Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My pens of choice are Japanese, especially Namiki/Pilot and Sailor, they make the most gorgeous pens and nibs possible, things of stunning beauty, especially their Maki-e type lacquer ones. The only other makes that come into my rota are Pelikan and older Omas. Montblanc pens are triumphs of marketing over quality. I would not buy a post 1980 Montblanc ever! That Duofold is tempting, though. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 7:33 AM, Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwm.edu> wrote: > On Sun, 9 Jun 2013 Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>wrotr: > > >I love pen shops too. Those storage cabinets are lovely. Did you end up > >buying that orange Parker (Duofold?)? > >Cheers > >Jayanand > > ============================================================================================================================================== > That Duofold is for display only in their historical cabinet. > > In 1999, when I was promoted to Senior Photographer, I wanted to treat > myself to a premium fountain pen, so I went to Daly's to buy a Duofold, but > after trying that, and a Mont Blanc, I bought a Shaeffer Balance Special > Edition Amber Glow. It had the smoothest and most flexible nib, and was SO > pretty. I've loved it ever since. I've got to get a good picture of it. > Here's the nib: > < > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/LensFun/Balance+Nib.jpg.html > > > > Alan > > Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer > University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services > (Retired) > UPAA POY 1978 > amr3 at uwm.edu > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ > > "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate > for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >