How do you analyze its anodization quality? On my black ROT66 it's very much a rubbery matte feel, like an Armytek. Is it a HA3 as fireflies says?
I have no clue what is really HA3 and isnt but from handling so many light I can mostly tell which anode is nice and which is not. Quality is sometime apparent when I engrave a light. Light with quality anode usually have clean crisp lines. Lesser anode can leave crack jagged edges. There are are anode that looks nice but is not very tough. Eagletac for example has anode that looks smooth and shinny but they crack easily like some cerakote. Zebralight, Surefires, and Fenix are the best anode off the top of my head. The rest such as Acebeam, nitecore, Olight, Jetbeam are about average. Lumintop, Manker, Emisar are well above Budget light but not quite there.
It does seem most companies are improving. Lumintop ODL20C for example seem really nice and is likely as good as Acebeam quality if not better than some Acebeams.
Design and machine quality though is another beast. Nitecore is a very innovative company and I like some of their stuff. However they seem to just miss the mark on some of their designs. Of all the Chinese light it seems Fenix is the most consistent. All of these are just my opinions obviously.
I enjoy all the flashlights but learned to respect the most innovative and or excellent for its intended purpose even if its performance is not the best. Examples of these would be MK39, BLF GT/Mini, S6330, X80, H15, H2R, TN42, Tool, Catapult V6, EC65, S mini, U22, Tini, K40, XS, MT18, ROT88, L16, TK series, X45, X65, T21, TN40S, X7, M43, TX25C2, P60s, TK75...I am sure I miss a bunch and for that my apology.
