What Lamy Are You Using Today?

[ParramattaPaul]

1 hour ago, Penmuncher said:

I am not fit to say yet TBH ParramattaPaul. I am switching back and fore and each visit with each pen raises new questions for me. I suspect it is all a matter of technique and either pen nib combination can produce good results, or be let down by poor technique.  I use tools a lot and know you have to put the hours in to learn how to use them best, so this doesn't worry me as long as the promise of better results lies ahead.

Thank you for your update. 

[Azulado]

14 hours ago, Penmuncher said:

I was comparing my week old Safari with my newly arrived today Vista. Why? I wanted to know if the left handed set up on the former made any difference from the regular Vista nib - and I wanted to be able to use green and blue inks!  Yes, I am a kid with new toys.  Guilty as charged. 🙂 

  Since you are eager for new experiences, I recommend you to buy a 1.1 nib. 😉

 

 

[Penmuncher]

4 hours ago, Azulado said:

  Since you are eager for new experiences, I recommend you to buy a 1.1 nib. 😉

 

 

Ah, 1.1mm would that be Azulado?  I'll sure give it a go, but what can I expect I wonder?  🙂 

[Azulado]

48 minutes ago, Penmuncher said:

Ah, 1.1mm would that be Azulado?  I'll sure give it a go, but what can I expect I wonder?

A subtle line variation. Obviously, it isn't the same as a flexible nib, but the effect on the calligraphy is noticeable.
Unlike other italic nibs, the 1.1 is very versatile, allowing normal writing. The 1.5 and 1.9 nibs are more specific.
When the ink and paper are right, writing is very pleasant. But even on ordinary papers it performs well. 😉

[Penmuncher]

22 minutes ago, Azulado said:

A subtle line variation. Obviously, it isn't the same as a flexible nib, but the effect on the calligraphy is noticeable.
Unlike other italic nibs, the 1.1 is very versatile, allowing normal writing. The 1.5 and 1.9 nibs are more specific.
When the ink and paper are right, writing is very pleasant. But even on ordinary papers it performs well. 😉

Thank you so much - for sure I will follow this up. Whole new vistas of possibility lie ahead!  🙂 

[dms525]

On 11/13/2022 at 6:12 PM, jmccarty3 said:

Just now used my Dialog CC Blue EF. It's a hard starter, though--always have to dip it in water before it will write. Nice nib.

 

See my reply, above. I have the same pen with a F nib and had the same problem. The problem totally resolved when I switched to a Lamy ink cartridge. I don't know whether the problem was the ink or the converter yet, but I'm happy the pen is writing well for now.

 

David

[Penmuncher]

Another day experimenting with my Safari with left-hand nib and my Vista with a 'normal' (I guess, right hand nib.)  At this point I have decided that switching between writing with L-H and  R-H nibs makes no difference that I can detect. The characteristics of the writing produced and the pleasure I get from using the pens remain the same. 

 

I didn't know that left handed nibs existed until a week or so ago. Are they in common use by other lefties can I ask?

[N1003U]

46 minutes ago, Penmuncher said:

Another day experimenting with my Safari with left-hand nib and my Vista with a 'normal' (I guess, right hand nib.)  At this point I have decided that switching between writing with L-H and  R-H nibs makes no difference that I can detect. The characteristics of the writing produced and the pleasure I get from using the pens remain the same. 

 

I didn't know that left handed nibs existed until a week or so ago. Are they in common use by other lefties can I ask?

Fellow lefty here. I am with you. I don’t see a particular advantage to writing with a LH nib.

[Doug C]

5 hours ago, N1003U said:

Fellow lefty here. I am with you. I don’t see a particular advantage to writing with a LH nib.

Plus one as another lefty.

[ParramattaPaul]

10 hours ago, Penmuncher said:

Another day experimenting with my Safari with left-hand nib and my Vista with a 'normal' (I guess, right hand nib.)  At this point I have decided that switching between writing with L-H and  R-H nibs makes no difference that I can detect. The characteristics of the writing produced and the pleasure I get from using the pens remain the same. 

 

I didn't know that left handed nibs existed until a week or so ago. Are they in common use by other lefties can I ask?

