Casing is good, provided bulbs are junk
928049
The provided Bulbs over heated and expanded.. junk. The casing is good and a good purchase as an alternative from the OEM brittle ones.
1419077
I did not buy them here, but we renters pay for these same bulbs during yearly inspection maintenance day.  A 22 acre property w/over 420 apartments over multiple buildings.  When renovation happened, they had low maintenance in mind.  Fixtures are now ballasted bulbs, and cabinets have no knobs!  Hah!  Our ceiling fixtures use 2 bulbs and barely put out much light!  Hallway is the same.  I rarely turn them on because it's not even worth it, even still, every year 1 goes out in each fixture, the other is going soon.  They should put out more light then that at 13 (60.). So me and others have been using lamps. I have nice daylight bulbs 13w (60w) and 60w/100w.  I just don't yet have ballasted versions.  I am finally going to order some good quality daylight 5500-6500 ballasted bulbs.

Great place but the management company is notorious for using low quality products, so much that the city/bank loaners/grant providers were upset, it's been in the newspaper a number of times.
4435258
Garbage... not much else to say. Many of the bulbs lasted only days.
2917204
The bulbs works as expected but is hard as heck to install.  I would only purchase one that comes with the entire encasement, otherwise, forget it.
4434619
the bulbs don't last. The die after a month or so
595013
These bulbs are bright and work well picture lights ---- at least initially.  For a bulb that is supposed to last for a long time, I have had to replace all of these that I ordered in the past 4 months.  I would not recommend these bulbs.
2495452
All six bulbs worked and were bright and had a daylight spectrum as they were supposed to even though the box said soft white.  However, they do not work in the Amerelle pleated sconce night light that I have used for other LED chandelier bulbs, but they do work in another night light socket that I have. The problem is that the base is 0.567 inch diameter above the threads, whereas other LED chandelier bulbs have a base that is 0.506 inch diameter above the threads and don't get stuck partially screwed in.  Also, the bulbs come apart easily:  There are large threads above and below the aluminum cylinder which easily unscrew so that the entire bulb disassembles.  This piece, which is for heat convection, gets hot enough so that it can't be comfortably held in the fingers for more than a second or two.
2084532
These lights seem good at first. The remote is great offering many color choices. However the bulb itself falls apart extremely easy. I Got mine a while ago but did not use until recent I had placed it in one location but that did not work out, so I went to change the location and when unscrewing the bulb it separated from the threaded part, the led lights in one section and the threaded part in another. This happened on both bulbs only used 2 times. So just be aware of this when screwing and unscrewing the bulb in. Other than that they are good bulbs, but the fact they separated into two pieces makes them unusable and therefore not worth the money.
4747187
I bought 12 bulbs in May 2016. I have had no issues with noise or quality. Love the white light it produces. I am using these bulbs in light fixtures with multiple bulbs. These bulbs are not good for one bulb light fixtures. One bulb doesn't produce enough light unless it is a closet or some other tight space.

I bought these bulbs because they are made in the USA. There were cheaper and better rated options but they were made in China. Those other options were made by companies with unknown business practices. At least with Hyperikon, I could report any problems with quality that I may have and expect to receive a response. So I didn't trust those other companies. I am hoping these bulbs last at least half the time that they are supposed to last based on the information on the packaging.
3876892
replace bulb with LED as it will melt the housing plastic is cheap and will crack over time as well
355927
I have owned a Photoflex Constellation for several years. I like the rugged cases provided - the fixture and CoolStar lamps would be useless on location without the substantial cases (which seem to be reinforced with PVC sewer pipe, so the cases are very sturdy.

I shoot a lot of interiors, framed with daylight through windows. So the daylight balanced color temperature of this fixture is essential to me.

Two problems give me cause to downgrade the rating:

1) Shoddy pan tilt head. Once you mount a Photoflex soft box on this fixture, the total weight is really beyond the capability of the supplied stand mounting hardware, which is similar to a cheap still tripod head.

2) Low confidence in the electrical build quality. The screw-in ceramic bulb sockets use a mogul base thread, which is like a super-sized common household Edison light bulb socket. Fine, but the electrical feed wires are secured by smallish screws. One of these electrical leads came loose while I was on location, forcing me to attempt a field repair. During the course of this repair attempt, another electrical lead pull free of the crimped on ring-connector which terminated in one one of the other mogul bulb sockets. That put an end to the repair effort, and my fixture sat on the shelf broken and unusable for two years.

Finally tonight, I decided to fix the light. It took me about 2 1/2 hours to completely disassemble the fixture, remake the connection, and put the light back together. Frankly, I'm not impressed by the inside workmanship of this light, and I really doubt it could pass UL lab ratings, if there is such a thing anymore (Underwriters Laboratories). The electrical wires seem undersized, and the crimped connectors are flimsy and do not inspire confidence. All-in-all, it would not surprise me if this fixture were to deliver an electrical shock in the future.

Photoflex is cheap lighting, nowhere near Lowel and certainly not Arri. Bottom line: Photoflex is budget lighting gear, and you get what you pay for. I've gotten some good use out of my Photoflex gear, including this fixture, but it can only be recommended if your budget absolutely will not allow better quality lights.
2302787
The lights themselves look nice, however the life of the bulb leaves something to be desired.  This is to be expected with "higher" output bulbs, however with way to warranty them I would not purchase again.  Lasted approximately 8 months.
4706268
These bulbs were ordered as a replacement for halogen bulbs in a bathroom fixture.  Obviously dimmer than the corresponding halogens but sufficient for their purpose.  4 bulbs were needed.  In the first order two bulbs worked normally, the base fell off of one during installation and the last had a narrower thread pattern and would not fit in the fixture.  Bonlux kindly replaced the 2 bulbs with 3 new ones without having to return the ones that didn't work.  After a 6 week wait for shipping from China,  the new bulbs arrived but have a different hue (soft white) than the first bulbs (daylight).  Rather than going through the replacement process again, I arranged the bulbs in a pattern that is less noticeable because replacing bulbs in the fixture requires near complete disassembly.  It is passable, but I'm sure that if the bulbs last the purported 10 years, the problem will drive me nuts and I will end up replacing again.
Guess which ones are which...
1638711
A very retro, very dim bulb that provides nice background lighting when used in combination.

Con: very fragile.
960118
Some dead bulbs in the pack (haven't tested all of them, but the lamp uses 3 and one of the first 3 I tried was dead, so 1 out of 4 was DOA), but they fit the Ikea track lighting i have perfectly. The pack was large and cheap enough that it's worth a few dead ones, though, I think.
2127707
Looks good but inserting the bulbs is ridiculous.  Hint, put the bulb inside the glass globe then screw in the bulb. Then screw in the globe.  If you put the "globe" in then the bulb, you will go nuts.
251247
Cute but light bulbs are dying out and doesnt look like an easy fix. Might be in the trash bin by May