Nanlux Evoke 5C: Complete Guide to the Light & Accessories
There are some lights you bring onto set because you know exactly what you need them to do.
And then there are the lights you bring because you know that, at some point, you’re going to need something small, flexible and easy to put somewhere else.
The Nanlux Evoke 5C is very much the latter.
At just 5.6 × 4.4 × 4.5 cm and weighing only 160 g, this tiny full-colour LED spotlight is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. But underneath that compact body is a surprisingly capable lighting fixture, complete with the Nebula C8 Colour Light Engine, an impressive 1,000K–20,000K colour temperature range, built-in battery, professional wireless control and an IP67 rating.
In other words: it’s small, but it certainly isn’t basic.
What is the Nanlux Evoke 5C?
The Nanlux Evoke 5C is a compact, full-colour LED spotlight designed for filmmakers, photographers and content creators who need a highly portable light that can go where larger fixtures simply can’t.
And that’s really the appeal of the Evoke 5C.
It’s not trying to replace a large studio fixture. You’re not going to use a 6W pocket-sized light when you need to illuminate an entire room.
Instead, it’s about having a controllable, professional-quality light source that you can put exactly where you need it.
Behind a piece of set dressing, inside a practical, in a vehicle, on a tabletop, tucked into a tight corner, mounted somewhere you wouldn’t normally be able to fit a light, or simply carried with you when you don’t want to bring an entire lighting kit along.
That’s where the tiny size of the Evoke 5C becomes a serious advantage.
Tiny enough to take anywhere
The first thing you’ll notice about the Evoke 5C is just how small it is.
At only 160 g, it’s incredibly easy to carry around, and its compact design makes it ideal for situations where space is limited.
For a filmmaker, that could mean hiding a light in a scene without seeing the fixture. For a photographer, it could mean adding a small accent to a product or macro setup. For a content creator, it could mean having a full-colour light in your camera bag that takes up almost no room.
It’s the kind of light you can throw into your kit and forget about – until you suddenly need it. And then you’re very glad you brought it.
The Nebula C8 Colour Light Engine
Don’t let the size of the Evoke 5C make you think it’s just a novelty light.
At the heart of the fixture is Nanlux’s Nebula C8 Colour Light Engine, which uses eight LED colours: Deep Red, Red, Amber, Lime, Green, Cyan, Blue and Indigo.
That gives the Evoke 5C a much broader colour-mixing capability than you’d expect from a light this small.
You get a CCT range of 1,000K to 20,000K, along with ±200 green/magenta adjustment and full-colour control.
So whether you’re looking for a warm, candle-like tone, matching daylight, creating a cool blue atmosphere or adding a bold splash of colour, the Evoke 5C gives you plenty of room to play.
And it isn’t just about colour effects.
Nanlux has designed the Evoke 5C to produce high-quality white light too, with an average CRI and TLCI of 98. That makes it a genuinely useful fixture for professional photography and video work, rather than simply a small RGB light for adding colour to a background.
Seven ways to create your look
The Evoke 5C gives you several different ways to control its colour and output:
- CCT
- HSI
- HSIW
- RGBW
- XY Coordinates
- Gel
- Effects
The addition of HSIW is particularly interesting because it gives you the ability to adjust hue and saturation while retaining control over the white light component.
For anyone who likes to fine-tune colour rather than simply choose a preset, that’s a useful addition.
And if you don’t want to spend your time standing next to the fixture making adjustments, that’s where the Evoke 5C’s range of control options comes in.
Professional control in a pocket-sized fixture
The Evoke 5C might be tiny, but Nanlux hasn’t treated it like a basic consumer light.
You can control it directly from the fixture, through the NANLINK App, or integrate it into a professional lighting setup using DMX/RDM and LumenRadio CRMX.
It also includes NFC functionality, which can be particularly useful when working with multiple Evoke 5C fixtures.
That means the same little light can work perfectly well in a simple one-light setup or become part of a much larger, professionally controlled lighting system.
It’s a nice example of what makes the Evoke 5C different.
The size is small. The workflow doesn’t have to be.
Built-in battery. No cable required.
