JANSJÖ no more!!!

JW · Post by JW » Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:29 am

My JANSJÖ LED lamps from IKEA have finally bit the dust, and they are longer sold at our local IKEA (eastern US). Instead, they have been replaced by the nearly identical NÄVLINGE series - reported to have a color temperature of 2700K according to the IKEA website, the same as the now discontinued JANSJÖ.

Anyone have any experience with the using these new NÄVLINGE, before I go to IKEA for them (and Swedish meatballs with lingonberries

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jfiresto · Post by **jfiresto** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:49 am

If I get a chance tomorrow, I will visit our local mini-IKEA and check out the desktop Nävlinge lamps. A few weeks ago, they still had a few, silver Jansjö's. I will compare the two if they still do.

ray_parkhurst · Post by **ray_parkhurst** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 7:24 pm

The new Navlinge does not appear to be flexible.

Scarodactyl · Post by **Scarodactyl** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:40 pm

I wonder if the original lamp could be tracked down on alibaba.

ray_parkhurst · Post by **ray_parkhurst** » Tue Dec 03, 2019 9:56 pm

There are still a lot of them available on eBay, Amazon, etc. Not as cheap as before though. Eventually the NOS supply will dwindle but for now there is really no panic, supply-wise.

Saul · Post by **Saul** » Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:50 am

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Macro_Cosmos · Post by **Macro_Cosmos** » Wed Dec 04, 2019 9:28 am

The Janso lights have horrible CRI. It's worth considering photographic LED light panels instead. An earlier post showcased one with ~95% manufacturer claimed CRI and it's $75 or something.

For anyone in Australia, I do have 5 Janso units I don't want. 2 or 3 are new still in the box. I'll let all of them go for shipping price.

The catch is, I keep 3 of the clamps. So essentially you're getting 2 new units and 3 with the clamp removed. Mounting is quite trivial. I really like the Janso's clamp design. I believe one of them also has the plastic condensing lens removed.

I don't think it's worth the hassle for people overseas but if anyone wants to pay the shipping... yeah I'll arrange it.

ray_parkhurst · Post by **ray_parkhurst** » Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:07 am

Macro_Cosmos wrote:The Janso lights have horrible CRI. It's worth considering photographic LED light panels instead. An earlier post showcased one with ~95% manufacturer claimed CRI and it's $75 or something.

For anyone in Australia, I do have 5 Janso units I don't want. 2 or 3 are new still in the box. I'll let all of them go for shipping price.

The catch is, I keep 3 of the clamps. So essentially you're getting 2 new units and 3 with the clamp removed. Mounting is quite trivial. I really like the Janso's clamp design. I believe one of them also has the plastic condensing lens removed.

I don't think it's worth the hassle for people overseas but if anyone wants to pay the shipping... yeah I'll arrange it.

Yeah, the Jansjos are (were) marketed as "warm white", so are deficient in blue, but are very easy to white balance. Better to be deficient in blue than have an excess like many "white" LEDs.

Edited to add: the Angel Eyes white LED ringlights are pretty hot in blue, and are more difficult to white balance.

enricosavazzi · Post by **enricosavazzi** » Wed Dec 04, 2019 12:38 pm

ray_parkhurst wrote:The new Navlinge does not appear to be flexible.

The description of the clamp-equipped Nävlinge on the Swedish Ikea web site says (in Swedish):

"Du kan enkelt rikta ljuset dit du vill eftersom lampans arm och huvud går att justera."

"You can easily direct the light where you wish because the lamp's arm and head can be adjusted".

This seems to indicate some flexibility, or articulated joint.

Troels · Post by **Troels** » Wed Dec 04, 2019 1:30 pm

According to the pictures only the upper part of the "stem" is flexible. The bottom is a rigid vertical stick. Not a very practical solution.

A positive detail: the LED can be exchanged, so you ca keep the lamp if it burns out.

ray_parkhurst · Post by **ray_parkhurst** » Wed Dec 04, 2019 3:06 pm

Troels wrote:According to the pictures only the upper part of the "stem" is flexible. The bottom is a rigid vertical stick. Not a very practical solution.

A positive detail: the LED can be exchanged, so you ca keep the lamp if it burns out.

Failures of LED lamps are almost always due to the driving electronics failing rather than the LED itself.

JW · Post by JW » Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:30 am

So we went to IKEA yesterday supposedly just for some Swedish meatballs. A Jansjo was on display in the upstairs showroom, but none for sale. Did get two of the new NÄVLINGE, in black, with the weighted round base. Have not tested them yet for photography - they seem brighter, more uniform, and indeed the top half of the stem is flexible, retaining its shape much better than the Jansjo, which tended to sag. As Treols noted above, not as flexible as the Jansjo, but still very useful for my purposes. Most likely a suitable replacement for all you Jansjo fans out there!

viktor j nilsson · Post by **viktor j nilsson** » Mon Dec 16, 2019 12:30 pm

Jansjö is specified as 88 lumens (3000K) at Ikea.se, the Nävlinge is specified as 220 lumens (2700K). If that is correct, the latter should indeed be quite a bit brighter. The long straight portion looks a little unpractical, especially when used with a stereo microscope. But maybe that could be shortened?