Solar Tube - Generic or Brand Name

As I mentioned before our kitchen is dark and dreary with a lack of natural light.   So in addition to the can lighting we decided to put a solar tube in the middle of the kitchen over the island.  We weren't novices to this, in fact, we have a solar tube in my son's bathroom.  However, it is not the solar tube brand, it's a Velux.  Nothing wrong with it, but it does have a cold blue cast.  And as Paul told me there are some differences in materials, construction, etc.

So, this time we decided to go with the Solar Tube brand, but here we go again, which kind of lens?  There is a store in Plano called "Daylight Rangers."  Of course, I have passed by this store taking my daughter to work and thought it was a daycare - get it - Daylight Rangers?  Guess you had to be there.

Normally Paul and I go together on these missions, but for some reason he had some free time and went over there without me.   He did come home with a discount coupon  and if you attended their open house, you could register to win a free solar tube.  Paul showed me some options on their website, but again, visual girl had to go see it.     

Now I never win anything, I play the lottery, I enter the Home Depot opinion surveys to win $5,000, but do you think I win - NOOOOO!   But anyway, off that Saturday we went.  At first we were thinking about this one:

As it would go with the schoolhouse light we have in the breakfast nook.  But, when we went up north to look at lighting  one of the things Ed said stuck in my mind.   I have to preface this with a story.  Originally Paul and I thought we might hang small schoolhouse globes in two of the areas planned for canned lighting over the sink.  However, when we started talking to Ed and showed him our designs, he said "why are you creating an obstruction in this great open space?"   Ah Ha!    So we went with this: 

It's a little modern, but it works with the LED can lighting.

And No, I didn't win the free solar tube.   But it turned out for the best, since we wanted a 14 inch solar tube and the one for the contest was only a 10 inch.