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I just received my international shipment of this particular pen today (part of a much larger group order to save on shipping costs to this country). First impressions: It's very very light, almost negatively so. It almost feels like a disposable 10c ballpoint. It's pretty thin but apparently not thin enough for a desk pen stand my dad gave me (although to be fair it's probably for a ballpoint). The cap that comes with it is not as flimsy as the reviews I've read make it out to be. Pretty stiff but definitely stable. It's a snug fit too. You need to push it close more than the cap of a Quasi-Imperial, for example. The nib is ok. Soft. I got a medium nib since I'm into Japanese mediums right now. I have the Pilot Penmanship anyway if I want an extra-fine nib for marginalia. The only quibble I have is that it scratches whenever I write a stroke to the right (pen pointing up); on regular use you don't notice it although the nib does make a sound when you make such stroke (is this what is called "singing"?). Just some questions: Desk pens are kept downward (the reverse of a regular fountain pen), and according to a comment on one site it's to be kept so. Why is that? Is it true at all? I also assume that the pen will not leak if left in a pen holder? There's also a note in the box that only Carbon ink should be used with the pen. I'm pretty sure the pen will work with whatever ink and who followed Nathan Tardiff's instruction with regard to Kung Te-Cheng, but is there any remotely possible thing that could happen with a different ink? Lastly, would anyone know how this rates against the DPN-70 from Pilot? I actually wanted that pen (I have a dozen Pilots and I try pretty much all their cheap pens, even importing those that aren't available in the local market, but this is my first Platinum) but the retailer I bought from only had this for desk pens. https://imgur.com/a/GijJt