Experience with Lamy Safari and Rotring 600 FP??

[alusic]

I need a fountain pen for daily usage. Do you have

experinced both of these pens? Which one gets your

vote: Lamy Safari (or Vista) with a Fine or X-Fine

nib or Rotring 600 Fine?

 

I'm especially interested in how their nibs compare

to each other.

 

Regards,

[kissing]

I havent used a Rotring 600, but I have used the Lamy Vista and Lamy Safari (Mediums). As my daily writer is a Parker Sonnet, I found the Lamy's a bit dry for my liking - Though they are SUPER smooth .

 

Nice everyday writers, I would have to say for their inexpensive price

[alusic]

I havent used a Rotring 600, but I have used the Lamy Vista and Lamy Safari (Mediums). As my daily writer is a Parker Sonnet, I found the Lamy's a bit dry for my liking - Though they are SUPER smooth .

 

Nice everyday writers, I would have to say for their inexpensive price

I've already ordered a Rotring 600 medium but I'm afraid

its line will be too thick.. Since both Rotring and Lamy are

selling for the same price, I want to know what would be

the best deal.

 

For the Lamy I was considering to get the Extra-fine one.

Rotring would be a fine.

 

Regards,

[yarek]

Rotring 600 with F nib is my daily writer right now.

After tunning up the nib a bit it is wet writer (was dry when I bought it). Nib is not super smooth, but after smoothing (this is how you spell it? ;-)) with brown paper bag I really like the way it writes.

[*david*]

I have a few of each. If they are the same price I would say get the Rotring, just in terms of writing quality. But Rotring 600 is quite heavy, made of brass, and Lamy Safari is fairly light - so there's a big difference to consider that way. I don't mind the 600's weight, but a lot of people get tired hands quickly if they use one.

[alusic]

Rotring 600 with F nib is my daily writer right now.

After tunning up the nib a bit it is wet writer (was dry when I bought it). Nib is not super smooth, but after smoothing (this is how you spell it? ;-)) with brown paper bag I really like the way it writes.

Do you know the width of the line of yours in millimeters? Or in

American units?

 

Regards,

[alusic]

I have a few of each. If they are the same price I would say get the Rotring...

Just in case you know Rotring's fine nib line width, please

let me know. If you know it in millimeters, that would help

me a lot. Medium nib line width also...

 

Regards,

[*david*]

They are not all exactly the same. My best Rotring fine makes a line about 0.5 mm, and my best medium about 0.7 mm. But (for instance) I have a medium that writes a lot like the fine, and a broad that is about the same as the medium. You can't count on a pen you buy to write just like mine.

[elena]

I have a Rotring Art Pen at work, it has sat in my desk for over 10 years and used maybe twice. I just started using Lamys in EF, every work day. I am rough with my work pens, but I want them to also write well and these do.

[alexalex]

I have Rotring 600 and Lamy Al-Star both equipped with fine nibs. I think R600 writes a tad thinner line. I'm using it as a workhorse pen at work - to write small notes. But I wouldn't use it to write anything longer then a page cause it's VERY heavy. Al-Star is very nice all-around fountain pen.

 

Regards,

alex

[alusic]

I have Rotring 600

Is your the new one (Newton) or the older version with the knurled grip?

 

David, what about yours?

 

Regards,

[Cloud]

I prefer the rotring 600. Heavier, seems more solid then the safari. Also, i think it's smoother and skips less then the safari. But for both models I only used medium nibs.

[*david*]

I have both Newton and older 600 models. I prefer the older ones, but for comfort - they don't write very differently in my experience. The black ones are my favourites, because the silver ones can be slippery, and the finish on the "lava" ones eventually rubs off.

[alexalex]

I have older Newton. Silver one with skinny, slippery section

I tend to hold this pen higher then most of my pens - my thumb lays on faceted side of barrel (probably due to its mass).

 

Regards,

alex

[wiglaf]

If you want heft- go Rotring; if you want a pen that can go through NCR forms, use a Safari- I have both with fine nibs (plus a safari with ef)- The Fines seem to run about the same, but because of the Rotring's weight, the line always seems more toward the medium.

Love the safari ef

 

Tony

[Samovar]

I own both a Lamy Safari EF and a Rotring 600 F. The Lamy is a bit finner and dryer, perfect for writing in a Moleskine notebook. The Rotring is a really nice and feels indestructible.

[DrDiver]

R600 medium is a lot finer line than the Lamy Al-Star Medium that I have.

 

I cannot get on with the Lamy grip on the section - it is horrible.

 

The R600 is heavy and has a thin section as well, but I'm not overly impressed with it due to the thin line (I prefer medium mediums). But it is definitely indestructible.