It is nice to have choices and WE ALL have preferences. I believe EVERY mode on a light is there for a reason. They would NOT have them all if someone in the general public did not have “any” use for them.
I noticed SEVERAL people said “STROBE” is useless. For you it may be, but NOT for me! I doubt if many of you are walking a dog, sometimes on a road, for 70 minutes EVERY night!!
It has no doubt saved me from injury or worse. In the beginning ALL my walks were on the road. I have walked Capo more than 10,000 miles in the 4+ years I have had him!. 3+ during the day and 4+ at night. 8)
I alternate 3 different walks. Two trail walks and One road walk. It is on a dirt road where I see “0” to maybe 4 cars in 70 minutes. The first thing I do when I see a car approaching is to ACTIVATE STROBE and point the light to the ground for ~ 3 or 4 seconds. Believe me that is MORE effective than a straight beam of light that can be confused as a Motorcycle or a Car w/ One headlight!
Some lights[modded] ones do not have strobe anymore. I found that waving the light vigorously from side to side is also effective.
Again, I love high powered throwers. It amazes me how a beam of light from a reflector based flashlight can go over 1 Mile! I have ones that will fit in the palm of my had that throw 500 yards!
So, if we open our minds and are objective, we will find that ML, L, M,H, Turbo, Strobe ect. can be beneficial and useful to a variety of people applying them in different circumstances!