Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Akhil, You are comparing pens costing $100-150 pens with those that start at $600+ - compare like to like. Pelikan M800 and M1000 have nibs which are the most reliable writers on earth, and the M800 surely must be the most used daily writer in the fountain pen world. Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 7:34 AM, A. Lal <alal@duke.poly.edu> wrote: > I have had some very poor experiences with Pelikan 400 and 600 series nibs, > especially the F and EF widths and would not recommend them. Out of over a > dozen nibs only 3 or 4 were really smooth. The 800s have been better. All > my vintage Pelikan EFs and F s have been quite good. The best writing > european modern pens I have used are the DuPonts -superbly made, excellent > writers. > > Nothing matches a good a good modern Japanese nib in my experience. My > Sailor EF and Platinum F nibs (don't have any modern Pilots, so can't > comment) have been butter smooth straight out of the box, no tweaking > needed. > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" < > jayanand@gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Friday, 02 January, 2009 8:39 PM > > Subject: Re: [Leica] And so it begins... > > > Wayne, >> >>> From a pen collector - the present quality of Montblanc is rubbish - the >>> >> material used is so bad that it shatters on minor falls, and I have had >> one >> (gifted to me) that developed a crack while lying unused (replaced by them >> very grudgingly). I would not buy a Montblanc made after 1977, when >> Dunhill >> took them over, and they decided that they were exiting the pen business, >> and entering the luxury business. Sell the 149 and shift to: >> >> If you have the $$$ try Omas. But if you want best bang for the buck, try >> Pelikan, especially the M800. If you want exotic nibs, try the Japanese >> (they have a great history of calligraphy) - Pilot/Namiki, Sailor or >> Platinum. All modern nibs are relatively stiff - if you want flexible >> nibs, >> look for 1950s Montblanc and Pelikan. All fountain pens, of course. For >> ballpoints or roller balls, it really does not matter, they all write the >> same. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> >> On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 4:24 AM, Wayne Serrano <wayneserrano@earthlink.net >> >wrote: >> >> Hey Mark, >>> >>> Moleskin, yes! have I got the perfect fountain pen for you. For many >>> years >>> I have used a Montblanc Traveler fountain pen along with Moleskins and >>> other >>> types of note books. Less than a year ago I acquired a new Montblanc 149 >>> fountain pen because it felt so good to grasp but alas I can't part with >>> my >>> Traveler so my 149 has never been inked and I have never offered to let >>> it >>> go but.. if an interested party who remembers the joy of putting pen and >>> ink >>> to paper was to come forward I would seriously consider parting with it. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Wayne >>> ___________ >>> wayne@wayneserrano.com >>> http://www.wayneserrano.com >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> >From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> >>> >Sent: Jan 2, 2009 2:25 PM >>> >To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> >Subject: Re: [Leica] And so it begins... >>> > >>> >I just got a DAY AT A GLANCE soft cover flexible Moleskine. >>> >3.4 x 5.5 inch. (9 x 14 cm) >>> > >>> >Wishful thinking I know... >>> >That my time would get so cramped that I'd need a day at a glance. >>> >That didn't work when I as at my busiest 10 years ago. >>> >For years in the 70's and 80's I used a week at a glace. >>> > 3 5/8" x 6 3/16" size probably >>> >http://www.dayrunner.com/ >>> > >>> >I tried bigger ones and smaller ones but one just slightly bigger than >>> >my >>> >wallet worked the best over the years. >>> > >>> > >>> >But Moleskine is taking over. I get them at the Barnes and Nobles. >>> >http://www.moleskineus.com/moleskine-2009-date-books.html >>> >They come in RED! >>> >But I got black believe it or not! >>> > >>> >I plan on filling each day with writing. With a fountain pen. >>> >And I wont have that really many appointments to crowd out the diary >>> aspect >>> >of it. >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >Moleskine 2009 Pocket Soft Cover Daily Planner (3.5 x 5.5 inches) >>> >a new page for each day >>> > >>> >Daily Calendar >>> >The Moleskine Pocket Soft Cover Daily Planner, the ideal place to keep >>> >information and news for people on the move. A new page for each day for >>> >notes and appointments makes this the ideal daily planner. This Soft >>> >Cover >>> >planner for 2009 is the same popular inside daily format as in previous >>> >years but with a nice soft pliable cover (please note the soft cover >>> >planners do not include a removable address book). >>> >Pages: 380 pages (190 sheets) >>> >Size: 3.5 x 5.5 inches (9 x 14 cm) >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >Mark William Rabiner >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> From: Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3@uwm.edu> >>> >> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>> >> Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 09:56:41 -0600 (CST) >>> >> To: lug <lug@leica-users.org> >>> >> Subject: RE: [Leica] And so it begins... >>> >> >>> >> On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 "David Rodgers" <drodgers@casefarms.com>wrote: >>> >> >>> >>> Everyone wonders how I survive without having a Blackberry, yet >>> somehow I >>> >>> manage. >>> >> >>> >>> DaveR >>> >> >>> >>> ============================================================================== >>> >> So do I. I carry a Month-At-A-Glance paper pocket calendar that I >> >>> love. >>> No >>> >> batteries to worry about, >>> >> for one thing (as with my M3, M2 and IIIf). >>> >> >>> >> Alan >>> >> >>> >> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer >>> >> UPAA POY 1978 >>> >> University Information Technology Services >>> >> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee >>> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> Leica Users Group. >>> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >_______________________________________________ >>> >Leica Users Group. >>> >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >