What Lamy Are You Using Today?

[Man O War]

Lamy Safari Charcoal, EF (black) nib, and Noodler's El Lawrence.

[AmandaW]

I have three Lamy pens - charcoal and gloss black Safaris and a Graphite Al-Star - making a set of stubs for practicing my italic hand. The trouble is: they dry out so fast, it's a waste of ink to keep them inked unless I write absolutely everyday and am guaranteed to write them out before they evaporate in our mega-dry climate. I've experimented with both cartridge and converter and both are hopeless here for 6 months of the year.

 

So today I won't be using them, but will be cleaning out dried ink - all three - after sitting for just a few weeks because life got in the way. I won't refill them until the end of summer. I would love to be able to keep them inked all the time and it definitely puts me off buying another.

[camoandconcrete]

Lately, I’m Using my stainless steel 2000 for some sketching and using my new Scala in Glacier for writing.

 

 

[NumberSix]

Ruthenium LX (M) - Lamy Blue

 

This is the second LX I have owned, and I just love the nibs on these things. 

[Estycollector]

A well used, dropped, and loved Pacific Al Star with black stainless fine point. 

[Penman222]

Lamy 2000, fine nib, Diamine Earl Grey. 

[NumberSix]

A few weeks ago, I was on the verge of ordering a brand new CP1 pencil and ballpoint set for my "matched set" collection, and it occurred to me that I should check eBay.

 

Found this trio, with the fountain pen, for the same price as the BP/MP would have been at Goldspot. And they're practically brand new condition.

 

Inked up the CP1 (M) with Diamine Blue Black, and it's a great writer. Very slim but with a bit of weight - it's like a higher-end Parker Vector. 

 

 

 

[Doug C]

Persona, Accent  and a 2000.

[Man O War]

On 12/19/2020 at 8:01 PM, NumberSix said:

A few weeks ago, I was on the verge of ordering a brand new CP1 pencil and ballpoint set for my "matched set" collection, and it occurred to me that I should check eBay.

 

Found this trio, with the fountain pen, for the same price as the BP/MP would have been at Goldspot. And they're practically brand new condition.

 

Inked up the CP1 (M) with Diamine Blue Black, and it's a great writer. Very slim but with a bit of weight - it's like a higher-end Parker Vector. 

 

 

 

 

Very nice!  Wha is the color of the material... gunmetal?

 

Ryan

[NumberSix]

6 hours ago, Man O War said:

 

Very nice!  Wha is the color of the material... gunmetal?

 

Ryan

 

I'd say that's about right. A very dark gray, with silver clips - and a black end on the FP. 

 

I think the current ones are all black barrel. These may be from the 90s. 

[Penman222]

A new Lamy Al-Star with a really smooth extra-fine nib.  It is the yellow green lime one but I got it super cheap on eBay. 

[jann3]

The good ol' Lamy 2000 (EF), inked with the Noodler's Brexit. The ink level is very low, and will be refilled with Pelikan 4001 Blau-Schwarz - one of my staples.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/jann3/50787560011/

[N1003U]

On 12/17/2020 at 11:46 PM, camoandconcrete said:

Lately, I’m Using my stainless steel 2000 for some sketching and using my new Scala in Glacier for writing.

 

I am using my Studio in Glacier today (with a standard Lamy Blue cartridge).

 

For those of you with Lamy Glacier pens: do you see it as more blue, or more gray? At first I though it was definitely blue with a gray undertone (and I still think that in indirect daylight), but I notice under cooler artificial lighting, it looks way more gray. Maybe that's to be expected.

[Diethylether]

A lamy logo+lamy swift(with pilot g2)

[Diethylether]

By the way, the lamy logo FP is a really nice pen, it even has a spring loaded clip and I love everything on this pen except one thing, the body will screw easily while you're writing.

[Diethylether]

Apart from the ones I have just suggested, I also recommend lamy Tipo. They're cheap, cleverly designed and they accept pilot g2 refills! One of my favourite refills. However, the downside is, the clip will eventually break as you use it. Mine was broken in 3 months. (I use it everyday and without much caring; I used 6 g2 refills in it)

[camoandconcrete]

On 1/8/2021 at 10:41 AM, N1003U said:

I am using my Studio in Glacier today (with a standard Lamy Blue cartridge).

 

For those of you with Lamy Glacier pens: do you see it as more blue, or more gray? At first I though it was definitely blue with a gray undertone (and I still think that in indirect daylight), but I notice under cooler artificial lighting, it looks way more gray. Maybe that's to be expected.

In all, but natural light, it looks grey to me. 

[qntgns]

Lamy 2K EF with Sailor Jentle Ultramarine.

Lamy 2K F with Pilot Blue Black.

Both are truly sublime.

[jann3]

Lamy 2K (EF) with Pelikan 4001 Blau-Schwarz. It's my only Lamy which is inked at the moment.

[Montanez]

First post in this forum to share my Aion red, 1.1 nib and inked with Noodler’s Apache Sunset.