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I will preface this review by stating that these opinions are mine, and not necessarily those of any of my clients, gear providers, employees, or anybody associated with Blueshift Design. My gear reviews are long-winded, prone to digression, and highly opinionated. If you use what I say to make any real decisions without seeing these products for yourself, you’re insane. The Robe Spiider Robe is a Czech Republic company that’s been around for a while. The company has seen a revival in recent years, with their gear experiencing a sudden uptick in popularity, especially in the United States. I first became aware of the company when VER recommended their ROBIN 600 Wash for the tour I designed for Ronnie Dunn.… Read More »Gear reviews: Robe Spiider, Clay-Paky Scenius Profile

Recently, I evaluated a (relatively) new product from TMB – the Firefly, which is a festoon-style light that uses warm white LEDs as the source. The attributes I was specifically interested in were the quality of the light (obviously) but also the durability and ease of rigging / hanging. On the quality of light front, I couldn’t be happier with this product. The light was a very pleasing incandescent color, something I was worried about because when I first saw this product at LDI, the lights had an incredibly obvious and unpleasant salmon hue to them, which resulted in a very unnatural-looking light that would never have passed as an incandescent source. Whether that was a problem that has since… Read More »Review of the TMB Firefly