Lamy Safari vs Lamy Vista??

[ladyinthemists]

I may have missed this somewhere along the line but could someone please tell me what the difference is between the Lamy Safari and the Lamy Vista?

[Ron Z]

The Vista is clear.

[Dillo]

If I remember correctly, the Vista is also made of a different type of plastic (cellulose proprionate) than the Safari is (ABS). However, otherwise, they perform, feel, and work the exact same way, and the parts are interchangeable with each other. They have the same nibs and feeds, take the same converters, and many parts are shared between the two.

 

The Vista is sometimes considered a part of the Safari family as well.

[ladyinthemists]

Thanks! I had been thinking that the clear Lamy Safari was the demonstrator. So your information has “cleared things up” for me (pun intended 😉)

[Beechwood]

The two feel a little different, the vista feels like a better quality product, worth any extra cost imho.

[Paul-in-SF]

12 hours ago, Beechwood said:

The two feel a little different, the vista feels like a better quality product, worth any extra cost imho.

 

I had the opposite reaction, although I owned them at different times -- I thought the Vista felt marginally cheaper.