. 
- it doesn't keep a symmetrical shape and straight sides. so effectively the shooting window is smaller because the edges come in (see first pic). 
- led lights will show on reflective surfaces so the issue with that is not diffused light

SMALL whitebox
positives
- comes with led lights
- iphone or phones with small camera sensors will take pix with loads of depth of field so everything is in focus 
negatives
- only white and black background. better if its sent with same 4 or more. 
- led lights will show on reflective surfaces so the issue with that is not diffused light

and my thoughts are if u r a: 

(1) regular carousell/ebay seller (with no separate flashes/speedlights/strobes) [RECOMMENDED BUY - size dependent on what u want to put up for sale] - if u r looking to sell stuff online and want to take better pix of your products/items for sale, this is a good way to get better lighted pix. 

(2) starting an online shop or something similar and no light tent and flashes and nice larger camera [RECOMMENDED BUY] 

(3) guy with a portable light tent already and flashes i.e. someone like me [DEPENDS] - For me personally it's a buy for the small one coz of its portability. and i can shoot simpler watch macros in it! :) the big one is big but has a good carrier. if u know u r shooting bigger stuff, a light tent or the big whitebox are both good options. the backdrops that come with this are better than the cloths in the lightbox which has lines on them. for someone with flashes u may also not use the leds if u r shooting reflective objects. 

and that's it for this review. for folks with no intent to buy more pricey cameras and flashes and want to get better product shots with phone cameras, this is a good product for you to get better shots done and that is a good thing. to better photos :) cheers, raph