yes I am in need of a real thrower, and really need, so for daily actual use of lighting our big island, I have a few spots where no trees block the view, and it starts at 150-200 meters.
So I have seriously thought about the Maxtoch, but as you write, spend more once to get something good and well going for a serious thrower at a serious budget I figured better go for the TN42 for it is the current king of throw and would be nice to compare the future GT with (āsee honey, I need it for the GT project and how cool it is to light up the castle at 820mā ) ah reminds me to email M4DM4X for code
And about ano, shiney, lots of expensive lights have black shiny ano. lots of cheaper too, the better ano stays on there when it is dropped. cheap poor quality chips or gets damaged easy, no matter mat. shiney, rough or smooth. I trust Maxtoch to be good quality so who cares what the look is, in the darkness it is the beam that matters and is seen