I bought and used left-handed nibs when I was an overwriter. Years of overwriting caused some pain that only worsened during longer writing sessions -- say notetaking during an hour long lecture -- and the legibility of what I wrote worsened as the pain increased. That compelled me to transition (successfully) to underwriting. I now use 'normal' non-lefthanded nibs exclusively, and with no issues.

[AGF]

Lamy 2000 F, almost always inked!

[Penmuncher]

7 hours ago, ParramattaPaul said:

I bought and used left-handed nibs when I was an overwriter. Years of overwriting caused some pain that only worsened during longer writing sessions -- say notetaking during an hour long lecture -- and the legibility of what I wrote worsened as the pain increased. That compelled me to transition (successfully) to underwriting. I now use 'normal' non-lefthanded nibs exclusively, and with no issues.

interesting, I had forgotten about overwriting. I remember when being taught to write with an ink pen turning the jotter and running the risk of smearing the ink. When I returned to using a fountain pen as an adult I just naturally abandoned overwriting.  Decades passing without writing with wet ink I suppose meant I did not have to learn how to transition away from the overwriting habit.  Forming the flowing letters still messes with my brain mind you, but I am enjoying that challenge. 

[Penmuncher]

12 hours ago, Doug C said:

Plus one as another lefty.

With N1003U that makes three of us then Doug. I doubt I will change now. 🙂

[ParramattaPaul]

5 hours ago, Penmuncher said:

interesting, I had forgotten about overwriting. I remember when being taught to write with an ink pen turning the jotter and running the risk of smearing the ink. When I returned to using a fountain pen as an adult I just naturally abandoned overwriting.  Decades passing without writing with wet ink I suppose meant I did not have to learn how to transition away from the overwriting habit.  Forming the flowing letters still messes with my brain mind you, but I am enjoying that challenge. 

Mate, do you remember those old two seat desks with the inkwells?  Imagine being lefthanded and stuck in the left seat so that you and your righthanded desk mate don't bump elbows.  Imagine having your writing hand elbow hanging out off the desk while your desk mate (having successfully complained about not having room to write) hogs most of the desk.  Add in to that the smearing of what one has just written, and overwriting is a natural consequence.  Regrettably, it was a painful habit that carried on into adulthood and into middle age.

[1nkulus]

Logo w/ Waterman Brown

[Jamerelbe]

Lamy Dialog cc with EF nib - the diameter of the grip section is a little girthier than I'm used to, but still enjoy writing with it!

[ParramattaPaul]

6 minutes ago, Jamerelbe said:

Lamy Dialog cc with EF nib - the diameter of the grip section is a little girthier than I'm used to, but still enjoy writing with it!

I understand the attraction capless (retracting nib) pens have.  They are interesting and aesthetically appealing.  However, it is my misfortune that I am too much of a traditionalist when it comes to pens.  I'll stick with screw on capped pens and leave the capless pens to those who enjoy them.

[Mastromaximo]

On 15/11/2022 at 18:02, Waverly said:

Sono un grande fan delle penne stilografiche Lamy 2000 e ne ho possedute 5 o 6 negli ultimi 10 anni con pennini di varie dimensioni. Attualmente possiedo e utilizzo una Fine e una Extra Fine. La larghezza della linea è simile, ma la F è molto più bagnata della EF, il che rende la linea molto più audace.

 

Il campione di scrittura è con Iroshizuku Tsukushi.

 

[Jamerelbe]

42 minutes ago, ParramattaPaul said:

I understand the attraction capless (retracting nib) pens have.  They are interesting and aesthetically appealing.  However, it is my misfortune that I am too much of a traditionalist when it comes to pens.  I'll stick with screw on capped pens and leave the capless pens to those who enjoy them.

 

Thanks, I'm happy to accumulate all the capless pens I can! Pens with caps are fine with me too, though, as long as they don't take *too* long to uncap! 

[A Smug Dill]

3 hours ago, ParramattaPaul said:

However, it is my misfortune that I am too much of a traditionalist when it comes to pens.  I'll stick with screw on capped pens and leave the capless pens to those who enjoy them.

 

A Pilot Capless (Vanishing Point) was probably the sixth or seventh fountain pen I bought with my own money, so I guess I don't feel the whole weight of ‘tradition’ telling me that it isn't quite proper for a fountain pen to have a retractable nib deployed with the push of a button (like a slightly fancier ballpoint pen than the quinessential Bic).