Nanlite Halo 18 Dimmable Adjustable Bicolor 18in LED Ring Light
Professional Studio-Quality Illumination
The Nanlite Halo 18 LED Ring Light is a premium lighting tool designed to meet the demanding needs of photographers, videographers, makeup artists, vloggers, and content creators seeking powerful, soft, and versatile illumination. Its 18-inch diameter coupled with advanced bicolor LED technology ensures stunning, near-shadow less light with impressive color accuracy. Whether for beauty lighting, portrait photography, streaming, or video production, the Halo 18 delivers studio-grade results with ease and flexibility.
Design and Build Quality
Measuring 18 inches (45.7 cm) in diameter with a 12-inch (30.5 cm) inner diameter, the Halo 18 provides a large, even light source that softly wraps around subjects, enhancing facial features and generating attractive circular catchlights in the eyes. Unlike many smaller ring lights, the Halo 18’s wider illumination area is particularly effective for full-face beauty work and close-up video.
Despite its size, this ring light remains surprisingly lightweight at just 3.5 lbs (1.59 kg), making it easy to mount and position. Its durable construction includes a standard 5/8-inch receiver mount compatible with most light stands and grip equipment, ensuring versatile placement options in any studio or location environment.
Ergonomic dual control knobs located both at the front and back allow users to adjust brightness and color temperature conveniently from almost any position, reducing interruptions on set.
Lighting Performance and Customization
The Halo 18 features a powerful 24W LED array that outputs up to approximately 2000 lumens, delivering ample light to brighten even the most challenging settings with flattering intensity. Its bi-color LEDs can be adjusted between 2700K, providing warm, incandescent-like light, up to a crisp daylight balance of 6500K. This temperature range allows users to match ambient lighting or design specialized looks from golden warm tones to cool modern aesthetics.
Dimming is smooth and fully continuous from 0% to 100%, enabling precise control of light intensity without flicker or artifacts, essential for high-quality video production and photography. The control knobs provide tactile, responsive input so users can dial in their ideal brightness and color settings on the fly.
Exceptional Color Accuracy
Accurate color rendition is crucial, especially for beauty, product, and portrait photography. The Halo 18 excels with an industry-leading CRI of 95 and a TLCI rating of 93. These high indexes mean colors and skin tones are rendered authentically, both to the naked eye and on camera. Makeup artists can rely on this light to display true hues, while filmmakers and photographers benefit from consistent exposure without color shifts.
Included Accessories
The Halo 18 comes with thoughtfully chosen extras to enhance its usability and appeal. A smartphone bracket mounts centrally inside the ring, allowing vloggers and content creators to stabilize their smart devices at the perfect angle aligned with the light. This facilitates hands-free filming and consistent illumination.
A premium dual-sided makeup mirror also fits neatly in the ring’s center. One side is a standard mirror, while the reverse features a 2x magnification ideal for detailed makeup application, hairstyling, and skincare routines.
A carry case completes the package, providing safe transportation and storage, which is particularly valuable for mobile professionals and location shooters.
Ideal Use Cases
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Professional Makeup and Beauty Tutorials: The Halo 18 offers soft, flattering light and magnification to perfect beauty routines and video lessons.
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Portrait Photography: The large radius and consistent tone help photographers create portraits with dynamic, beautiful catchlights.
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Live Streaming and Vlogging: Stable, flicker-free lighting combined with smartphone mounting streamlines setup for solo live productions.
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Product Photography: Its broad illumination helps reduce shadows and highlight fine details for e-commerce and advertising shoots.
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Video Production: Continuous dimming and adjustable color temperature provide creative freedom for cinematic lighting.
Technical Specifications
| Feature | Specification |
|---|---|
| Outer Diameter | 18 inches (45.7 cm) |
| Inner Diameter | 12 inches (30.5 cm) |
| Weight | 3.5 lbs (1.59 kg) |
| Color Temperature Range | 2700K – 6500K |
| Brightness | Up to 2000 lumens |
| Power Consumption | 24 Watts |
| Dimming Range | 0-100%, flicker-free |
| CRI | 95 |
| TLCI | 93 |
| Power Input | 110-240V AC, included adapter |
| Controls | Dual knobs (brightness and color temperature) |
| Mount | Standard 5/8" receiver |
| Accessories Included | Smartphone bracket, dual-sided mirror, carry bag |
Conclusion
The Nanlite Halo 18 LED Ring Light is an attractive, robust, and highly functional lighting tool for creative professionals focused on beauty, portraiture, video production, and streaming. Its wide illumination radius, smooth dimming, and precise color control allow users to achieve beautiful, studio-quality lighting with minimal setup.
With a strong emphasis on color fidelity, ease of use, and accessory support, including the smartphone mount and magnifying mirror, this kit supports versatile workflows and enhances productivity. It stands as an excellent investment for anyone looking to upgrade their lighting toolkit with a reliable and professional-grade ring light.
Available through MojoComputers, the Halo 18 is suited for studios, on-location shoots, and remote content creation, providing outstanding value and performance.
