After putting this lighting equipment to the test, I am pleasantly surprised by how lightweight it is to transport and how long it runs on a single battery charge. I was impressed by its versatility and the ability to perform even handheld focus stacks—using Laowa 60mm 2:1 and 25mm 2.5–5:1 macro lenses. Attached are some 1-shot stacks, straight from the merge without further post-processing, created using your lighting gear. Best regards from Poland.

The biggest problem with the set up is deciding what you want to photograph next. So many macro subjects to choose from, fungi, coins, flowers, household objects you rarely look at twice. All of these things become a target for creativity.

Looking forward to darker evenings so I can go outside to paly some more as well as being on my little studio.

Great little lighting pod works pretty much as the original but the screw thread is a much better attachment method than the original Pod Mini.
Great experience with Adaptalux.

This new Pod Mini version with the Bluetooth is a welcome addition, love it, so much better with the addition of using my app

I bought a set consisting of pod, white lights, diffusers and macro holder as a custom pack via the pack builder for my table top work.

It is easy and fun to use, particularly with the app for controlling the lights.

Expect to use it in power boost mode, if you want to stay at reasonable ISO values and magnifications beyond 1x, and you only have three lights.

The Pod Minis and lighting arms are nice and compact and light weight. Ideal for macro photography in the field if you need to keep the weight down of the equipment that you’re carrying. I photograph fungi and often the natural lighting conditions are poor, so having some additional light sources can really help bring a scene to life. Recommended to any macro photographer.

Everything is as described. Easy and quick to use. The lighting arms and Control POD 3.0 are lightweight yet provide enough light to take good photos. I recommend this lighting to all macro photography enthusiasts.

Good day Adaptalux Team,

I have been using Adaptalux for a number of years now for my (hobby) studio macro photography to my full satisfaction.
However, what I am still completely missing is an organizer to store everything neatly and clearly when not in use.

Perhaps an idea for the design team?

Kind regards, Arthur

Bought a Control POD 3.0 kit at the NEC earlier this year and have had great fun. Macro work needs precise lighting, often from multiple angles and this certainly delivers.

The app works very well giving full control without having to touch the setup which means nothing moves as you change settings.

Just bought a couple of POD Mini 2s to play with, not had a chance yet but I’ve no doubt they’ll be every bit as useful.

The UV lights at 365nm are a great wavelength for doing UV photography. Seems like it is necessary to push to 100% brightness and boost mode helps, yet I appreciate how much control there is in narrowing down the beam to focus the light points.

I love the lights. They are great that you can change the diffusers on the end of the lights and change the entire look of my shots.

I purchased a white LED macro starter pack. Well made, excellent product, well thought through and performs really well. Now that I am happy with the starter pack I will be adding to it very soon.

If you want reliability, control and flexibility these are the best on the market, they let you make precise adjustments much the same way you would in a studio environment while being out enjoying the environment, what more can I say.

The studio Kit is truly innovative photography equipment. With its high build quality and intuitive design, it was easy to use straight out of the box with a short learning curve. The supporting app is user-friendly, allowing me to unlock the kit’s full potential immediately. Online support is comprehensive
The lights occasionally lose contact and turn off when adjusting the arms, requiring a slight readjustment to turn back on, and the arms have some stiffness that causes them to spring out of position at times, these are very minor quirks that don’t detract from an excellent product.
This kit has opened up new creative lighting possibilities for my photography. Highly recommended

The ability to quickly swap arms and move light around is amazing. The only thing I can think of that might make this system better is a more secure feeling click when I seat an arm.

The White Lighting arm with the pod is very useful for my macro photography. The flex cable is good and stays in position.
The only gripe and not getting 5 stars is that the light occasionaly flickers when adjusting the arm.  Other than that is a good product.

I am relatively new to Adaptalux. I bought a Pod mini pack at the Photography Show in 2024. One of my Pod minis suddenly stopped charging. Having tried all the tricks in the troubleshooting section, I contacted Adaptalux support via email, and within a few minutes help was on the line with solutions to try, that unfortunately were unsuccessful. I was asked to return my Pod mini for repair as soon as possible. Having done so, and a couple of days later I received an email telling me that a new pod mini was on its way. Now that is what I call great support. Absolutely first class service!

I have had an excellent experience thanks to Sam in customer service… thank you Sam… will buy and use many more times as the products are also first class and would recommend them to anyone looking to get into Macro photography.