Comparison : Pelikan Royal Blue :: Visconti Blue

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Figure 1.

Gray Scale.

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Figure 2. Swabs

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• Pelikan Royal Blue x3
• Visconti Blue x3
• Pelikan Royal Blue x2
• Visconti Blue x2
• Pelikan Royal Blue x1
• Visconti Blue x1

Figure 3. Other Stuff

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• Left Side: Pelikan Royal Blue
• Right Side: Visconti Blue

Written Samples - Moby Dick

 

Figure 4. Written Samples on Rhodia

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• Left Side. Pelikan Royal Blue: Nine lines from the M200+EF; then ten lines from the 330+M; then ten lines from the Safari+1.1i .
• Right Side. Visconti Blue: Nine lines from the M200+EF; then ten lines from the 330+M; then ten lines from the Safari+1.1i .

Figure 5. Written Samples on HPJ1124

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• 1st Line: Pelikan Royal Blue from the 330+M
• 2nd Line: Visconti Blue from the 330+M
• 3rd Line: Pelikan Royal Blue from the Safari+1.1i
• 4th Line: Visconti Blue from the Safari+1.1i

 

High Resolution Scans

 

As I do not wish to have the sobriquet 'Queen of the Bandwidth Bandits', these are Links only.

• Pelikan Royal Blue from 330+M on Rhodia. My link
• Visconti Blue from 330+M on Rhodia. My link
• Pelikan Royal Blue from Safari+1.1i on Rhodia. My link
• Visconti Blue from Safari+1.1i on Rhodia. My link
• Pelikan Royal Blue and Visconti Blue from 330+M on HPJ1124. My link
• Pelikan Royal Blue and Visconti Blue from Safari+1.1i on HPJ1124. My link

Observations:

 

• These are the things which are not apparent from the Images.
• These observations may differ ever so slightly from the Ink Review/s that may be in place.
• My contribution was to generate enough reasonable samples, then capture the appearance of those samples.
• If you'd like more detailed information, please send me a PM; I'll do what I can. (Within reason - you naughty FPN boys).
• I leave it to each viewer to interpret what is seen, and/or to initiate discussion in the usual way.

Type:

• Both are dye-based FP inks.

Flow Rate:

• The Pelikan has low flow.
• Visconti is on the wet side.

Nib Dry-out:

• Both inks are OK.

Start-up:

• Both inks are OK.

Lubrication:

• Both are OK.
• Visconti Blue has quite a bit more lubrication.

Nib Creeping:

• None for both inks.

Staining:

• None after 3 days for both inks.

Clogging:

• Not seen for both inks.

Bleed Through:

• None on papers used for both inks.

Show Through:

• None on papers used for both inks.
• Both sides of the sheet may be used.

Clean-up:

• Both cleaned-up within a reasonable time with plain water.
• The Pelikan was much faster.

Densitometer Readings - From the Ink Reviews. (FWIW)

 

• Sheaffer Pelikan Royal Blue:
  • Red 117
  • Grn 135
  • Blu 131
  • Lum 150

• Visconti Blue:
  • Red 72
  • Grn 95
  • Blu 206
  • Lum 112

 

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MATERIEL

 

• Paper:
  • Written Samples:
    • Rhodia
    • HPJ1124
    • Glossy card

    [*]Other:

    • Glossy paper
    • HPJ1124
    • Royal - 25% cotton rag

• Pens:
  • Pelikan M200 + M200-series g-p steel EF
  • Sheaffer 330 + steel M
  • Lamy Pink Safari + a rather wet steel 1.1i

IMAGES:

• Scans were made on an Epson V600 scanner; factory defaults were accepted.
• Figures shown were scanned at 96 dpi & 24 bit colour.
• Images linked were scanned at 300 dpi & 24 bit colour.
• Scans went straight to the file sharing thingy.

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INK REVIEWS:

• Pelikan Royal Blue My link
• Visconti Blue My link