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KCat wrote:
everyone has an opinion. I like piston-fillers like the Pelikans. But I'll tolerate a c/c filler if I really love the pen. And I have some of those: The Columbus Academia (a small, light pen), the Laban, the Phileas. Many people prefer the convenience of cartridges - i like the piston filled pens or using converters because I like being able to use whatever FP ink I want. :-) There are some great inks in cartridges - there just aren't enough for my liking. But if you're traveling or in classes all day and want an endless, easy supply, then a cartridge pen can be a better choice. Something tells me that ink in fairly involved as well Well I purchased my first fountain pen. I mail ordered a restored Duofold Aerometric. That's going to be my big pen. The price was right, probably less than a tenth of what the current Duofolds are going for. The next pen will definitely be a vintage Parker 51. I've fallen in love with its styling, especially the hooded nib. It's like the ipod of pens, just perfectly designed inside and out. I'll probably wait for a pen show before getting that one. Then, who knows, probably a Rotring. I'd like to thank everyone who responded with advice and express my appreciation for the huge amount of information that has accumulated in this newsgroup. cheers, e.m. |
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On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:05:04 GMT, "KCat" wrote:
"e.m. redding" wrote in message ink.net... In your experience do Pelikans increase in usability and performance as the price goes up or do they eventually fall prey to the performance-price inverse relationship? hmm... IMO I wouldn't spend the money on an 800 unless it was a matter of needing/prefering a large pen. I would say that the performance/quality remains the same across all the lines (yes, including the lowly 200 with it's wonderful steel nib.) Just that when you get up to the 800 and 1000 these are much larger pens with much larger nibs and some parts that are plastic in the lower lines are brass in the 800 and 1000, making them heavier also. As kcat says, the only difference between the 400, 600, 800, and 1000 is the size. And you pretty much have to find a dealer who will let you try them to see which one fits your hand. (Although, some of the MO places might let you take a guess and order two or three with the understanding you'll return one or two uninked for a refill.) I could have gone with the 600 or the 800; I chose the 800 because it was too big for my wife, who can lose any writing implement within 10 minutes. Her response when she saw the 800 was that it was too big for her. As a result, she'll wander off looking for another pen, and I know where my pen is years later. YMMV Pat Email address works as is. |
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e.m. redding wrote:
KCat wrote: SNIP Something tells me that ink in fairly involved as well Well I purchased my first fountain pen. I mail ordered a restored Duofold Aerometric. That's going to be my big pen. The price was right, probably less than a tenth of what the current Duofolds are going for. The next pen will definitely be a vintage Parker 51. Way to go! Michael |
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"e.m. redding" wrote in message ink.net... Something tells me that ink in fairly involved as well heh heh... i'm an inkaholic. |
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"Patrick Lamb" wrote in message ... On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:05:04 GMT, "KCat" wrote: minutes. Her response when she saw the 800 was that it was too big for her. As a result, she'll wander off looking for another pen, and I know where my pen is years later. YMMV Pat :-) Fortunately, hubby only wandered off with my D200 (the mechanical pencil) so I bought a couple of used ones and those manage to stay fairly close to my desk. |
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As some of the other contributors to this thread have indicated, a pen is a
very personal item and my preferences may not reflect your own. I own a Pelikan 605 and many other nibbed pens, both vintage and modern. The 605 is my daily writer and the one pen in my collection which is always inked. I can highly recommend it as a "workhorse" piece. "e.m. redding" wrote in message ink.net... I'm buying my first fountain soon and I'd like to hear your opinion of the relative merits of the Pelikan 605 and Parker Sonnet, and of cheaper varieties as well. I borrowed my friend's Mont Blanc 146 (yeah, precious resin, as subsequent research has shown) and was really impressed by the feel of its weight and balance and the smoothness of the writing compared to the disposable pens I use. Should I go for a Pelikan 605 or Parker Sonnet as a daily writer that will get heavy use? Or, do you believe that in terms of writing quality, a mass-produced pen such as a Pelikan 150, Waterman Phileas, Parker Frontier or Rotring Core/Freeway is the smart choice? Aesthetics don't really matter very much to me - what I'm really interested in is a fine tool that won't made my hand feel like it's going to fall off after several hours of writing. Unfortunately I have no way of testing these pens personally but I hope the fact that I enjoyed the Mont Blanc 146 will calibrate your opinions. cheers, e.m. |
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