LED Flt tying lights

[CoachBob]

For 15 years I suffered with a lighted florescent magnifier lamp. Last month I finally retired it and bought an LED magnifier lamp and OMG why have I not done this earlier. Mine is an Office Depot house brand that has a long folding arm, a clamp base and is very bright. Best tying tool I've bought I a decade.

[teachmarkey]

Coach Bob, which one did you buy?

[ducksterman]

Thanks for the responses.
I have done a little reading and conclude that the ideal would be...100CRI [color rendering index and 5000K [Kelvin/Temperature].
5000K is closest to "Daylight"
CRI 100 closest to accurate color spectrum
Kelvin="Colour temperature is important in the fields of image projection and photography where a colour temperature of approximately 5600 K is required to match "daylight" film emulsions."

Some of the lights mentioned above don't approach these.
I emailed Al Ritt of Peak and their lamp is CRI 75 and Kelvin 5000....their price is up there...$139.99....wonder if it is worth it???

[crashfromboston]

How compact do you need it to be? I paid 5$ for my lamp and will probably be around 40$ for the bulb. I will check the hd website for the bulb specs. You dont need to spend huge money on the setup to get good results.

[crashfromboston]

Led flood bulb at home depot. 5000k watt range 75 -120 equivalent 10-15 actual usage
Cri rating 80. 25000 hour work life. Price range 25-45 $ depending on which you get.

[CoachBob]

Model LTS-360-01
Magnifier Clamp Lap
$70

[ducksterman]

Before I saw crashfromboston,s [now known as cfb] later posts ...I made the rounds this AM ...JoAnn's, Home Depot, Lowes,Walmart, Ace....ended up with an architect lamp from Walmart...more compact than one I saw at Home Depot...$15....saw a bulb similar to what cfb describes above...1000+ lumens...5000K ...?CRI...it was a large flood type $37...I ended up with a smaller 500 lumen...5000K...?CRT from Lowes...$22.

They are in place now and compared to the 18W Daylight type I was using the brightness is significantly better and my hands no longer look anemic and have a nice flesh tone.

Aside from the cost I don't think I would have been happy with the Peak @ 300 lumens. It does have a nice mounting system but so do I so it is not an issue.

Thanks for all the input. FAOL once again shines.

[alra195]

Duck,

If you get the chance, post a picture of your new lamp.

Thanks!

[Jack Hise]

Mine is very compact, completely portable and CHEAP







Fits nicely in my travel kit.
The lamp is $3.95 at Harbor Freight. It's held in place by a magnet.

[ducksterman]

Duck,

If you get the chance, post a picture of your new lamp.

Thanks!

Not the greatest picture but I think you can get the idea ...if not let me know and I'll do another using flash....seems the LED was bright enough so the flash didn't come on.