Westcott 6222 Spiderlite TD6 2-Light Promo Kit (Black/Silver)

Very solid build quality if somewhat bulky and definitely not easily portable. I gave four stars but really have a hard time rating this product for reasons explained below.I have wanted to try continuous lighting for a long time--by way of background, I have several decades of experience as a serious portrait photographer. Until recently, always relied on my Elinchrom strobes and many different light modifiers. I am fortunate enough to be able to spend money on occasional experiments and decided, based on a lot of reading, recommendations from Scott Kelby, and my own desire to learn, to take the plunge and acquire the TD-6 two-light kit. I spent about eight hours trying this kit with three different models. Essentially, I don't feel that I have the same light quality as I do with my strobes and am uncertain as to whether I ought to simply add another TD-6 unit to give me further control. Normally, one-light portraits are a cinch. With the TD-6, trying lots of angles, shutter/aperture combos, and three different super lenses, I have come to a couple of conclusions: 1) light quality is ok but not great, 2) lower light output level (even at full power) allows much wider apertures meaning I can use things like a Canon 85mm f1.2 at something like f2 which gives great bokeh and background separation, 3) I don't think the light temperature is as claimed at 5500K as all my shots required white balance adjustment during post processing--I was able, of course, to avoid this problem when using a custom white balance.Although I could probably fine tune my methodology with these lights but after initial trials, my enthusiasm meter is pretty low. Now, in all honesty, it has taken me many years and hundreds of models and thousands of shots to be really effective with strobes. I may just be resisting going up the continuous lighting learning curve. Would love to hear the experiences and points of view of others who can do the comparison between continuous and strobe lighting.

Just received this kit today - loved it! Takes only minutes to set up and it's very powerful. The only part of the kit that you really have to be careful with is the bulbs. They are very fragile and if you plan to travel with this kit - you'll have to be extra careful not to damage the bulbs. Westcott makes a small case for the bulbs called "Westcott Lampguard case" and it holds 6 bulbs. I picked up 2 cases from another vendor because Amazon didn't have them in stock but they are awesome and a must-have if you plan to be moving this system from place to place. I liked this kit so much I may pick up another one in a few weeks if it's still the same price.

I love everything about these lights except two things.1. Bulky, but that is expected if I want a big soft light.2. I have had a LOT of issues with the bulbs themselves literally falling apart. On a shoot I had one fall out and shatter everywhere.. not good since it was an interior I was shooting.I have contacted support-‘so I can update when I hear back, but if I had no issues with the bulbs I would give 5 stars.

love these lights. Will be using for future home studio