Harlowe Announces SOL 5 Bi-Color LED Light Aimed at Content Creators

Be seen in your best light

Harlowe empowers creators with a new light that can attach to the back of your iPhone via a MagSafe connection. The 3-watt light, dubbed “Sol 5,” can extend, telescope, and flip orientation. The chargeable, bi-color LED light also dims from 0-100% and has an adjustable color temp from 2700K to 6500K. The flexible head, as mentioned, can spin a full 360-degrees, so you can still use either facing camera. And just in case 3 watts is not enough power, you can enable “Boost Mode” functionality to get a continuous 5.5 watts output for 30 seconds.

Harlowe Sol 5 Bi-Color LED Light. Images: Harlowe.

You’ll find a lot of features packed into this little light. Here is a full list of specs on the Sol 5:

CCT: 2700K – 6500K

CRI: 96

Power: 5.5W (Boost Mode), 3.5W (Standard Mode)

Luminous Flux: 360LM (Boost Mode), 200LM (Standard Mode) (@6500K)

TLCI: 99

Input (AC) 100-240V, 50~60HZ

Input (DC) 5V

Battery 3.7V 1000MAH, 3.7WH

Dimming: 0-100%

Operating Temperature: 14~104°F

Control Methods: Onboard

Color: Brown Faux Leather

Boost Duration: 30s

Designed for creators on the move

The Sol 5 is made out of lightweight aluminum with brown leather accents. But perhaps where this light shines brightest, pun intended, is in the Travel Kit.

The Travel Kit includes the light, an attachable softbox, and a zip-up carrying bag. The magnetic softbox is ideal for beauty portraits and close-up lighting to help diffuse the spread evenly. I could see the use-case for this light for vloggers, even if only to use as a catch light in the eyes. You probably wouldn’t want to use it as your main key light, but as a supplemental light, I’m sure it would work great.

The Sol 5 measures 79.8×68.6×26.9cm / 3.14×2.7×1.06 inches when folded and weighs only 108.9g / 0.24 lbs. It can run up to 1.5 hrs on a single charge. If I’ve missed any specs you might be looking for, or if you just want to look at the Sol 5 in a little more detail, you can find everything you need on Harlowe’s website.

If you’re interested in purchasing the Sol 5 Travel Kit, you can do so for $159. If you would prefer the solo light, it is $79. Also worth mentioning is that you can buy the magnetic softbox separately for $39, so if you just want the light and the softbox, that total brings you to $118.

What are your thoughts on this new Sol 5 light from Harlowe? Is it worthwhile, or is it not powerful enough for what you need? I’m interested to hear your thoughts in the comments below!