To get out of the “low light” mode, press and hold the + and – keys again for five seconds. This mode is useful for applications like long exposure photography. The Lume Cube will turn off, then when you hit the + button the light will be in an extremely low power mode which can be made incrementally brighter or darker, though it never gets quite as bright as the “normal” mode. If you want finite control of lower amounts of light, press and hold the + and – keys together for five seconds. The brightness will increase or decrease in 10% increments. To adjust the brightness, use the + or – buttons on the top of the cube. The Lume Cube will turn on to its default brightness. Setting up the Cubeįiring up the Lume Cube is easy, just press and hold the power button on the top. When you get your Lume Cube 2.0 box, be sure to remove the plastic insert – the USB-C cable is hidden underneath. Accessories: DSLR hot shoe mount, modification frame (for attaching light modifiers), USB cable, warming gel, softening diffuser.1 Lume Cube 2.0: Daylight Balanced 5600K, 95+ CRI, diffused beam angle of 80º.I bought the Lume Cube 2.0 Single Pack from Amazon ($89.95), which includes:
Lume cube light full#
It’s certainly not going to replace your speedlites, and it’s not going to work as a full blown lighting kit for something like a corporate video shoot, but when using it for what it was intended to do it’s fantastic. I’ll dig into the functions of the app, as well as the functions of the Lume Cube 2.0 throughout this post.īottom line: the Lume Cube is great for use as a smaller light source for anything ranging from a light source for your video conference call to using it as an external flash for your cell phone.
Lume cube light Bluetooth#
This little light packs a ton of features into a tiny package! It’s waterproof, the brightness is easily adjustable, you can attach various light modifiers magnetically, and you can even use the Lume Cube as a slave for your camera’s flash! It also works with the Lume-X app, which allows you to connect to the Lume Cube via Bluetooth for various functions like adjusting brightness, checking the battery level, and even using the Lume Cube as a flash for your mobile device. Many posts on IG mentioned (or hashtagged) the Lume Cube, so I decided to pick one up.Īlso, with the current need for video conferencing (this post is being written during the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020), the need for good lighting for webcams is suddenly a priority, and the Lume Cube delivers. I’ve been doing a lot of toy photography lately (I’m on Instagram as and I needed something a bit more flexible than a flash or the old AA battery powered LED light that I had been using. I was a bit skeptical about this little light going into buying it.
Lume cube light portable#
This is my first Lume Cube so I don’t have an older model to compare it to, although I have used other small, portable lighting systems. I finally got my hands on a Lume Cube 2.0 and I thought I’d do a quick review on it.