https://www.rs-online.com/RS ships to Italy for 7,32 EUR (6€+VAT) and doesn’t list the model I need the Carclo 10621 to try swapping it with the 10622 of the Emisar D4
First of all thanks a lot! That’s very kind it’s a small world… I’m not from Florence, but I do live in Tuscany actually
Actually I want to make an overview of the situation, should we find a convenient shop it would be great, for me (even if this time I find a way to… smuggle the 10621 from the US I may need Carclo optics again in the future so it’s good to know how to get them) and for all the other people living in the EU.
11.90 EUR but thanks for the suggestion I don’t know any of those distributors except LedSupply, Mouser and DigiKey, which I have already checked… I’ll have a look to the other ones, but I think they’ll probably be mostly wholesalers and I doubt they would be better than Conrad for shipping small orders.
I ordered from Intl Outdoor before and it was the quickest and easiest way. Shipping is free, no customs/duty fee either (if order small enough). The 10622 is a good, general optic and I like the beam profile.
Conrad has the option for free in-store collection if you have a store nearby in your location.
Hint: There are also smaller, less known hobby stores or electronics parts suppliers who can get flashlight parts. I travel for a living and I was surprised how many smaller shops would know about these things. Can you do any local research?
At times Carclo optics may be available via EU ebay sellers as well, I saw them last year but can’t find any atm.
That link to Arrow above is unreal, can’t believe they have free international shipping without a minimum order quantity/value. And it is also DHL priority within, like, a week?! They must be losing money on each of these tiny orders?
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So, I tried ordering to a EU delivery location. This comes up in Paypal:
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Therefore, I don’t believe Arrow will approve orders under $50 for free shipping, they might just cancel the order, I presume? Will report back here.
No that’s why I want to try for sure the beam will be somehow narrower, but I have no idea if the gain in throw will be noticeable.
Yeah Intl Outdoor is a good shop but sells the 10622 only… which is the one already in the Emisar D4, so no point in buying another one.
Thanks for the Conrad tip but for Italy it doesn’t seem there are local stores… I found nothing on the website and even registering an account the only option during the checkout is shipping. I’ll think about the other local shops too.
Thanks a lot to Edness, who smuggled for me a couple of 10621 optics form the states! Also, meeting in front of the tower of Pisa and showing our EDC flashlights was kinda funny