Remember TinkerToy sets? Those wooden (or plastic) rods, spools, flags, washers and end caps that provided hours of fun for kids? They were especially entertaining because you could follow the directions that came with the toy or use your imagination to build various structures from the components.

In some ways, I was reminded of TinkerToy’s build-it-your-way versatility when I saw Spekular, a new, multi-component LED kit from SpiffyGear that can be configured in a variety of ways. (SpiffyGear calls it the Swiss Army Knife of LED lighting which is, perhaps, even more accurate, although I’m sticking with my TinkerToy reference.)

The core kit consists of four LED lights, four hinged connectors, mounting gear and a carrying case. Using the supplied components—or one of the optional adapter kits—these light bars provide a variety of lighting options. Squares, triangles, ring lights, strips and stars are only a few of the configurations possible with these durable, aluminum and ABS plastic light kits. Of course, you can use them individually, too.

Each component provides 14.5 watts of light, which is comparable to about 150 watt halogens. When combined, the light bars provide more than 5,000 luminous flux of light. SpiffyGear figures that each LED outputs about the same amount of light as a mid-sized LED panel or, when used as a set, provides more than 5,000 luminous flux of light. SpiffyGear says that the lights are “guaranteed to be 94+ CRI and 96+ TLCI,” so they’re quite accurate.

The Spekular core kit costs $650, and several upgrades are available at $130 each, including a battery adapter, an expansion kit or a Spekular Star Adapter. Whether you’re shooting stills, videos or both, we think that Spekular has the potential to provide solutions for a wide range of lighting challenges.

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