Tech Tuesday: These LED Light Cubes Are Anything But Square

December 2, 2014

By Laura Brauer

They may look a little like toys with their bright orange external bands but these LED Light Cubes are anything but childish. Fun, yes, but really impressive, too from its high speed 1/8000th second capture to zero recycling time.

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Powered by a lithium polymer rechargeable (and removable) battery, the Light Cube can shoot in bursts of up to 15fps when you feel the need for speed. It’s daylight balanced and can be powered from full power to 1/128 power. Led Light Cubes promises 800 flashes at full power on a single charge  and up to 3,000 at minimum charge.

Shooting video? No problem; you’ll get 45 minutes of continuous lighting on full power before you have to top off the battery. And, of course, it serves as a modeling light as well.

What’s really cool is that you can set up multiple cubes and have one cube control the settings on all the others. Mounting options, a barn door and a snoot are among available accessories.

Measuring 4 x 4 inches and weighing about 1.64 pounds each, they’re highly portable and easy to take on location, near and far. Each cube comes with a LiPO battery, multi-voltage battery charger, interlocking Light Cube Spigot, cube-in/cube-out cable, hot shoe/stand and a carry bag. The warranty’s good for two years.  Definitely worth seriously checking out!

Pricing: $659 (single)