Pilot Medium Nib Vs Lamy Fine Nib

[Peppers]

Hoping you are having a great day today.

 

I have a question for the experts here. (Basically everybody here but me)

 

Proud owner of a Lamy Studio 14k and a Lamy Safari, both fine nibs. I've noticed that the Lamy gold nib is a tad thicker than its steel counter part. I was quite surprised. It is not a huge difference, but I can notice it right away.

 

I am wondering if you could tell me how a Pilot #5 medium nib would compare to the line thickness of those 2 Lamy nibs. I got some Pilot pens coming my way and would like to find out more about them. Can hardly wait!

 

 

Thank you!

 

-Peppers

Edited December 3, 2015 by Peppers

[keegan]

Pilot M will be about the same thickness as the Lamy F. Perhaps a tad thicker, but probably just about equal.

[knarflj]

I would have guessed that the Pilot M would be more like a Lamy EF. At least, my Metropolitan and Prera F nibs are very much finer than my Lamy (Safari & AlStar) EF nibs.

 

Jenny

[Peppers]

Pilot M will be about the same thickness as the Lamy F. Perhaps a tad thicker, but probably just about equal.

 

Oh...

 

I was hoping for the Pilot M to be thinner than the Lamy F, or at least the same.

 

Definitely confused now. Haha.

[AndyYNWA]

My two Metropolitans, both M, is slightly thinner than my AL-star F. I would about half a size.

Edited December 3, 2015 by AndyYNWA

[bokchoy]

Here's a non-scientific comparison (all different inks):

 

http://i.imgur.com/MIJe5SC.jpg

[arcadeflow]

My Prera M feels similar to my Lamy's F steel in width. The Prera is smoother but has a worse writing angle to my liking. I find Lamy's F steel great all around everyday nibs, I don't bother going finer than that these days.

 

My Lamy M gold is not thicker than the steel counterparts. Maybe my nib is erratic because the cut is not perfectly centered.

[knarflj]

It just occurred to me to look at the Nib Nook on the Goulet Pens site. http://www.gouletpens.com/nib-nook (no affiliation, I just shop with them )

 

Looks to me as though the Metropolitan M is very close to the Lamy EF - just a wee bit narrower to my eye, but it's hard to see, and probably varies a little with individual nibs and writing styles. It looks decidedly finer than the Lamy F, though.

 

Jenny

[AndyYNWA]

Also, Lamy are known (notorious?) for having some variations within each nib size.

[AndyYNWA]

Comparison on Oxford Optik paper:

 

http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv27/AndyYNWA/Misc/65189F85-88FD-4E11-A4B6-ADF0363BB09D_zpspaucqpcp.jpg

 

Sorry about the shadow.

 

The difference in line width seems more distinguishable in reality. But the picture gives you a good idea.