Lamy Black

[haziz]

Unfortunately I can no longer see the original scan. Does anyone know if Lamy Black is washable? I am looking for a washable black ink. Someone suggested that Lamy Black is washable.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks.

 

Sincerely,

 

Hany.

Edited September 16, 2009 by haziz

[bwnewton]

Unfortunately I can no longer see the original scan. Does anyone know if Lamy Black is washable? I am looking for a washable black ink. Someone suggested that Lamy Black is washable.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks.

 

Sincerely,

 

Hany.

 

Yes, it is washable. That is the reason I decided to use it in the Lamy Safari that I carry around clipped in my shirt or jeans pocket. Plus, I like the shade of black for everyday note jotting.

[contaxrts2]

QUOTE(CharlieB @ Feb 8 2008, 05:10 AM) 507421[/snapback]If other members feel differently, please speak up.

Oh no... Don't encourage people to disagree with me. My delicate nature won't be able to handle it.

 

OK, let me preempt any disagreement on whether Lamy Black has any blue in it. I've always been quick to say that colour is very subjective because it is. Ask someone to describe the colour "yellow" and you'll get different examples. We each have our own perceptions of colour, so yellow can be described as the colour of sunflowers, school buses, bananas, and so forth. All these objects are yellow -- different hues of yellow -- but we understand yellow by examples of what we already know to be yellow. So it's very subjective based on our perceptions. One would think black would be so basic a colour that it cannot be perceived as anything but black, but even black can be viewed under a spectrum.

 

This is why I was intrigued when someone claimed that Lamy Black appeared dark blue. I was curious to see what hue of blue I would find because I could not recall seeing any. I did the review -- not to prove anyone wrong -- but to satisfy my own curiosity.

 

If some people see blue in this one, then they see blue. Perhaps their vision is that much more discerning than mine, and they can distinguish variations of black hues with dark blue. I wish I could see some blue in Lamy Black, but I do not. And that's my loss because if it appeared dark blue to me (even the darkest blue I can imagine), I would use in other ways other than darkening Lamy Blue for my own version of Lamy Blue-Black.

 

Hello Kate,

hi folks,

 

Lamy black is one of my standard inks. I never noticed a blue/black tendency, always used it as a real black.

 

I hope my feedback is helpful.

 

yours

 

contaxrts2

[bwnewton]

After using several cartridges of Lamy Black, I just received my first bottle of the same. The more I use it for everyday stuff like note jotting, to-do lists, etc. the more I like it. If I want permanent or water resistant, I use something else, but for safety & low-maintenance it's great IMO! The flow is very good, too, in my Safari. And, you just can't beat that bottle design!

Edited September 21, 2009 by bwnewton

[contaxrts2]

Indeed bottle design of Lamy is excellent.

[manolo]

I can also see some blue....

 

I love the way you write your "f" and "y", girliek...a very nice handwritting.

[MYU]

I happen to have Lamy Black among my ink stock. I haven't used it in a long while, having been seduced by several other inks as of late. But one of the things that had me dismayed about it was its water resistance. I would be reading through old journal pages, come across one written in Lamy black (or blue-black) ink, and if a droplet of water might strike the page the ink would run like mad. And it's not the paper, because other inks I've used on that same paper didn't smear. Certainly I could use something like Noodler's Bulletproof ink to protect precious notes, but in my mind a basic ink should have at least a nominal amount of water resistance. The Bulletproof ink series will guard against running even if the written page is soaked in water. That's quite extreme, if you really need it. All I am looking for is that if a water droplet lands on the page and it is blotted within a few seconds, that the ink won't smear the words into nearly illegible form. Waterman inks tend to do this as well. However, Pilot Iroshizuku and Stipula Calamo inks suffer only a light smearing on contact with water. You'll see a light shading of the ink extending off the lettering, but that's it. To me, that's an acceptable kind of performance.

 

Otherwise, I like the shading of Lamy black and your review shows it off nicely, Girlieg. I must confess that as others have noted, I too see a dark blue in the ink with a touch of gray. It may be a matter of your monitor, though...

Edited November 10, 2009 by MYU

[MikeF]

Girlie: wonderful handwriting...

If you really want to look for blue, check the smear test and you'll find some.

 

I used lamy black sometimes and found it a decent ink but with poor water resistance.

Let's not forget a wonderful advantage: the bottle! It's well in the middle is very useful... especially if you have large nibs like a Pelikan M1000, and the blotting paper strip to clean nibs after filling is really a nice touch.

[stedders]

+1 compliment for the fabulous handwriting!

 

Andy

Edited November 12, 2009 by stedders

[thomtzvi]

I have used lamy black ink for the past year for all my notes and exams and have never seen a hint of blue except for when I flushed out the pens, it has however, always seemed more of a dark grey than a black or blue-black to me (I am red-green colour blind however).

[Ed Ronax]

Thanks for sharing.

[arikol]

First thing I thought when I saw the sample was that this looks like vintage blue-black. Exactly the colour I prefer.

The modern blue-blacks are mostly just blue, not really reaching navy blue, IMO. This is way closer to the old colour. The blue is very evident in the smudge test.

[rudyhou]

yes, i can see the slight bluish tone to the black.

 

-rudy-

[Felix1]

I've used Lamy Black cartridges infrequently and can say that the bluish hue one occasionally sees looks to be paper dependent. And yes, I can see it on this color-calibrated monitor.

[ralfstc]

I just read the posts and THEN opened the scan full sized and thought "OMG, that's really glaring blue . . .!"

 

Just had an idea for my April 1st post next year . . . hehehe

 

Great review and discussion :-)

 

R.

[Geo7700]

Hello!

 

Nice review and nice handwritting.

 

I can see a little blue tendency, but I think it is very well balanced in the gray; which is precisely my complaint about this ink (that and it's hydrophobic tendencies).

 

I have lamy black cartridges and they look exactly like the standard black ink used in printing. This makes everything I write look like it came out of a copy machine.

 

Personally, I prefer a richer texture on my ink so that you can tell it was handwritten.

[lovemy51]

i love the OP's simple review formats and her hand-writing. i wish she came back and do some more. calling out to you, girlieg33k!!

[Arkanabar]

I was just curious as to whether Lamy Black would meet any of my needs, and so hitting all the reviews of same in the review index.  In this review, I see blue in the scans.  But I don't really see it in anyone else's scans.  Odd, eh?