Sailor nib comparison

March 26, 2008

Hi everybody,

I've been unsuccessfully looking for a comparison of Sailor F, MF and M nibs. I had a look on the review database, but there isn't there what I'm looking for (a lot of great reviews, but pictures of writing samples are quite rare).

And on the web, there are some informations like on nibs.com with width of the nibs, but no real writing samples with horizontal lines, vertical lines, loops and words... And the last page of the Sailor catalogue show us some pictures, but it doesn't look "real"

So could someone here who owns different nibs post a comparative writing sample ? It would be really helpful !

Many thanks

PS : I received my Sapporo Rhodium with M nib yesterday, it writes like a dream !

Edited March 26, 2008 by el3ssar

April 9, 2008

Hi everybody,

I've been unsuccessfully looking for a comparison of Sailor F, MF and M nibs. I had a look on the review database, but there isn't there what I'm looking for (a lot of great reviews, but pictures of writing samples are quite rare).

Well, here, I'll contribute some of mine - F and M only - I am on the hunt for the elusive MF now Both photos are clickable if someone has the urge to go to "all sizes" at Flickr. Both samples are on Clairefontaine paper. The Diamine sapphire is showing up much darker than usual, and the violette pensee much lighter, so I didn't know how to approach colour adjustment. Oh well.

This first one has some other pens - but it might be helpful for those who have asked on other threads about the Pelikan-Sailor comparison:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2328/2399993234_df553e24e5.jpg

and, just the Sailors:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2254/2399993152_cdd66977c1.jpg

Edited April 9, 2008 by limesally

April 9, 2008

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2254/2399993152_cdd66977c1.jpg

Thanks a lot ! It does really help ! Anyone with a M/MF or F/MF comparison ?

April 9, 2008

this might be pushing it, but can anyone do a comparison with a sailor B nib?

April 10, 2008

this might be pushing it, but can anyone do a comparison with a sailor B nib?

I posted a sample of writing with a B width togi nib

here

April 10, 2008

Link doesn't work for me.

April 11, 2008

Link doesn't work for me either! Guess i should have done a search, anyway.

April 11, 2008

Found it, though: B width Togi nib

thanks, gyasko!

May 19, 2008

Here's a quick comparison I did of my Sapporo F v. Sapporo MF v. Phileas F and I threw in a Binder needlepoint

There must have been blue residue in the Phileas. I cleaned it but apparently not enough. So the Ink looks strange but the line is a valid representation of most inks in this pen.

First pic is full image, second is zoomed to give a little more detail in line difference (hopefully) To my eye - especially IRL - the MF falls very neatly between the Sailor Fine and the Phileas Fine. I should have included a Pelikan Fine which is fatter than the Phileas. It's pretty much in a linear progression (Binder needlepoint, Sapporo F, Sapporo MF, Phileas F, Pelikan F)

My apologies for the scrawl.

Edited May 20, 2008 by KCat