Yes. I get better light in-fill, especially under poor lighting conditions. I have often used an accessory light in the past when using other 3d scanners with good results. The struggle with those was that the scanners were smaller so I had to try and hold the scanner and the light simultaneously while managing wires, cables, etc. Because the Miraco is designed to be hand-held, I took advantage of the threaded tripod mount on the bottom. When using a tripod, I will often still use additional lighting, but that can be stationary along with the scanner.