Diamine Midnight

[all my hues]

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[Will]

Couldn't agree more. This has become one of my favourite inks - certainly one I use a lot of. Thankfully I don't really care about waterproof.

[Iranna]

I have to disagree about the colour; I don't think it's a blueblack, I think it's just a very dark blue with no black in it!That's what makes it special (although I must admit I didn't like it as much as I hoped).

Edited August 4, 2010 by Iranna

[lapis]

I have to disagree about the colour; I don't think it's a blueblack, I think it's just a very dark blue with no black in it!

Ditto.

 

I must admit I did like it as much as I hoped. Majestic Blue is great, but Midnight Blue is even greater (I think). In any case, both are very well behaved.

 

Mike

[robeck]

I have to disagree about the colour; I don't think it's a blueblack, I think it's just a very dark blue with no black in it!

Ditto.

 

I must admit I did like it as much as I hoped. Majestic Blue is great, but Midnight Blue is even greater (I think). In any case, both are very well behaved.

 

Mike

 

I have to agree with Mike. I started with Majestic but just couldn't get on with the metallic red overtones and tendancy to smudge under a greasy palm. The Midnight is very similar in colour, saturation and depth to the Majestic but without either of those traits. It also flushes very easily and has become one of my favourite blues. Midnight is, I think, one of Diamine's best inks.

 

Dean

Edited August 5, 2010 by robeck

[Twoodi]

I love this colour but I can't seem to get my hands on a bottle in Australia.

[GeeBee]

Just order from direct from Diamine, I am waiting on 4x 30ml bottles ATM 5.50 GBP shipping to Australia plus the ink.

From memory ~$25 aud all up.

http://www.diamineinks.co.uk/showproducts.aspx?catID=67

[all my hues]

I have to disagree about the colour; I don't think it's a blueblack, I think it's just a very dark blue with no black in it!That's what makes it special (although I must admit I didn't like it as much as I hoped).

 

It's certainly not as dark as other blue-blacks I have seen. Blue-grey, perhaps?

[jgrasty]

It is a really nice dark blue color; I wouldn't call it blue-black.

[Raiche58]

I use Diamine Midnight with Private Reserve Velvet Black. The Diamine Midnight helps to quicken the drying time for the PR Velvet Black. I can only tell the blue is there when I flush the nib or dab it on a white napkin. In general when writing with a fine italic Wality nib in a Varuna Vishal eyedropper, it looks like a rich, dark black. I would not consider the Diamine Midnight a blue-black. My favorite blue-black is Noodler's FPH (Fountain Pen Hospital) Ellis Island Blue-Black.

Edited August 10, 2010 by Raiche58

[Opus104]

Thanks for the review. I too love this ink. It is one of the faster drying Diamines, especially with a dark pigment. More character than a Blue-Black in my opinion. A nice Blue-Blue.

[Iranna]

I have to disagree about the colour; I don't think it's a blueblack, I think it's just a very dark blue with no black in it!That's what makes it special (although I must admit I didn't like it as much as I hoped).

 

It's certainly not as dark as other blue-blacks I have seen. Blue-grey, perhaps?

 

It's just pure dark blue to me! I put it in a pen a couple of days ago and this time I really like it. I didn't get enough shading last time I tried it; this time I'm using it with a stub nib and it looks so much better.

[jorgerp1]

Too darker fon my taste but a very good ink

[toomanypelikans]

I love this colour but I can't seem to get my hands on a bottle in Australia.

 

I bought mine from Pen Gallery in Malaysia (www.pengallery.com), they have a fair range of Diamine inks. Freight is a pretty reasonable $11USD via Fedex.

[bjcmatthews]

I like it. My only gripe is it is very very easy to smudge, even after its been dry for weeks. a mildly sweaty fingertip, and my notes are smeared. I have stopped using it hence in favour of waterproof/bulletproof inks.

[swmlon]

I just received my Diamine Midnight (along with a few others) and I just really love the colour. It's a really dark blue, very nice, and with my Lamy 2000 it lays a very strong line on the page. I have to be careful when I am writing, more with where I place my free hand, because it can smudge easily. So far the best dark blue I have tried.