Lume Cube has introduced Lume Cube Panel, a new battery-powered bi-color LED light that's about the size of a smartphone. The pocket-sized device offers 3200K to 5600K light adjustable in increments of 5%, as well as a small built-in LCD control screen that shows battery level, color temperature, brightness, and run time. When fully charged, the LED light can be used for 1.5 hours at full power and up to 7.5 hours or longer on low power.
In addition to featuring a micro USB charging port, Lume Cube has included a secondary USB-C charging port on its new LED panel, as well, enabling users to recharge using either connector. The Lume Cube Panel's integrated 4040mAh Li-polymer battery doubles as a 5v power bank for recharging other USB devices, as well, such as a smartphone or camera.
The panel offers 1600 lux max brightness at .5m (1.6ft) and is shipped with a white clip-on softening diffuser and cold shoe mount. Operators can adjust the panel's settings on the light itself; Lume Cube says the product isn't controllable using Bluetooth and cannot be synced with a camera.
The Lume Cube Panel LED light is available from Lume Cube now for $149.95 USD.
Reminded me of this on my Amazon Wish List, saw it start of this month but not familiar with the brand so haven’t clicked “Buy”—I’m wondering if the battery will go bad few months after purchase, like other unknown brands I’ve impulsively bought in the past
How does it compare to cheaper LED panels that list a higher light output, such as the Neewer Dimmable 176 LED Video Light Lighting Kit that often goes for under $50?
Overall with so many competing devices listing better specs for a fraction of the cost, it is hard to see value in such an expensive device.
Love the design, with this beautiful LED array, you won't get a harsh shadow on model's face, actually you will get DOZENS of harsh shadows clearly and unequivocally overlapped on their face. that is why they sell the lamp with a diffuser. Unfortunately, All diffuser which worked with uncollimated light have to struggle with the balance between diffusion and transmission.
DpReview needs to update their post with the above information. Otherwise, it's just a useless republishing of some PR without any added value to their readers.
It seems clear this is just a repackaging for some off the shelf product with a huge markup. For the sake of their readers DPReview needs to update this post ASAP.
Reminded me of this on my Amazon Wish List, saw it start of this month but not familiar with the brand so haven’t clicked “Buy”—I’m wondering if the battery will go bad few months after purchase, like other unknown brands I’ve impulsively bought in the past
Wanted to add, based on the Amazon link, the same item sells for under $40 on eBay. Same design and same metal housing with the same feature set as the lume cube. They likely purchased a bunch in bulk as a white box product then stuck their name on it and added a 500% profit margin.
Interesting. Unfortunately the guy in the ad sounds like a typical seller of scams on TV shop. "But stop ... you can also use it as a charger!". My entire system just said - "NO!".
For the benefit of the 99% of photographers who don't understand how output in lumens relates to traditional flash guide numbers.......
Can someone please explain what sort of exposures would be needed with this device, using a practical example such as "1/125 sec @ F11 at 50cms at ISO 400 on full power", using the LED as the sole light source?
Of course, it is possible to do trial and error tests after purchase, but it would be really helpful if manufacturers gave practical examples of exposures, so potential buyers could decide whether the unit had sufficient output for their needs.
Also, it would be nice to know if camera metering systems can be reliably used to judge exposures with this form of lighting.
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