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It's larger than the normal Opera, but smaller than the Opera Master.

 

:hmm1: Is it about the same size as the Wallstreet LE?

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I test-wrote one of these pens at the Tilburg Pen Show yesterday.

 

Disclaimer: this is MY perception of the writing experience. YMMV.

 

The pen wrote well, but still was a great disappointment to me. The nib is extremely stiff, no springiness at all. It is absolutely no comparison to Visconti's current Pd-nibs, nor their 14- or 18K gold nibs. However I was told by the Dutch agent for Visconti that the goal had been to create a fountain pen with a ballpoint-like feel and writing experience, probably to attract ballpoint writers to fountain pens. If that was indeed the goal they succeeded brilliantly, but for me that is no reason to buy this pen.

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However I was told by the Dutch agent for Visconti that the goal had been to create a fountain pen with a ballpoint-like feel and writing experience, probably to attract ballpoint writers to fountain pens.

 

Yeah. Nope. Nothing to see here. I can find nice looking nails for far less.

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Damn, can we guy a "generic" mosquito?

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Damn, can we guy a "generic" mosquito?

 

I doubt it. I haven't seen one in person so I can't be sure, but I suspect that the mostquito seals against the short fully tubular part of the nib and thus wouldn't work with other (i.e. not SmartTouch) nibs.

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I test-wrote one of these pens at the Tilburg Pen Show yesterday.

 

Disclaimer: this is MY perception of the writing experience. YMMV.

 

The pen wrote well, but still was a great disappointment to me. The nib is extremely stiff, no springiness at all. It is absolutely no comparison to Visconti's current Pd-nibs, nor their 14- or 18K gold nibs. However I was told by the Dutch agent for Visconti that the goal had been to create a fountain pen with a ballpoint-like feel and writing experience, probably to attract ballpoint writers to fountain pens. If that was indeed the goal they succeeded brilliantly, but for me that is no reason to buy this pen.

 

So for those who like stiff nibs, the Smartouch should be good and economical alternative. For those like some spring or flex, the Pd nibs will be a better choice.

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Damn, can we guy a "generic" mosquito?

 

I doubt it. I haven't seen one in person so I can't be sure, but I suspect that the mostquito seals against the short fully tubular part of the nib and thus wouldn't work with other (i.e. not SmartTouch) nibs.

 

You're absolutely right. It was specifically designed to work with the new nib.

 

I test-wrote one of these pens at the Tilburg Pen Show yesterday.

 

Disclaimer: this is MY perception of the writing experience. YMMV.

 

The pen wrote well, but still was a great disappointment to me. The nib is extremely stiff, no springiness at all. It is absolutely no comparison to Visconti's current Pd-nibs, nor their 14- or 18K gold nibs. However I was told by the Dutch agent for Visconti that the goal had been to create a fountain pen with a ballpoint-like feel and writing experience, probably to attract ballpoint writers to fountain pens. If that was indeed the goal they succeeded brilliantly, but for me that is no reason to buy this pen.

 

So for those who like stiff nibs, the Smartouch should be good and economical alternative. For those like some spring or flex, the Pd nibs will be a better choice.

 

Whether the Smartouch is economical depends on their future offerings, but otherwise you've got it.

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Saw this pen yesterday at the tilburg pen show. I tried it and it writes like a 50 cents rollerball. Nothing wrong with cheap rollerballs but i don't see the point in spending a lot of money on an FP that writes like a rollerball. I want an FP experience. I don't like the filling system either. Plungers never gave me anything but trouble and the needle thing to fill it seems weird. More a gimmick than a serious FP.

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Hi,

 

That nail-like quality would be something that would really appeal to me. The only thing is that I am not a big fan of the design of the pen itself.

 

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Do you need to use this mosquito to fill the pen, or can you fill the pen with ink the regular way without the mosquito?

 

:W2FPN:

 

I don't see any reason why the pen wouldn't fill without the mosquito.

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I do not see the reason for this new nib and attachment, Would a traveling inkpot does the same functionality? That nib design is not working for me as well.

also, a few ink bottles can can get most of the ink on any pen.

 

would it be nice to just make an attachment that works on most visconti nibs to get the last ink from a bottle?

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing

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Better pics...

 

 

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Are these about the same size as the Wallstreet LE, or one of the previous Opera variants?

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"Nib Sizes: F,M,B and Stub"

 

 

 

So what's the deal? Why are there no XF or XXF nibs? It seems as though manufacturers are getting away from the nibs many of us use on a regular basis?

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It's larger than Opera, and smaller than Opera Master.

 

F and Stub nib are not available at the moment. They will in approx two months (and, maybe, also EF), due to a mistake in finishing.

Now only M and B are ready.

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Darn, so I will have to wait for my stub... :(

 

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very meh rigid pitchfork nib, not flexible, sheaffer rip off vac fill powershot fillin gsystem copied by visconti. No thanks, give me an omas or a stipula over this or even a sheaffer triumph over it

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