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Hi, I'm curious as to which Lamy 2000 nib size you all use? What is the main purpose of the pen? And are you happy with your choice? I welcome your response.

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I have it with the medium nib. I use it for taking notes at conferences/lectures and as my go-to desk pen while I'm working at my graduate assistant position.

 

When want to sit and write for longer periods of time, I tend to go with something with a traditional nib. (Lately, an OS Sheaffer Balance.) When I'm worried that the pen might get knocked about, however, I bust out the Lamy 2000. That thing's a tank!

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Extra fine in both of my pens. The Lamy nibs run a little wide compared to other manufacturers, so both of mine are XF. One has to be close to 20 years old.

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I have a OM nib, I use it for letter writing or when making notes at work and I am bored with a round nib. Not for when I am in a hurry though, it is my only oblique and I need time to make sure I get the grip right. I am very happy with it, love the weight and feel of the barrel material.

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I have the F nib on my 2000, and that works for the WIDE ruled paper in my journals.

But for other use where I am writing on college ruled paper, I prefer the XF, which is what is on my cp1.

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I have a Broad that is ground to an Italic Fine (about 1.0 mm). The pen will survive just about anything. Except being dropped on its nib. That required a regrind of the nib.

 

Filled with Noodler's Black, my Lamy 2000 is the pen I use for quick, everyday writing -- lists, phone messages, addresses in the agenda, etc. It writes smoothly and without (much) feathering on just about any cheap paper in the USA.

 

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I only have two pens, both of them Lamy 2000 with fine nibs. Wish they were a little broader though.

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Mine's got a medium nib. I use it for journaling and at work. I love it! It writes super smooth. I do wish it wrote wetter. I also wish the "sweet spot" were larger, but I really don't mind it all that much. When I have the opportunity, I might get a nibmeister to make it even better, but really, it's one pen I thoroughly look forward to writing with!

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I have a newer one with a medium and a very old one "vintage" with a OB.

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Medium and I rarely use it.

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I have one B and one EF. I found the B soaked the paper too much, so I hardly used it. I found the EF more comfortable to live with.

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I have a M with a small but smooth sweet spot. Though it seems to write the same size as my EF for my Safari, so yeah, I have no idea what size either of them "really" is... :-)

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I ordered my first Lamy 2000 and I agonized over which nib size to get. I finally decided on a M. It should be here tomorrow. I read dozens of threads here on FPN, and at least as many blog reviews. Then I bought a Safari M try that.

 

What I learned...Lamy nibs are wider, were wider and are just right now, and/or run narrow. They are also wet, dry, and just right. Basically, every time I thought I knew what I wanted, the next thing I would read would say something counter to the last. I have wanted a 2000 for years though, so I finally decided to just go for the M nib. Tomorrow I will find out how it is. I just hope I don't tackle the postal worker as she walks up my sidewalk.

 

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Hi NOS, I have had exactly the same experience, agonizing for weeks over which nib to get and reading a lot of contrasting experiences. I wanted to use my Lamy 2000 for journal writing, note taking and for as much general use as possible. I also have a Lamy Vista with a fine nib that I quite like, so I decided, all things considered, to go with a fine. Should be arriving in the next few days. Keeping my fingers crossed that I'm happy with it from the get go.

 

Being new to fountain pens, I also found out recently that the ink you put in can make quite a lot of difference to the writing experience. Aurora Black for example will run very wet, Pelikan Brilliant Black apparently is quite dry. I bought some Aurora Black because of its good reputation on here, but if that fails I'll have a go with the Pelikan.

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I have a 2000LE with a factory OB nib ground to CI, and one of the current 2000 reissues with an XF.

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