Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The first thing I wanted to know was the brightness of the Coleman light. Comparisons between lumens and candle power are impossible because lumens and candle power are not the same. So here is my own test of three lights: 1. Maglight using 4 - D cells; 2. The featured Coleman LED spotlight; 3. a 12v halogen spotlight rated at 1,000,000 candle power. The lights were measured at 10 feet using a light meter that measures in candle power. Bear in mind that candle measurements are only of a given spot, whereas lumens measure all the light output of a device including the spot area and the flood area combined. These are the candle power measurements of both the spot and flood areas of the lights tested: 1. Flashlight: spot - 50-; flood area - .4 2. Coleman LED: spot - 400+; flood area - 6.5+ 3. Halogen: spot - 1600+; flood area - 6.5- The halogen spot area is four times brighter and twice the diameter of the Coleman, but the Coleman's flood area is slightly brighter. The halogen has a much shorter burn time, is hot and has twice the lens diameter. The Coleman puts out an evenly lit spot and flood pattern which is quite adequate. It's 2.5 hour burn time makes it more practical than the halogen, but it does not have the power of a halogen. It's good to have both types available.