Close Up Pictures Of Assorted Nibs - Bock, Jowo, Ambitious, Sheaffer, Jinhao, Kaigelu, Montblanc, Etc.

[Prithwijit]

Hi Everyone,

 

A couple of months back I had some time to kill and thought of combining my two hobbies which are photography and fountain pens. So I took out my camera, put on my Macro lens and shot off a few close up pictures of nibs belonging to pens in my collection. I am sharing those pictures with all of you here with the hope that you guys might like them.

 

1. Ambitious 40mm Steel nib tipped Indian Fine

 

 

 

2. Ambitious #5 nib tipped 2mm Italic

 

 

 

3. Beena Lincoln Steel nib - Gold plated and tipped Indian Medium

 

 

 

4. Bock made steel #6 nib for Conklin tipped Medium

 

 

 

5. Brause Rose uber flex nib on an Ackerman pump pen

 

 

 

6. Italix Parsons Essentials #5 steel nib in dual tone finish tipped Cursive Italic Oblique RH (left Foot)

 

 

 

7. Jinhao 159 nib in steel marked 18KGP and medium tip

 

 

 

8. Jowo #6 steel nib in dual tone finish tipped 1.5mm Italic

 

 

 

9. Jowo #6 steel nib tipped broad

 

 

 

10. Kaigelu 316 steel nib in Dualtone finish tipped medium

 

 

 

11. Vintage Montblanc 14kt nib tipped medium

 

 

 

12. Pilot 78G steel nib tipped B Italic

 

 

 

13. Pilot 78G steel nib tipped BB Italic

 

 

 

14. Sailor 1911 Standard nib in 14kt gold tipped medium

 

 

 

15. Sheaffer Gift 100 series nib in steel tipped medium

 

 

 

15. Sheaffer NNS nib in steel tipped medium

 

 

 

16. Waterman Harley Davidson (Phileas & Kultur) nib in steel tipped fine

 

 

 

17. Schmidt #6 nib in steel tipped medium

 

 

 

Enjoy the pictures.

 

Regards,

 

Prithwijit

 

 

[s_t_e_v_e]

Nice macros!

[pgd84]

Amazing pictures !!

[Sanjay13leo]

Very clear close up pics, very nice

[subbucal]

Awesomely, awesome awesomeness!!!

[Davis19942003]

May I ask where can I get a Pilot 78G BB Italic?

[Sudhir]

Very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.

 

Cheers

Sudhir

[Prithwijit]

May I ask where can I get a Pilot 78G BB Italic?

 

I am sure there are many sources, but I got mine from Mr. L Subramaniam of ASApens. The Pilot 78G with B nib I got from a physical store called Pens Point at Ansal Plaza in Delhi. The vendor's name is Ravi Tiwari.

[Hema]

awesome pics !!

[Orpilorp]

That "5. Brause Rose uber flex" is amazing. 'Uber' is right! How do you manage to control that thing?

 

Orp

[amarjit]

amazing pics

[Prithwijit]

That "5. Brause Rose uber flex" is amazing. 'Uber' is right! How do you manage to control that thing?

 

Orp

 

In my case, I consciously keep in mind the following characteristics of the nib and that helps to a large extent.

• Its a specialist dip pen nib and I don't expect to use it like a normal pen. Its a specialist pen that you use when in the mood for some slow writing with flair
• The nib has no tipping, so a certain amount of feedback is unavoidable
• It is very easy to control line variation since you need to apply relatively modest pressure
• Wash and dry immediately after use

 

Regards,

 

Prithwijit

[amarjit]

 

In my case, I consciously keep in mind the following characteristics of the nib and that helps to a large extent.

• Its a specialist dip pen nib and I don't expect to use it like a normal pen. Its a specialist pen that you use when in the mood for some slow writing with flair
• The nib has no tipping, so a certain amount of feedback is unavoidable
• It is very easy to control line variation since you need to apply relatively modest pressure
• Wash and dry immediately after use

Regards,

 

Prithwijit

ONe request: If you can share the place where we can get all this stuff in india will be great

[avoiceinthedistance]

Great pics. Thanks. I think I need a macro lens.

Edited October 27, 2015 by avoiceinthedistance

[writer without ideas]

Excellent pics, Prithwijit. Beautiful photography too.

Thanks a lot.

[Precise]

These are well-executed photos. Congrats. But this is a plea to direct your talents towards side views of the tips of nibs. There is so much to be learned about how a pen writes from this view. See:

 

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/298062-where-the-metal-meets-the-paper/

 

Best,

 

Alan

[zaded]

Very nice macro shots. Lovely collection of nibs.

[tinta]