What Pelikan Are You Writing With Today? (2024 Edition)

October 11

Pelikano with F nib

October 11

I’ve been writing daily with both my M600 with medium M250 nib and my M800 EF. The more I use the M600, the more I like it. It still feels most balanced posted but it does make me curious about the Glauco Cambon version which is heavier and might be better balanced unposted. I love the smoothness of the M nib and the wetness is a delight.

The M800 is simply a perfect pen and I cherish every chance I get to write with it.

October 11

My Pelikan 200 marbled brown, ran out of ink...and I pulled another Pelikan 200 blue marbled (of which I have three, in three eras), Germany '91-97 M out of a inked pen cup....and found out I had no idea what ink is in it, in I didn't have a card for it...or can't find the card having looked twice.

Medium-dark gray ink, perhaps ES Moonstone or Diamine Silver Fox.

I broke my vow not to go over €20 for an ink by getting €23 MB Oyster/new named Cool Gray, a very good shading ink.

Maybe not those, in it's not a heavy shading ink.

October 11

Ineo clearing breeze

October 12

Pelikan M120 Iconic Blue, M nib, with Edelstein Ruby. Realized I hadn't used that pen in a while and put it back into rotation.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

October 12

6 minutes ago, inkstainedruth said:

Pelikan M120 Iconic Blue, M nib, with Edelstein Ruby. Realized I hadn't used that pen in a while and put it back into rotation.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

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Oh, the horror! A red ink in a blue pen?! 😊

October 12

Pelikan 500NN (black with gold cap), OM nib--a very expressive writer.

October 12

1 hour ago, Lam1 said:

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Oh, the horror! A red ink in a blue pen?! 😊

:lol:

No, I mostly don't do the "matchy matchy" thing. After all, I run Waterman Mysterious Blue in the Parker Vacumatic Red Shadow Wave -- have done since I first bought the pen. :thumbup:

For me it's more of a case of "what ink will work well with this pen/look good coming out of this pen...."

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

October 12

Ineo clearing breeze with M nib

October 12

3 hours ago, Wil D said:

Ineo clearing breeze with M nib

What is your opinion of the Ineo?

I have seen a couple of video reviews of it, but there doesn't appear to be any discussion of it on here yet.
The video reviews of it that I have seen say that:

it only comes in one nib grade (M);
it is so narrow that it cannot take any converter (apart from the tiny one designed for the Kaweco Sport);
the spring at the end of its barrel - which serves to hold a GTP5 cartridge securely in-place - makes it impossible to carry a GTP6 cartridge as a spare behind the one that is in-use. Oh, and;
that one cannot 'post' the pen's clipless 'roll-stop' cap on the back of the pen.

But what do you think of the pen?

Does it feel well-made? Or does it feel a bit 'flimsy'?
What do you think of the finish on the pen (I realise that you have the chrome-coloured one, rather than one of the coloured options)?
What do you think of the writing experience that it gives? Is the nib extremely stiff? Or is it a bit 'bouncy'?
How wide is its nib? I have a Pelikano from 2012 that is marked 'F', but its nib is a very wide 'F' - it's at least as wide as the nib on my 1990/1 M800 'M'!
What is the ink-flow like from the Ineo? Is it a 'wet' writer? Or does it write 'dry'? How does it compare to your Pelikano?
Do you think that it is good value for money?

Lastly, would you be willing to answer all of ↑ those many questions in a new thread that you create for the Ineo pen (either on this 'Pelikan' board, or on the 'Pen Reviews' board)?

I think that such a thread would be a great resource for future reference for anyone who is thinking of buying one, and also as a place for people to discuss their own experiences of/opinions about the Ineo.

Of course, I could start a thread to ask for these answers, but I think that a thread created by someone who actually has an Ineo would be a much better - and much more credible! - resource.

My thanks to you in advance for any answers.

Slàinte,
M.

October 12

Pelikan Happy in black

October 12

2 hours ago, Mercian said:

What is your opinion of the Ineo?

I have seen a couple of video reviews of it, but there doesn't appear to be any discussion of it on here yet.
The video reviews of it that I have seen say that:

it only comes in one nib grade (M);

it is so narrow that it cannot take any converter (apart from the tiny one designed for the Kaweco Sport);

the spring at the end of its barrel - which serves to hold a GTP5 cartridge securely in-place - makes it impossible to carry a GTP6 cartridge as a spare behind the one that is in-use. Oh, and;

that one cannot 'post' the pen's clipless 'roll-stop' cap on the back of the pen.

But what do you think of the pen?

Does it feel well-made? Or does it feel a bit 'flimsy'?

What do you think of the finish on the pen (I realise that you have the chrome-coloured one, rather than one of the coloured options)?

What do you think of the writing experience that it gives? Is the nib extremely stiff? Or is it a bit 'bouncy'?

How wide is its nib? I have a Pelikano from 2012 that is marked 'F', but its nib is a very wide 'F' - it's at least as wide as the nib on my 1990/1 M800 'M'!

What is the ink-flow like from the Ineo? Is it a 'wet' writer? Or does it write 'dry'? How does it compare to your Pelikano?

Do you think that it is good value for money?

Lastly, would you be willing to answer all of ↑ those many questions in a new thread that you create for the Ineo pen (either on this 'Pelikan' board, or on the 'Pen Reviews' board)?

I think that such a thread would be a great resource for future reference for anyone who is thinking of buying one, and also as a place for people to discuss their own experiences of/opinions about the Ineo.

Of course, I could start a thread to ask for these answers, but I think that a thread created by someone who actually has an Ineo would be a much better - and much more credible! - resource.

My thanks to you in advance for any answers.

Slàinte,
M.

I have posted a "mini-review" in the Pen Reviews forum.

October 12

49 minutes ago, Wil D said:

I have posted a "mini-review" in the Pen Reviews forum.

Yay!
Thank you very much! :thumbup:

😊

October 12

The M200 B nib writes wonderfully, truly smooth as better. It has spring to it, which is hard to see on the page because the line is already so broad. Given how inexpensive these are, even the NOS ones with two chicks, I’ll be picking up more line widths over time, maybe get some spare part M600 caps and bodies to put the nibs into.

October 13

Happy Pen P26 in black

October 13

A 200's nib fits both the 400 and 600.....and even as a double ball, it's springy regular flex nib gives a more comfortable ride than the modern post '97 400/600's semi-nail.

If one wants a nice clean line get an older 200, one with a tear drop tipping.

The double ball does not give a clean line............about 5 years ago the 200 went over to having the double ball....before that it was a perfect springy regular flex steel nib, as good as the '82-97 400/small 600's teardrop gold nib.

Oh, how I use to rave about the 200's nib back when it was perfect.

Do look to buy 6 year and older 200's.

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Once when I was a fool gold nib snob. I missed buying a cheap brand new yellow 200, when I bought my on sale 605, because I didn't know my Axx from my elbow about nibs. As a noobie, I believed the gold nib myths. :gaah: :doh: :crybaby: