Lamy Green

[jakob]

Lamy Green
- on Rhodia dotPad N°16 paper
- with a Lamy Al-Star, extra-fine nib
- from a 2 ml sample
- very similar to Omas Green

 

Price comparison

Lamy Green: $7.50 / 50 ml = $0.15 per milliliter + ink blotter tape (jetpens.com)

Omas Green: $15.50 / 62 ml = $0.25 per milliliter (gouletpens.com)

Ink characteristics
Flow? No complaints. (average?)
Lubrication? Average.
Shading? Moderate.
Spread? No complaints. (none?)
Feathering? None observed on Rhodia paper.
Saturation? Sweet spot. (medium?)
Show-through? Very little—almost none on Rhodia paper.
Bleed-through? None on Rhodia paper.
Smear (dry)? No.
Waterproof? No.

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Lamy Green by jakoblwells, on Flickr


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Lamy Green [back] by jakoblwells, on Flickr


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Lamy Green [extra] by jakoblwells, on Flickr

Edited June 15, 2013 by jakob

[zuerincolour]

All I can say is, wow! Your Japanese is so amazingly neat!
Lovely ink colour too.

 

[jakob]

All I can say is, wow! Your Japanese is so amazingly neat!

Lovely ink colour too.

 

 

Thanks, Jo! ^^

 

If you like this ink color, you'll like Omas Green too.

[andreamcantu]

I used a Lamy green cartridge in my Safari once and I recall it being lighter and brighter... This looks so much better. Do you know if the ink in the bottle is different for the cartridge? Thanks for the review.