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Hello everyone. I have two Caran d'Ache Léman Bicolor rollerball - love them both - and I would like to buy the fountain pen. I tried the Fine nib a couple of years ago, but it was a very short test (nib dipped) and, frankly speaking, I only remember that it seemed to be too thick for a Fine. It was more like a medium.

 

Any experiences whit CDA Léman Fine? A writing sample would be very appreciated. :)

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I don't have a Leman but I have had Hexigonal and Ecridor pens and the fines certainly are not as fine as Japanese pens or as fine as a rollerball fine but compared to many European pens I think Caran d'Ache tends to be on the narrower size in my experience.

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I don't have a Leman but I have had Hexigonal and Ecridor pens and the fines certainly are not as fine as Japanese pens or as fine as a rollerball fine but compared to many European pens I think Caran d'Ache tends to be on the narrower size in my experience.

 

Thank you! Very helpful.

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I don't have a Leman but I have had Hexigonal and Ecridor pens and the fines certainly are not as fine as Japanese pens or as fine as a rollerball fine but compared to many European pens I think Caran d'Ache tends to be on the narrower size in my experience.

 

Fully agree as experienced with my CdA F nib
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My F Ecridor seems to be exactly as wide as I would expect from the fine nib (narrower line than Pelikan, broader than Sailor, just about the same as Faber-Castell).

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My F Ecridor seems to be exactly as wide as I would expect from the fine nib (narrower line than Pelikan, broader than Sailor, just about the same as Faber-Castell).

Holy thread resurrection Batman ! - but I'll play and you are right.

 

Yet another similar experience. The Cd'A nibs run closer to classic British widths than those from ST Dupont and very similar to modern Montblanc nibs.

+1 / Amen etc . BTW CdA are offering BB these days on their Varius... yummy.

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