Funny^^^^ Same here, I've had ridiculously prices flashlights, and super cheap throwaways. For $22 I got a 10-pack of Chinese single CREE LED metal cased lights the look like yours with a lens you can focus. They are VERY impressive!! Waterproof and dependable, I don't mind giving them away or losing them.
Don't forget anything that mounts to a picatinny rail adds $500 and makes the owner a 'Tactical Operator Badass'.
I do hate the trend of Bright-dim-blinky switching. On and Off is fine and should be a law. I don't need to blind intruders every day.