Fitfirst Light Therapy Lamp 15000 Lux Simulated Sunlight

I’ve been using Ott lights for years as reading lamps as they provide full spectrum light. I can read while dosing myself with enough happy rays to keep my SAD at bay. But, for a long time I’ve been wondering if a light box might provide me with more light. Hence my interest in this product. The Fitfirst light provides up to 15000 lux, far brighter than any of my Ott lights. This product was easy to set up, has a small footprint, and is adjustable in terms of its number of lux and the warmth of such a light display. A timer is also available but I have not bothered to use this. While I won’t stop using my Ott lights as reading lamps, the Fitfirst light is a far cheaper solution that I use in non-book reading areas — like my standing work desk or my mini-trampoline.

I’ve had this lamp for 6 months. We don’t get natural sun light in my apartment. My cat loves sitting in front of it as well.

Seems to do what it claims to do, and is less than half price of items that look identical. However, some claim to have tested it and found it does not live up to its claim of 10000 lumens? It would be good if this company could add some test reports to validate their claims. I use it on mornings when it’s too cold or wet to go outside, to get the circadian rhythm benefits of morning light. We are coming into Winter in Australia and I am prone to pretty bad winter blues, so I will use it throughout the day too. The only thing is that the cord is too short. For a device that needs to be fairly close to your face, they should allow for more cord length, otherwise they assume that your face generally hovers close to a wall, which defies logic. The last quibble is that it claims to remember your settings so you don’t have to repeatedly choose them each time you turn it on. How??? There seems no way to do this and since I always use it on the brightest setting I have to tap button 1 twice, turn button 2 three times, every single time I turn it on. These are the 3 reasons why I removed one star.

Good quality product

I am testing a batch of light therapy products I purchased.

This product was tested in a pitch dark room, with an MT-912 light meter – at exactly 12”, 24”, and 36” distance. In real world terms those distances are right in your face, darn close, and arms length.

I am testing a batch of light therapy products I purchased.

This product was tested in a pitch dark room, with an MT-912 light meter – at exactly 12”, 24”, and 36” distance. In real world terms those distances are right in your face, darn close, and arms length.

Measurements on brightest bluest setting:

12” distance (super close) = 1940 lux
24” distance (still close) = 488 lux
36” distance (reasonable to sit by) = 245 lux

It read 10K lux at 3.75” distance.

It came with both a usb cord and a plug for it. The build quality is middling and the packaging is middling, compared to carex or verilux. It’s better than Suxio, but it’s also a bit dimmer. The light quality seems inferior to carex or verilix.

I would rate this against the competition as almost valueless. I’d go with a Verilix or a Carex even at similar lux and twice the price, because the quality of light is just that much better.

I keep this light at the side of my worktable so I get a ‘dose’ first thing in the morning AND as instructed, I don’t look directly at the light. I’ve used it for a whole season now and I’m happy(er) with the perceived improvement in my mood. I didn’t seem to be so sad in the winter this last season. I use it at the 10,000 lux level to provide support for SAD.