More on LED bulbs...

[K Frame]

Just ordered a 4 pack of these LUNO dimmable 100 watt equiv LEDs from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076Z7HYSB/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Have to say, I'm liking them. Good quality soft white light and nice and bright.

I have one in my office in a pillar lamp, and it's a step up from the Tywin "100 watt equiv." I had in there.

I put that in quotes because they were advertised as 100 watt equiv LEDs, but it turns out that they were, at best, 75 watt equiv. I'll find other uses for them, I guess.

[HeroHog]

There are free/cheap light meter apps for cell phones. LUX Light Meter is the one I have.

[HeroHog]

[Sindawe]

The only LED based lamps I've found that are equal to older technology (PCF and such) are those aimed at specialized applications.*  General consumer grade LED bulbs are a bit below incandescent bulbs in output to my eyes, but I like them better than the older CF units.  The three-way unit I have in my entry lamp are warm in color but run cool.  The CREE bulbs I have over my dinning area are dimmer compatible and blend well with the entry lamp and the old school Funeral Home halogen tourcheres I bought 25 years ago. The color temperature ranges available in LED bulbs have allowed me to quasi-mimic natural lighting for my bathroom fixtures.

I'm still looking for LED bulbs I can put into the kitchen 4x florescent fixture I have. If I can find such the conversion to LED in my home will be complete.

* I run a Finnex 24x7 (https://www.finnex.net/index.php/plantedautomated/?___store=default) over my 29 gallon planed tank.  Gradual transition affords the fish time to retire for the night without the sudden shock of darkness in the evening or the BLAST of full noonday sun in the morning.