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Smart Lighting Hubs Failing: What Studio Photographers Need to Know Now
When Your Lights Go Dark: The Smart Lighting Crisis I’ve always been cautious about integrating smart home technology into my studio workflow. There’s something unsettling about depending on connected devices when you’ve got a paying client in the chair and thirty minutes of natural light left. This week, my concerns proved justified when a major lighting manufacturer’s firmware update essentially turned thousands of smart hubs into expensive paperweights. The company has acknowledged the problem and is offering free replacements for affected units.