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Comparison: Pilot 'asa-Gao' :: Waterman Florida Blue

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Please take a moment to adjust the brightness & contrast of your monitor to accurately depict this Gray Scale.

As the patches are neutral gray, their colour on your monitor should also be neutral gray.

Fine Print:

The accuracy and relevance of this Comparison depends in great part upon consistency and reliability of materiél used. Ink does not require labelling/notice to indicate (changes in) formulation, non-hazardous ingredients, batch ID, date of manufacture, etc. As always, YMMV, not only from materials, methods, environment, etc., but also due to differences between the stuff in the bottle I used, and that in bottle you may have.

Also, I entrust readers to separate opinion from fact; and to evaluate inferences and conclusions as to their merit.

 

Figure 1.

Gray Scale.

http://i783.photobucket.com/albums/yy116/Sandy1-1/InkyThoughts2010/INK576-1.jpg

 

Figure 2. Swabs

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  1. Pilot asa-gao x3
  2. Waterman Florida Blue x3
  3. Pilot asa-gao x2
  4. Waterman Florida Blue x2
  5. Pilot asa-gao x1
  6. Waterman Florida Blue x1

Figure 3. Other Stuff

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  • Left Side: Pilot asa-gao
  • Right Side: Waterman Florida Blue

Written Samples - Moby Dick

 

Figure 4. Written Samples on Rhodia

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  • Left Side. Pilot asa-gao: Nine lines from the M200+EF; then ten lines from the 330+M; then ten lines from the Safari+1.1i.
  • Right Side. Waterman Florida 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: Pilot asa-gao from the 330+M
  • 2nd Line: Waterman Florida Blue from the 330+M
  • 3rd Line: Pilot asa-gao from the Safari+1.1i
  • 4th Line: Waterman Florida 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.

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:

  • Both inks are OK.
  • Pilot asa-gao definitely higher.

Nib Dry-out:

  • Both inks are OK.

Start-up:

  • Both inks are OK.

Lubrication:

  • Both inks are OK.
  • Pilot asa-gao definitely superior.

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 with plain water in a reasonable time.

Densitometer Readings - From the Ink Reviews. (FWIW)

  • Pilot asa-gao:
    • Red 91
    • Grn 119
    • Blu 226
    • Lum 135

    [*]Waterman Florida Blue:

    • Red 109
    • Grn 129
    • Blu 225
    • Lum 144

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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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