mikesouth

If your skin tones are bad it is more likely that your cameras white balance is improperly set. If the lights change color temp during operation then yes I would blame the lights but I find that unlikely. If you are not using your camera in manual mode that is the FIRST thing you need to learn to do. Set the white balance using an 18% grey card then set the aperture for the depth of field you want then adjust your shutter speed and the distance from your lights to the subject (or the light intensity if its adjustable, but beware that almost certainly changes your white balance.) to get the proper exposure.

If the problem is that there isnt enough dynamic range you may want to look at a different camera.

the softboxes may also be giving you results that you dont want, learn when to use them and when not to

Remember there is NO substitute for education.....you cant fix a problem if you dont know what it is by buying a new camera/lights/lens etc.

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Mike South

It's No wonder I took up drugs and alcohol, it's the only way I could dumb myself down enough to cope with the morons in this biz.