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The non-swiveling hot shoe mount shown in this image is included in the standard bundle. These together provide access to power control, brightness adjustment, optical slave flash, and low-light mode. It sits in between a clearly-labeled pair of opaque black buttons on the top deck which replace the translucent buttons of the original model. In its new home, it's now easier to trigger from a wide range of angles. The biggest difference is that the optical sensor has moved from the front of the light to its top, sharing its location with the status LED. The Lume Cube 2.0 looks quite similar to predecessor, and its size and weight are unchanged. Smarter physical controls and a better-placed optical sensor

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Alternatively, multiple lights can be controlled individually or as a group using an Android / iOS app.

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The Pro Lighting Kit (right, $300) includes a carry case packing two lights with modification frames, a dozen filters, two grids, and a full set of barn doors, snoot and diffusion bulb for each light.Īs before, the Lume Cube 2.0 is aimed both at still and video shooters, regardless of whether they're using a sizable interchangeable-lens camera rig, GoPro, smartphone or even a drone.įor standalone cameras, most functionality can be used without a smartphone at all, and the Lume Cube works either a continuous light source or an optically-triggered slave flash. The standard Lume Cube 2.0 kit (left, $90) now includes the modification frame with diffuser and warming filters. And the product bundle has been expanded, with a modification frame and two filters included as part of the base product bundle. The new version also offers an added low-light mode with a 1-10% power range in 1% increments, controllable either from the smartphone app or the Lume Cube's own physical controls. And the light it produces has improved noticeably in terms of its color rendition, coverage and evenness. Good max brightness for size, but still struggles under sunlightĪlthough it's exactly the same size as its predecessor and has the same light output as before, the updated Lume Cube 2.0 now runs for three times as long at full power, and is easier to recharge too.Impressive battery run-time, but longer charge times.Optical sensor to act as a slave flash for stills shooting.

Excellent quality of light, with daylight white balance and a high CRI value.

Compact, size, rugged and waterproof construction inspire confidence and use in a variety of situations.

See our condensed findings below and read on for the full analysis. In short, we think it's an incredibly handy little light with a robust ecosystem of accessories.

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And despite measuring just 4 x 4 x 4.5cm (1.6 x 1.6 x 1.75'), it was also both rugged and waterproof.Įnter the Lume Cube 2.0: as portable as ever with some key improvements under the hood. Aimed both at still and video shooters, the original Lume Cube offered 1,500-lumen light output and Bluetooth wireless control in a remarkably compact package. sailed past its fundraising goals when it launched its brand-new, eponymously-named LED lighting system on Kickstarter.