Looking for a light/lamp recommendation...

I love my Ott light. I got it on sale at Joanns online for 20 dollars. I think its just the desk lamp though, I know they make quite a few of them, so I am not sure which one is best.

I have two different Ott lights, both purchased from Joann's during their super-duper-lighting sale (I think)... I do recommend them for the true-to-life light wavelengths.

If you want a desktop one, I suppose part of it would be your preference and how you want to use it, since some have storage caddies, etc. I have one similar to this one, although mine has a gooseneck instead of a telescoping neck. In my craft room it sits on a side table for ambient light, and it travels with me to retreats.

I also have a floor one with a pattern holder and magnifying glass that I can use if I'm crafting in the living room or dining room, both of which have crappy lighting.

On my desk I have a drafting-style lamp that clamps to the edge of the desk, like this one. It's not a daylight bulb, but it does allow me to get the light RIGHT to what I'm working on.

I have a couple of Ott lights and love them.

I have this OttLite. It is awesome.
I also put Ott bulbs in the floor amp by my scrap desk so I have light coming in both directions.
It makes crafting in winter much easier on my eyes.

Hooray, we get to enable nicolep!!

I also have an Ott light and love it. 

I have two OTT lights on my craft desk.

Tuesday Morning often has ott lamps. I got a clip on one that I attached to a shelf above my work area. It is small but gives off lots of lights. I also have a desktop one that I bought at Michaels with a coupon.

I have several of them, a flip up desk one that plugs in, a flip up mini desk one that’s battery operated to take to crops and two office type brass based desk lamps with Ott bulbs in them that I scored for a smoking hot deal at Office Depot years ago (so don’t neglect to check places like that when they’re clearancing stuff out, I think mine were just $10-15 each which is why I have two). 

Now I don’t use most of them regularly because DH changed out most of the recessed lights in my studio with multiple overhead cloud lights fitted with daylight fluorescent bulbs. They make a huge difference.

ETA: I’ve seen them multiple times at Tuesday Morning very reasonably priced, so if I were shopping for one today that’s where I would check first, followed by JoAnn’s or Michael’s with a good coupon around Black Friday.

I have a U.  As I mentioned above, I have a shelf above my main work area and I have a clip-on Ott light attached to that.  It lights up exactly what I am working on, and it is bendable so I can move it around a bit.  I also have a desktop lamp on one of the U's for overall lighting.  For your longer desk, I would probably get the Ott lamp that has a base and sits on your table.  But, have I mentioned that I love that little clip-on Ott lamp?! 

I got this lamp from Amazon:

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00V9YW41O/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I've tried OttLites before and haven't loved them, because for me sometimes they're too harsh. What I love about this light is that it has different lighting modes and dimming capabilities so I get to truly customize it to what I need at that moment. I also love that it's a clamp lamp and doesn't take up much room on my desk.

I have a large U shaped desk and two 8’ work tables butted up together with another 5’ table butted up across the ends. I have overhead lights with 4’ daylight bulbs so the whole room is lit up like Christmas, LOL. If I didn’t have that, I would think more than one light would be needed to illuminate all of the work areas for a desk like mine. I don’t think one lamp will do it.

I use the same lamp from Ikea, but I just use the led bulb that came with it. I find the colors are right on, but I don't video or photograph with it. Just use it to light the spot on my desk where I work in our great room. 

Tuesday morning has some nice Ott lamps for $20. JoAnn’s usually has a good sale on them as well.