lumens vs candlepower

JB · Mar 28, 2001

I'm trying to compare the brightness of torchlights. Some companies rate it in lumens, some use candlepower. Is there a conversion chart for lumens <---> candlepower?

Which is a more accurate measure, if any?

Velcro · Mar 28, 2001

JB, this might be a useful link for you:

Streamlight's Light Measurement Fact's http://www.streamlight.com/releases/lum.htm

Greetings,
Velcro

JB · Mar 28, 2001

Velcro,

Thanks for that helpful link. I did some searching on this forum and also found some informative posts.

Brock · Mar 28, 2001

I have digital images of a lot of different lights on my site for a visual comparison between different lights. I also rate them in relative brightness and list the power they each use, for the most part more power is brighter. Check out my flashlight page below.

Brock

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