A new lighting company, Hobolite, is marketing its range of LED lights and accessories to a wide spectrum of videographers and photographers with prices from around $300 to $3000. Let’s look at the details. The lights come in kits with continuous LED bi-color models. Hobolites immediately stand out from similarly priced products with almost a consumer market feel to their industrial design. (Tell us what you think of the designs below in our comments section). The 300W Hobolite with the included softbox. Image: Hobolite Kits and accessories Initially, Hobolite LED lights are available in three kits, each with different lights, prices, and accessories. The kits are called Mini, Avant, and Pro. Interestingly, resellers like B&H have further mixed and matched the lights and accessories to expand the kit choice. The Mini standard kit includes a 20W light with accessories like a barn door, honeycomb, diffuser dome, color filter gels, and adjustable lens, all for $299. A variant of the standard kit is a similarly priced Creator that adds a V-mount cold shoe adapter, a V-mount Bullhead tripod adapter, and a desktop tripod. The kit is priced at $399. Hobolite Mini Standard kit. Image: Hobolite. The Avant 100W standard kit includes similar accessories but adds a V-mount clamp, a V-mount handle, and the Avant power supply. Again, there are variations to this kit, including Starter kits and Creator kits. The 300W Pro kit adds the Pro Remote Control, a 95W V-mount battery, a dual V-mount charger, a softbox, a tripod, and...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 19 May, 2023