The Landis CTC50 is a 500mm crystal close-to-ceiling light inchrome or gold 36W giving 3,648lm, withswitchable 3000K / 4000K / 5000K,TRIAC dimmable.

It weighs 8 kilograms and mounts to an 80mmcanopy. The figure was in one datasheet field and shownnowhere a customer or their electrician would read it. This isnot a ceiling-rose fitting it needs a fixing engineered for the load, andyour electrician needs the number before the ceiling is opened.

It is a close-to-ceiling fitting, not a pendant. Thedescription called it a Crystal Pendant Light; the title and product type sayclose to ceiling, and the 186mm projection settles it. It sitsagainst the ceiling no drop, no suspension. Ask us if ahanging crystal fitting is what you want.

Crystal seen from below which is the point

A crystal chandelier hangs into a room and is read from the side. Aclose-to-ceiling crystal is read almost entirely from below, and itdoes something different: the crystal throws refracted pattern down and outward onto theceiling and walls, so the room carries the sparkle rather than the fitting.

In a room with a 2.4-metre ceiling where a chandelier is either anobstruction or has to be hung so high it stops working that is the practical way to havecrystal at all.

3,648 lumens at 101 lumens per watt

High for a crystal fitting, where facets normally cost output. The600mm version independently gives 105lm/W, sothe two sizes confirm each other.

3,648lm will light a living room or a large bedroom on its own. Mostdecorative crystal fittings need supporting downlights; this does not.

TRIAC dimmable on an ordinary wall dimmer, and at thisoutput it is essential rather than optional full brightness from a crystal fitting is a greatdeal of light and a great deal of glitter. Dimmed, it becomes an ambient centrepiece. With the3000/4000/5000K switching, one fitting covers abright neutral daytime room and a warm dimmed evening one.

Chrome or gold changes the crystal itself

Chrome reflects the refraction back as white sparkle cool, neutral, contemporary. Gold tints the reflected light, so thesame crystal reads softer, richer and more traditional. On a fitting where most ofwhat you see is reflection, that is not a trim choice.

The smaller of two, and the one for a normal room

Landis also comes at 600mm, 46W,4,830lm and 9.4kg. This 500mmsuits a room up to roughly 5 by 5 metres; above that the larger is betterproportioned. Both project 186mm from an 80mm canopy.

ClassI earth required,CRI above 80, IP20 indoor and dry locations only, sonot a bathroom.

Where it works

• Living rooms and bedrooms up to about 5 by 5 metres as the only light.
• Standard ceilings, where a chandelier would be an obstruction.
• Rooms where the sparkle should be on the walls, not hanging in the middle.
• 8kg on an 80mm canopy. Tell your electrician first.
• It does not hang it sits against the ceiling.

Specifying it

500mm across, projection 186mm, canopy80mm, 8kg, iniron and crystal, chrome or gold. Integrated36W LED giving 3,648lm, included, withswitchable 3000K / 4000K / 5000K,CRI>80, TRIAC dimmable. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

How heavy is it?

8 kilograms, mounting to an 80mm canopy the figure was in one datasheet field and shown nowhere a customer would read it. It is not a ceiling-rose fitting: your electrician needs the number before the ceiling is opened.

Does it hang down?

No it sits against the ceiling, projecting 186mm. Our description called it a Crystal Pendant Light, which is a different fitting. Ask us if a hanging crystal light is what you want.

Why a close-to-ceiling crystal?

Because it is read from below rather than the side, so the crystal throws refracted pattern onto the ceiling and walls and the room carries the sparkle. In a room with a 2.4-metre ceiling where a chandelier is either an obstruction or hung so high it stops working it is the practical way to have crystal at all.

Is it bright enough to be the only light?

Yes 3,648lm will light a living room or large bedroom on its own. Most decorative crystal fittings need supporting downlights; this does not.

Can I dim it?

Yes TRIAC, on an ordinary wall dimmer, and it is essential rather than optional. Full brightness from a crystal fitting is a great deal of light and a great deal of glitter; dimmed it becomes an ambient centrepiece.

Chrome or gold?

Chrome reflects the refraction back as white sparkle cool, neutral, contemporary. Gold tints the reflected light so the same crystal reads softer, richer and more traditional. On a fitting where most of what you see is reflection, that is not a trim choice.

Which size for my room?

This 500mm suits a room up to roughly 5 by 5 metres; above that the 600mm is better proportioned. Both project 186mm from an 80mm canopy.