Tiefgrun - Octopus

[visvamitra]

Recently I reviewed the full (short) line of Super 5 inks. They're something new (pigmented, waterproof, lightfast) but they're produced by well known company Rohrer & Klingner. Does it mean there's no place for new ink producers? Well...

I believe many of you will be thrilled to know there's new ink maker on the market.Octopus Concept GmbH.

http://www.octopus-office.de/uploads/pics/Fountain_Pen_Ink.jpg

The company has web shop selling printer ink and toner, It seems one of their chemists thought he'd enjoy creating fountain pen inks too.

The inks are produced in ten colors and can be purchased in Pelikan style no-nonsense 30 ml bottles , 40 ml bottles and huge 250 ml bottles. The colors are:

1. Burgunder
   
2. Flieder
   
3. Karamell
   
4. Karibik
   
5. Konigsblau
   
6. Pinie
   
7. Purpur
   
8. Rot
   
9. Schwarz
   
10. Tiefgrun
    

What caught my attention was good price per ml and interesting and intense shading. Besides I enjoy novelties. I just couldn't resist myself. Hopefully I'm in good, lenient companionship here. Anyway I'll review the full line. Actually I've already done it but there's no haste, is there?

Tiefgrun (Deep Green) is nice and well saturated. I enjoy using it although I'm more into murkier greens.

Bottle

http://imageshack.com/a/img903/8739/lv6bDs.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img673/1121/4bVv38.jpg

Ink Splash

http://imageshack.com/a/img909/586/ssOd8M.jpg

Drops of ink on kitchen towel

http://imageshack.com/a/img537/8251/j5Ivpy.jpg

Software ID

http://imageshack.com/a/img540/5710/FH6JX2.jpg

Color range

http://imageshack.com/a/img537/2079/OznHIR.jpg

Oxford recycled, 90 g - Kaweco Sport Classic, eyedropper, B

http://imageshack.com/a/img538/8535/3pn5YC.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img537/9805/gOEBwH.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img910/5406/2taRau.jpg

http://imageshack.com/a/img661/9606/ncmzyC.jpg

Compared to some other greens

http://imageshack.com/a/img537/5660/B37nqc.jpg

Edited January 1, 2015 by visvamitra

[Tas]

Lovely review as always but I'd sooner write with with my own earwax than use that colour

[visvamitra]

[Cyber6]

Lovely review as always but I'd sooner write with with my own earwax than use that colour

 

 

YEWWWW!!!!!!!

 

 

I like the shading.. (I am sure Tas' earwax don't shade)... but yes, a darker, murkier green would have been preferable.

 

 

C.

[mehandiratta]

thank you fr the review...

not my kinda ink....

[I.M.]

I'm wondering how close it is to Rohrer & Klingner's Smaragdgrün or Iroshizuku Syo-ro... ? Does anybody know?

[wywu]

Just wondering if anyone have ever tried other 3 green inks from them, found them quite interesting .... Lindgrün, Moosgrün. Frühlingsgrün

 

https://www.octopus-office.de/shop/de/nachfuelltinte/fuellhaltertinte-schreibtinte/?p=2

Edited October 14, 2018 by wywu

[DrDebG]

post deleted

Edited October 14, 2018 by DrPenfection

[caduceus]

Surely someone must like that green. I do!