this is a small light that i feel that anyone that works with a camera
should have in their kit this is my real world review of the nan light pavel tube
6c
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hey guys i'm rafael and welcome to the channel where our goal is to always fix it in camera and
then finesse it in post and i always appreciate the early thumbs up because the nan light paddle
tube 6c is sexy i apologize for that i will leave the puns to tom but honestly these little lights
are awesome nan light is a brand from nanguan system which has been around since 1992 and they
make brands like led go and nan lux and probably a few others they also make the very popular 30c
the four foot rgb led tube that you see all over youtube but you can't make a video about the 6c
without talking about the aperture embassy because the price and the features are very comparable
overall i really like the form factor compared to the mc i like that it's a little handheld
torchlight and it's a little bit bigger of a light source at 10 inches long mounting
this light is very similar to the mc but it has two quarter 20 thread mounts on both sides and
magnets i also like how the magnets allow you to mount this in three different angles the battery
lasts for about 45 minutes to about an hour at full and it has a readout of the time remaining
which is actually very useful it has a usb port for charging and continued use while charging
though you can't really use the magnets if you have the usbc plugged in it also comes with three
iron plates so you can tape up onto the wall and use the magnets it has a soft carrying case and a
hand strap which i have not attached once i live dangerously like that and there's also a bunch
of accessories you can get to extend the uses of the light for the color brightness and modes as
a 10 inch light it's fairly bright and it stays true to the 140 lux at one meter at full power
though in my tests at one meter the 60 was closer to about 200 lux which is awesome which is pretty
good running just off the battery where the mc is rated at about 100 lux at one meter and again
in my tests i was getting closer to 130 lux and it has a larger range in color temperature than
the mc it goes from 27 to 7 500 kelvin whereas the mc goes from 32 to 6 500 kelvin but when i checked
both lights with the color temperature meter the mc was much closer to the true representation of
the color where the 6c was off by quite a bit so you have to understand that the numbers displayed
may not be the numbers that are being actually output so prepare to do some tin shifting in post
or use a light metering tool to note for sure and adjust until they match on set because our
goal is to always fix it in camera like the mc it has rgb colors and effects like candle and fire
cop car storm bad tv bad bulb fireworks disco it has a wide range to suit your needs like the mc
unlike the mc the 6c has no app to dial in the light or the color when mounted up high using mesh
bluetooth though nan light does sell a separate wireless remote and their wi-fi controller which
is almost three times the price of the light though i use the cytus link app to grab color info
to match it to the other lights or colors in the scene and just dial it in this little light is
actually great for photography and for video work i have used this in product photography like the
vodka commercial i recently did and other small products it's a great tool to get the light close
for some nice reflections without becoming too overpowering it's great for accents and small
spaces in the background like i'm using here it's not really bright enough for a good hair light
for wider shots it just doesn't register when you have lots of light in the scene but it is a great
hair light or catch light for close-ups and medium close-ups or a little fill light in a pinch i've
also used this as my zoom call light i've rigged it right above the laptop camera it gives me a
nice even flat light regardless of the lighting in the room day or evening and i can adjust the color
temperature to match the room i also use this when i need to find equipment in my gear closet
as a small light like a flashlight i just mount it right above and i can see all the gear below
these are the things that i liked about it it has many uses in photography and in the video space
it's small enough to always be in your kit or to put it in discrete locations very easily it has
good mounting options and there's lots of lighting variety built into it these are the things that i
feel need work with the light it would be nice to have stronger magnets in the next version to
have the usb port placed on one of the ends so you can still use the magnets and have it plugged in
definitely the color accuracy needs improvement and a dedicated app controller like the mc so do
i recommend the nand light pavlotube 6c yeah like i said at the beginning of this video this is a
light i feel that anyone that uses a camera should have or at least a small pocket light like this
they are inexpensive enough and i've used it on every single shoot that i've been on
since i've had them so they've paid for themselves a few times over already as always thanks for
watching give me a big thumbs up subscribe i'm rafael i'll talk to you soon bye for now