One of the biggest advantages of a light this size is being able to use it without immediately having to find somewhere to plug it in.
The Evoke 5C has a built-in battery, giving you the freedom to position it without running a power cable to every little light.
That makes a difference when you’re working quickly or in a difficult location.
- Need a little fill behind your subject? No problem.
- Want to hide a light inside a set? Much easier.
- Working somewhere without convenient power? The built-in battery gives you another option.
The Evoke 5C can also be powered via USB-C, giving you even more flexibility when it comes to powering and charging the fixture.
Built to handle location work
Another thing that makes the Evoke 5C particularly useful for filmmakers is that it’s designed with real-world production in mind.
The fixture has an IP67 rating, making it dust-resistant and capable of withstanding temporary immersion in water up to 1 metre for up to 30 minutes under the conditions of the rating.
So if you’re working outdoors, dealing with rain or simply shooting somewhere that isn’t a perfectly controlled studio environment, you don’t have to treat this tiny light like it’s made of glass.
And if your production takes things even further, there’s an optional underwater housing that allows the Evoke 5C to be used at depths of up to 30 metres.
Because apparently even a tiny light deserves an adventure.
More than just a spotlight
The Evoke 5C has a native 20° beam angle, giving you a relatively focused source straight out of the box.
But one of the things that makes it so useful is that you don’t have to stop there.
Nanlux has created an entire accessory ecosystem for the Evoke 5C, allowing you to change the way the fixture behaves depending on what you’re trying to achieve.
There are options for softening the light, increasing its intensity, controlling the beam, creating projection effects, mounting it in different ways and even using it as a practical.
We’ll be taking a much closer look at the Nanlux Evoke 5C accessory system in a separate guide, because there is a lot to explore.
For now, it’s enough to say that the Evoke 5C is designed to be much more than a single fixed light.
Where can you use the Nanlux Evoke 5C?
This is where the Evoke 5C really starts to make sense.
Film and TV
For film and television production, its biggest advantage is being able to put a controllable light source into places where larger fixtures can’t go.
Use it for:
- Hidden fill
- Eye lights
- Background accents
- Practical lighting
- Car interiors
- Tight locations
- Set dressing
- Small pools of light
- Rim and accent lighting
Sometimes you don’t need more light.
You just need light in a very specific place.
Photography
The Evoke 5C is also a useful little tool for photographers.
Its small size makes it particularly suited to:
- Product photography
- Macro photography
- Tabletop photography
- Creative portraits
- Still life
- Background lighting
- Coloured accents
It’s easy to move around and quick to experiment with, which makes it ideal when you’re trying to find that little extra bit of separation or colour in an image.
Content creation
For content creators, the Evoke 5C is an easy addition to a small setup.
You don’t necessarily need a large lighting kit to create something interesting.
A tiny light tucked behind a monitor, underneath a shelf or somewhere in the background can add another layer to a shot.
And because the fixture is so small, it doesn’t take over your space.
That’s particularly useful for creators working from home, in small studios or in locations where space is at a premium.
A little light with a lot of possibilities
It’s easy to look at the Evoke 5C’s 6W rating and assume that its small size is its limitation.
But that’s not really what this light is about.
The Evoke 5C isn’t designed to replace your large key light or your high-output studio fixtures.
- It’s designed to give you options.
- It’s the light you can hide.
- The light you can carry.
- The light you can put somewhere awkward.
- The light you can run without a cable.
- The light you can control remotely.
- And the light you can adapt when you need it to do something different.
That’s what makes the Nanlux Evoke 5C so interesting. It’s not trying to be the biggest light on your set. It’s trying to be the one you can put almost anywhere.
And sometimes, that’s exactly the light you need.
Explore the Nanlux Evoke 5C
Looking for a compact, full-colour LED spotlight that can fit into your existing lighting kit without taking up much space?
The Nanlux Evoke 5C brings professional colour control, wireless connectivity, battery-powered operation and rugged construction together in a fixture small enough to carry anywhere.
And once you start exploring what you can do with the accessories, it gets even more interesting.
Explore the Nanlux Evoke 5C at Movievision.