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Diamine Syrah

Daimine Red Dragon

Montblanc Alfred Hitchcock

Herbin Hematite Rouge 1670

Diamine Ancient Copper

Diamine Wild Strawberry

Sheaffer Skrip Red

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Ancient Copper is one of my favorites, thanks for the comparison.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

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I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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Thank you!

These days I'm more concerned about drying time than color subtelties. Can you tell something about that, too?

Greetings,

Michael

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I only have the Syrah which I've never used: my wife has it now. However, nice to see these comparisons. Is a green one forthcoming, by any chance?

The Good Captain

"Meddler's 'Salamander' - almost as good as the real thing!"

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Wauw...thanks for this as I was looking for the Hitchcock ink and now think I would prefer the Diamine Red Dragon! You might have saved me some money!!

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Thank you!

These days I'm more concerned about drying time than color subtelties. Can you tell something about that, too?

 

They all seem to dry pretty quickly from my pens, although I mostly have EF/F nibs that aren't particularly wet writers.

 

 

I only have the Syrah which I've never used: my wife has it now. However, nice to see these comparisons. Is a green one forthcoming, by any chance?

 

My only greens are PR Sherwood Green, Noodler's Sequoia, and Noodler's Zhivago -- I don't have them swabbed side-by-side but they're so different it wouldn't be that informative. Imagine bright green, dark green, and blackish green.

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I already liked the MB Hitchcock, J. Herbin Hematite Rouge, and the Diamine Ancient Copper, but seeing them compared I must say I also really also like the Diamine Red Dragon. Not only that, but just from that last thing you said about the greens, I have to investigate what Noodler's Zhivago looks like compared to one of my favorites greens, Stipula Verde Muschiato (musk green).

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My only greens are PR Sherwood Green, Noodler's Sequoia, and Noodler's Zhivago -- I don't have them swabbed side-by-side but they're so different it wouldn't be that informative. Imagine bright green, dark green, and blackish green.

That's fair enough! My greens are mid to dark as well, with Zhivago at the 'end' as it were.

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"Meddler's 'Salamander' - almost as good as the real thing!"

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Thank you!

These days I'm more concerned about drying time than color subtelties. Can you tell something about that, too?

 

They all seem to dry pretty quickly from my pens, although I mostly have EF/F nibs that aren't particularly wet writers.

 

Thank you!

Greetings,

Michael

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My only greens are PR Sherwood Green, Noodler's Sequoia, and Noodler's Zhivago -- I don't have them swabbed side-by-side but they're so different it wouldn't be that informative. Imagine bright green, dark green, and blackish green.

That's fair enough! My greens are mid to dark as well, with Zhivago at the 'end' as it were.

Any chance you will put up a swab test/comparison thing like this thread, but for your greens?

 

 

 

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My ophthalmologist told me the human eye can distinguish many thousands of shades of red. Reckon what are the implications of this when choosing an ink?

 

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My ophthalmologist told me the human eye can distinguish many thousands of shades of red. Reckon what are the implications of this when choosing an ink?

 

"American by Good Fortune. West Virginian by The Grace of God."

Now that's just mean! Did your ophthalmologist know you were an FP fan?

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My ophthalmologist told me the human eye can distinguish many thousands of shades of red. Reckon what are the implications of this when choosing an ink?

 

"American by Good Fortune. West Virginian by The Grace of God."

 

Colour perception is not a simple matter nor is it the same for men and women. Some people principally female are tetrachromats and perceive many more hues than others.

 

See this thread https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?/topic/232882-are-men-and-women-different/page__p__2502273__fromsearch__1#entry2502273

 

part way down there are references to colour perception tests. I started the thread because I was interested in the possibility that the individuals colour perception might influence colour choices.

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