EFNIR: Noodler's Zhivago

[LizEF]

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Noodler's Zhivago

This is review #198 in my series.  Here's the YouTube video:

Post-recording notes: Fearing staining, I switched to a cartridge and the Penmanship body.  I had to wipe a grey film off the slide and cover slip. Cleaning was a bear.  Swabs, pipe cleaner, pen flush, and disassembly were all involved. Mostly, the grey film had to be wiped off wherever it was found

I really don't have a green this dark. It's similar in color to Diamine Salamander, but much darker. As I feared, the cameras and scanner didn't like this color and picked up mostly "dark".  The green is easily seen by my eyes, in all instances (writing, swatch, slide smear, line width, etc.). The water test results has hints of the green in places...

Screenshot: The camera just didn't pick up any green, so this won't help at all there.

Scan: Even in the dry-time smear, it barely picked up any green.

Zoom: Not bad - a little too yellow, perhaps, but otherwise close.

Absorbent Paper: This is actually pretty close.  Paler than on FP-friendly paper (perhaps because it spreads out), but the right color.

Copy Paper: Same as absorbent, except it looks a little too yellow in the image. It is darker on this paper than the absorbent, but lighter than FP-friendly.

The line width measurement is the "T" in "Dry Time".  Magnification is 100x.  The grid is 100x100µm.  The scale is 330µm, with eleven divisions of 30µm each.  The line width for this ink is roughly 300µm. (For the curious, with 198 inks measured, the average line width is 293µm.)

The slide of the ink was as boring as watching grass grow in Yawnville, so I didn't capture any images.

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 (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper):

Line width measured via microscope at 100x:

Water test results:

Images also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap.

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Hope you enjoy.  Comments appreciated!

[yazeh]

Great job @LizEF 

This is a great ink for washes and drawing. But for writing I'm not so sure, especially if the dry times are that long

Wow what a cliffhanger...I guess the cursed snek would save Makhabest 😛 

 

 

[PithyProlix]

I have a sample of this ink and it is Not A Green I Like™.

 

Regardless, it is a great review and thanks for showing this ink to us.

[LizEF]

1 hour ago, yazeh said:

Great job @LizEF 

Thanks!  (And thank you! )

 

1 hour ago, yazeh said:

This is a great ink for washes and drawing. But for writing I'm not so sure, especially if the dry times are that long

  Well, it writes very well - feels good coming out of the pen and onto the paper, doesn't dry quickly in the pen or on the nib during pauses.  So, good for writing, just not for drying.   But I'm reasonably sure it dries within several minutes - it's not like Apache Sunset where it's still wet days later...

 

1 hour ago, yazeh said:

Wow what a cliffhanger...I guess the cursed snek would save Makhabest 😛 

  Tune in next week....

[LizEF]

27 minutes ago, PithyProlix said:

I have a sample of this ink and it is Not A Green I Like™.

Yeah, not going on my "buy" list any time soon - too dark, and a royal pain to clean out.  But otherwise, it's actually quite pleasant to use.

 

28 minutes ago, PithyProlix said:

Regardless, it is a great review and thanks for showing this ink to us.

Thanks! You're most welcome!

[mizgeorge]

Thank you @LizEF - another excellent review. 

 

I don't do Noodler's in general, and if I did, it certainly wouldn't be this one...

 

I will also be holding my virtual breath until next week.

[LizEF]

24 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

Thank you @LizEF - another excellent review. 

You're very welcome!   And thank you!

 

24 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

I don't do Noodler's in general, and if I did, it certainly wouldn't be this one...

 

24 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

I will also be holding my virtual breath until next week.

  (And maybe longer.... )

[Sailor Kenshin]

I think this is a good color for fine nibs, but Eternal Dry time?....I have a sample of this ink.  Now I'm scared to use it.  😝

 

Poor Mahkabesh!  Someone help him.  

 

Thanks as always for the review and serial.  It's interesting to see the old pen again.

[LizEF]

17 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

I think this is a good color for fine nibs, but Eternal Dry time?....I have a sample of this ink.  Now I'm scared to use it.  😝

Conquer your fear!  With (somewhat) absorbent paper!

 

17 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Poor Mahkabesh!  Someone help him.

Amen!  🙏

 

18 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Thanks as always for the review and serial.  It's interesting to see the old pen again.

You're very welcome!  (The old pen will return any time I fear staining. )

[InesF]

Thank you @LizEFfor the review and for the drama with a nail-biting cliffhanger .... 😲

 

While I can be relaxed about the Zhivago ink, I feel aroused about what happened to Makhabesh!

Is there a way to send magic energy to him? - or how otherwise can we interact to safe his life?

For first aid, I send a 💥 (fireball).

[LizEF]

8 hours ago, InesF said:

Thank you @LizEFfor the review and for the drama with a nail-biting cliffhanger .... 😲

You're most welcome!

 

8 hours ago, InesF said:

While I can be relaxed about the Zhivago ink, I feel aroused about what happened to Makhabesh!

Is there a way to send magic energy to him? - or how otherwise can we interact to safe his life?

For first aid, I send a 💥 (fireball).

Whoosh!  A nearby monstrosity burst into flame!  Good aim, InesF! 

[namrehsnoom]

Thank you for the review. Zhivago is indeed an almost black green - not very exciting to write with. I mainly use it in an F-nibbed Kaweco EDC pen for use at work. Once dry, it’s quite waterproof, which is a plus for work-related notetaking. I was more impressed with this ink when using it to draw with - you can coax all kinds of green from it. I hadn’t expected this much drama from the ink, based on its fairly boring looks in writing.

[LizEF]

56 minutes ago, namrehsnoom said:

I was more impressed with this ink when using it to draw with - you can coax all kinds of green from it.

You and @yazeh should do a Co-Razy View drawing! Show us what this ink is best at.

 

57 minutes ago, namrehsnoom said:

I hadn’t expected this much drama from the ink, based on its fairly boring looks in writing.

The drama isn't the ink - it's Makhabesh being captured by a mutant monster! 😱

[Loke]

Thank you for this great review!

[LizEF]

42 minutes ago, Loke said:

Thank you for this great review!

You're most welcome!