Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand, pricewise I am comparing like with like. Sailor Profits (1911s in the USA) with standard nibs are the pens I am talking about, not the special edition nibs. You can buy these with 14k nibs from Ujuku Pen Shop in Japan starting at under a hundred dollars. The base Platinums, again with very smooth standard nibs, are well under $ 200. Prices here in the USA are similar. These prices are certainly in the Pelikan 400 - 600 range. The Pelikan 800s, as I have mentioned earlier, seem to have better writing characteristics than the 400 or 600s, IME. DuPonts have moved up-market in recent years and are now more expensive. However, they used to be in the Pelikan 800 price range a couple years ago. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand@gmail.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, 03 January, 2009 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] And so it begins... > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >