Efnir: Robert Oster Gold Antiqua

[LizEF]

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Robert Oster Gold Antiqua

 

This is review #44 in my series. Here's the YouTube video:

 

Post-recording notes: Just as you would expect from gold, it's gone all too easily. A couple quick flushes or a single bulb syringe of water and you're done!

 

And here is a screen of the final result, for those not interested in the video:

Scan of Completed Review:

 

Zoomed in photo:

Absorbent Paper Closeup (puzzle paper like thick newsprint):

 

Screenshots also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap

 

Previous Review: Diamine Misty Blue.

 

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Hope you enjoy. Comments appreciated!

[langere]

This is an interesting color. On my screen, it looks greenish. Is that correct?

 

Usually, I would not give gold a second look, but here I have!

 

Thanks for the review -

 

Erick

[LizEF]

This is an interesting color. On my screen, it looks greenish. Is that correct?

 

Usually, I would not give gold a second look, but here I have!

 

Thanks for the review -

 

Erick

No, the green is just my poor image-editing skills, or the camera, or the lighting. It looks exactly like antique gold to me - yellowish and brownish, but neither exactly.

 

Yeah, I wouldn't have thought to like it, but I was being adventurous - and gifted samples have taught me not to make assumptions about what I will / won't like, but to try it instead.

 

You're welcome! Thanks for watching / reading.

[Sailor Kenshin]

I don't have this ink! Thanks.

 

The closest I come is KWZ Old Gold...which I bought as a sample to replace my beloved Unobtainium Pelikan Khaki.

[LizEF]

I don't have this ink! Thanks.

 

The closest I come is KWZ Old Gold...which I bought as a sample to replace my beloved Unobtainium Pelikan Khaki.

Finally!!

 

KWZ Old Gold looks quite similar (until I see a side-by-side comparison on Mountain of Ink). Not sure which one is better. You'd better get a sample of Gold Antiqua and tell us.

[namrehsnoom]

I didn’t know this one - must check my RO samples to see if it’s in there. In that case, I must give it a try. It looks surprisingly legible for a gold-style colour.

[namrehsnoom]

I didn’t know this one - must check my RO samples to see if it’s in there. In that case, I must give it a try. It looks surprisingly legible for a gold-style colour.

 

Yey! This one is among my stock of RO samples. Great... going to test it shortly.

[LizEF]

I didn’t know this one - must check my RO samples to see if it’s in there. In that case, I must give it a try. It looks surprisingly legible for a gold-style colour.

 

Yes, this one is very legible - much better than Honey Bee was (which was more of a dark yellow color).

 

 

Yey! This one is among my stock of RO samples. Great... going to test it shortly.

Wow, that was fast!

[yazeh]

Great review Liz.....

Inspired by your writing prompt

 

Noble was the man,

who stopped to smell a rose,

named after a count,

of the golden times,

when wizards and witches abound...

[LizEF]

Great review Liz.....

Inspired by your writing prompt

 

Noble was the man,

who stopped to smell a rose,

named after a count,

of the golden times,

when wizards and witches abound...

[Carrau]

I bought samples of this and KWZ Old Gold, and side by side they looked identical-I can’t remember if there were behavior differences. I wound up liking KWZ Honey better than either.

[corniche]

Hi Liz,

 

Thanks for the review; interesting color - looks like a great candidate for my new Edison Beaumont Aurum.

 

Not too thrilled about the "medium dry flow," but if it's too awful, I can always add a drop of FotoFlo 200.

 

 

- Sean

[LizEF]

Hi Liz,

 

Thanks for the review; interesting color - looks like a great candidate for my new Edison Beaumont Aurum.

 

Not too thrilled about the "medium dry flow," but if it's too awful, I can always add a drop of FotoFlo 200.

 

 

- Sean

I really only had problems when I was trying to use it in something with a bit of flex, like my Pilot Falcon. Otherwise, unless your nib is dry, it should be fine. But yeah, if your nib is dry, or you just prefer wet, a flow-aid will do the trick. The color kind grows on you.

[A Smug Dill]

Liz, thanks for the review!

 

I bought samples of this and KWZ Old Gold, and side by side they looked identical-I can’t remember if there were behavior differences.

When I saw Liz's review, that was the first obvious comparison that came to mind. After that, KWZ Ink Green Gold and Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrün.

 

I wound up liking KWZ Honey better than either.

My Pelikan M400 White-Tortoiseshell just demands an ink with a touch of green in it...

[LizEF]

Liz, thanks for the review!

 

When I saw Liz's review, that was the first obvious comparison that came to mind. After that, KWZ Ink Green Gold and Rohrer & Klingner Alt-Goldgrün.

 

My Pelikan M400 White-Tortoiseshell just demands an ink with a touch of green in it...

You're most welcome!

 

FYI, this doesn't have a touch of green in it - that's just a weird side-effect of my photos / video. At least, in person, under my lighting, I'm not seeing any green.

[Tas]

[corniche]

I really only had problems when I was trying to use it in something with a bit of flex, like my Pilot Falcon. Otherwise, unless your nib is dry, it should be fine. But yeah, if your nib is dry, or you just prefer wet, a flow-aid will do the trick. The color kind grows on you.

Hi Liz,

 

Ok, that's great news; I primarily use stubs and broads, but very few flex nibs.

 

 

- Sean

[LizEF]

Hi Liz,

 

Ok, that's great news; I primarily use stubs and broads, but very few flex nibs.

 

 

- Sean

 

Hmm. EF ink review. Stubs & broads. Hmm. Well, try it, but you may need that flow aid. I'd be curious to know how it works in a fat nib - I have no memory of trying it in one, but I'll bet it looks gorgeous, regardless of flow.

[LizEF]

[corniche]

 

Hmm. EF ink review. Stubs & broads. Hmm. Well, try it, but you may need that flow aid. I'd be curious to know how it works in a fat nib - I have no memory of trying it in one, but I'll bet it looks gorgeous, regardless of flow.

Ok, no problem; I'll post a pic or two here in a few days - where did you get your bottle?

 

- Sean