Lamy Persona

[Stephen-I-am]

I'm considering a Lamy Persona, but have not been able to find much in the way of impressions. Anyone have any to share?

 

Stephen

[Flere-Imsaho]

Check out Rick's site and this site

Enjoy,

/:) Hans.

[Nikolaos]

I have a couple of personas that i acquired when i first got into fountain pens about 2 years ago. You can pick one up these days at a reasonably low price and they are great pen, but a bit on the heavy side. They have a really neat pocket clip that hides into the cap, but that at times can make the pen roll off the desk so need to be careful with that. Overall a good solid reliable pen with a classy design and the expected Lamy quality. Hope it helps a bit

Nikolaos

[Glenn-SC]

I have a medium nibed one.

Writes great.

Good flow.

A little tooth.

 

Main problem is that the "titanium oxide" outer casing will sand any other pen it rubs against! (i.e. "does not play well with others!")

 

Definately needs a pen case, or get the Silver version.

[Stephen-I-am]

Glenn-SC, can you compare the nib with a Lamy 2000? I assume it would use the same convertor as a safari?

 

Stephen

[Glenn-SC]

Come to think of it, I have all three.

 

I like the size and grip and the nib better on the Personna than on the 2000.

 

Don't get me wrong, I like my 2000 too.

 

The Personnal has a little more flex and is a bit smoother.

[Stephen-I-am]

The Personnal has a little more flex and is a bit smoother.

That's what I was hoping to hear.

 

It is a big pen, though smaller than my densho. I really do like the modern pens ...

 

Stephen

[alexalex]

I assume it would use the same convertor as a safari?

Probably it won't. Safari uses LZ24 converter, Persona - LZ25.

 

Regards,

Alex

[Stephen-I-am]

Hmm. On Swisher's site I see:

 

LZ24 for Safari, Joy, AL-Star

LZ25 for Accent, Persona 23

LZ26 for Logo, ST, Linea, CP1, Alu, Lady, Persona

 

So I guess it would be an LZ26. On theinkflow.com's site, I see this picture (H, I, and J are the LZ24, 25, and 26). The LZ26 looks big. That's nice.

 

Stephen

[alexalex]

I'm sorry :| Yes, you're right:

Persona - LZ26

 

Regards, Alex

Edited May 14, 2006 by alexalex

[Stephen-I-am]

I'm sorry :| Yes, you're right:

    Persona - LZ26

 

Regards, Alex

Except that I got the pen in today **Yay**, and the included instructions called out a Z25. The Z25 convertor has a feature that I like: it screws into the nib section.

 

Actually, the pen itself has many neat features. This is the only Lamy pen I know of with a screw-on cap. To screw on the cap though only takes 1/4 turn.

 

I'm very pleased with the aesthetics of the pen. I like the flat end and rounded cap, and the way the cap gives a precise click when posted. It also writes very smoothly in the few minutes I've used it. I'd like to put together a review after getting more experience with the pen.

 

Stephen

Edited May 14, 2006 by Stephen-I-am

[alexalex]

Except that I got the pen in today **Yay**, and the included instructions called out a Z25. (...)

Well... informations on web are sometimes a bit misleading

Hmm... I wonder what the Persona 23 might be

 

Regards,

Alex