Want to find a really dark black

[aget19]

hey i am currently looking to find the darkest black ink i possibly can to use in my pelikan m600. i currently have it filled with parker black quink as this is the only black bottled ink i currently have on my desk. what are your recommendations?

 

My local pen shop recommends Noodler's as a brand over all other inks as he claims they have the "densest black on the market" is he right or is he just telling me that because they are one of the most expensive bottles of ink that he sells?

[Renzhe]

What's cheaper? Noodler's inks are among the cheapest inks I can think of.

 

Anyway, I've heard that Noodler's Heart of Darkness is the darkest black.

Edited January 4, 2010 by Renzhe

[aget19]

What's cheaper? Noodler's inks are among the cheapest inks I can think of.

 

Anyway, I've heard that Noodler's Heart of Darkness is the darkest black.

 

geez maybe he just sells noodler's at a higher cost than normal because he sells heaps of them, but thanks for the tip about the heart of darkness.. i have heard that from others as well.

[Defacto]

I do have a couple of blacks but Noodlers Heart of Darkness is the blackest black I own.

[GreenVelvet]

Yet another vote for Heart of Darkness, or HoD, as we devotees call it.

 

I wonder if you are thinking cost per bottle of ink, or cost per ml of ink it contains. If you do the latter, Noodler's should be the most reasonable.

[Ondina]

Aurora Black.

[lapis]

Herbin's Perle Noire or Aurora's black.

 

Mike

[waznojake2001]

My two favorite black inks are: Noodlers HoD and Private Reserve's Quick Drying Ultra Black. Both are intensely black with no shading.

[girlieg33k]

I just posted this link in another thread, and here it is again. Here is one of the most comprehensive comparison of black inks.

[Robert Hughes]

And, of course, if you really need to get any black ink to be blacker, open up the flow on your pen a bit to get more ink on the paper.

[ethernautrix]

I just posted this link in another thread, and here it is again. Here is one of the most comprehensive comparison of black inks.

 

Wow, that is a very good resource! Maybe it should be pinned.

[coldman]

Noodler's inks are expensive per bottle, but the bottles are large, so it's still cheap per volume wherever I've seen it (with the exception of the 1oz bottles).

[contaxrts2]

Hi, +1 for Aurora black.

[JFT]

Yet another vote for Heart of Darkess. As much as I like the lubrication offered by Aurora Black it is gray when compared to HoD unless the pen is VERY wet.

Edited January 5, 2010 by JFT

[seanpooh]

I too have a comparison with HoD, Aurora and Old Manhattan Black (the ink no one mentioned.) I hope it helps you decide.

 

Comparisions

[beluga]

Noodler's offers some of the darkest, densest blacks and has a loyal following here, but I am more ambivalent towards Noodler's as I find nib creep an annoying side effect of many Noodler's inks.

 

For the budget minded like me Pelikan makes a decent brilliant black (I have access to the ridiculously cheap larger 250 ml/8.4 oz and 1000 ml/33.8 oz bottles), but Pelikan ink flow is on the dry side and may not suit all pens. Aurora offers another dense, dark black ink and flow is said to be excellent.

[JohnCruzNg]

Noodler's Old Manhattan Black but it is exclusive to the fountainpenhospital.com

[gteague]

Herbin's Perle Noire or Aurora's black.

 

Mike

 

+1 for both or either.

 

/guy

[aget19]

Thanks for all the help guys!! Really appreciate it.. I have ordered a bottle of noodler's HoD and also aurora black. Thanks for the great tips

[adam11]

Caran d'Ache Carbon Black, Dupont Noire, Herbin Perle Noire are my top 3 black inks. If i need to decide for one it is Dupont. Perfect flow, quick drying and very black.