Shop lights which is better

Same light. 8' tubes are less "clutter", 4' tubes are easier to handle. Each to their own.

Good luck Rob

I gave up on four footers once I had some eights. I find the two little pins on each of the 4s are a pita to install. The 8s just have one beefy pin per end. The inexpensive 4' fixtures have really poor sockets, so to get a quality 4' fixture you pay as much as an 8'. The 8' tubes seem to last forever, about 5 years and still going in my shop.

If I ever buy 4' again it will be for drop task lighting only.

I prefer the 4' fixtures... they're not only easier to handle/hang/change tubes, but I've never seen the 8' tubes OR fixtures on sale...

I like 4' hanging on short chains... sometimes I might have one 4' fixture running parallel to the rafters like the others, and the next one at an angle to it, depending on where I want to throw the light..

Having 8' tubes in a shop before, I'm glad that I don't have to climb up and change an 8' tube anymore..

Me too...

I use true color incandescent as task, sharpening, and finishing area lights.

Barry