Lamy 2000 - review

[goodguy]

Roughly 2 years ago I got to try for the first time a Lamy 2000 and I was immensely (love that word) impressed.

This is a pen that is perfect for both a novice and heavy experienced users.

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Let's start with it fact that this pen was designed in 1966 and that for itself is very impressive.

If a pen is continuesly being made for over 40 years then that means this is a good product or else Lamy would stop make it a long time ago.

Surprisingly for a 40 years old pen the design is very modern and futuristic.

Its body and cap are made of fortified fiberglass. This makes the pen both be very strong and light weight.

The basic design of the pen is clean with a simple black body and cap and a silver section. The nib is a semi hooded nib and only a small part of the nib is sticking out from the section.

I would categorize the pen as a full size but not oversize in anyway.

It is my believe that most people would feel with this pen right at home.

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The filling mechanism of this pen is a piston filler and its working very smooth and holds a nice big amount of ink.

The pen also has an ink view window which is always both very practical and cool looking.

 

As mentioned this pen is very light weight and because the piston is made of plastic then the weight distribution is excellent well balanced.

 

This pen has a very vintage approach in the way it feels in the hand and mostly it reminds me Parker Vacumatic.

Light weight, well balanced, and very nimble on the paper.

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The semi hooded nib is awesome and is among my favorite nibs ever!!!

In the past I got to try the medium nib and my pen is a fine and let me tell you both these nibs has the same characteristics which means very smooth and a lot of feedback-just what the doctor ordered to get my creative juices flowing when I write.

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Summery

 

should you get this pen ?

 

Most definitly YES!!!

 

This pen is very very affordable, I got it for 89$ new from pengallery. For this price there are simply no other pen that gives you what this pen does.

Its got a solid gold 14K nib.

Very ergonomic light weight design and excellent German quality.

 

Ok, ok if you want to be picky there is one thing that is a bit disappointing and that's the pen box, its made of paper and feel cheap but this is really just nit picking.

This pen has zero bling factor but I think most people here would rate this positively and not negatively.

[Bill Smith]

Great review Amir!

 

My Lamy Y2k is about six-seven years old and it still goes strong.

 

Bill

[HenryLouis]

Nice review! I need to drop by laywines to get mine fixed...

[MYU]

Amir, a Lamy 2000? This coming from the Montblanc specialist? It is so uncharacteristically Bauhaus of you. :roflmho:

 

Seriously, thanks for your thoughtful review of this venerable writing instrument. I also like how you chose a rather austere background, which kind of goes with the minimalist theme of the pen.

[RLTodd]

More or less agree, although I would never use the word "awesome."

 

ONE Caveat.

 

(1) The section hold is a little different from most writing instruments and one should definitely try one before they buy one. One has to get used to a thick section, with no ridge at the bottome and an almost hidden nib.

[goodguy]

Amir, a Lamy 2000? This coming from the Montblanc specialist? It is so uncharacteristically Bauhaus of you. :roflmho:

 

Seriously, thanks for your thoughtful review of this venerable writing instrument. I also like how you chose a rather austere background, which kind of goes with the minimalist theme of the pen.

 

I knew I'm gonna get this pen sooner or later and now I have it and it will get into my everyday user category.

 

More or less agree, although I would never use the word "awesome."

 

ONE Caveat.

 

(1) The section hold is a little different from most writing instruments and one should definitely try one before they buy one. One has to get used to a thick section, with no ridge at the bottome and an almost hidden nib.

Well I think its awesome and everybody has the right to their opinion.

I think the way we write and the way we hold the pen in our hand may change a lot what we think about the pen.

Now saying the L2K's section is fat is again very personal.

Sailor KOP, MB 149, MB Dumas or Hemi have fat sections not the Lamy but again this is how I see it.

[f22pilot72]

Thanks for the review!

 

I've a 2000 as well (broad nib) and I love it.

 

-Michael

[cpsantillan]

Nice review!!fortunately I am getting one very soon,I just love the way it looks...

[Mrsal]

Thanks for the review!

 

I've a 2000 as well (broad nib) and I love it.

 

-Michael

 

 

+1, writes thicker than my visconti B nib!

[hdubious76]

Thanks for the review!

 

I've a 2000 as well (broad nib) and I love it.

 

-Michael

 

+1 (again)

 

The broad is AMAZING! this pen, especially for the price, just cant be beat. I spend a ton of time with my 149 but everytime I pick up my 2k I wonder why she doesnt get us much daily use as she deserves.

 

 

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[Randal6393]

Bought my Lamy 200 over a year ago. Came with a Broad nib, converted it to an Italic nib, about 1.1 mm across. Is my favorite black-ink pen. If you are looking for a daily-carry pen for writing often and at irregular times, can't recommend a better pen.

 

Keep Noodler Heart of Darkness in mine. But, like most Lamys, the 2000 doesn't seem to be too particular about its ink. It likes Private Reserve, Diamine, or Skrip about as well as Noodler. Only problem I have with the pen is that the flow rate is wet enough to cause a bit of bleed-through and feathering on some papers.

 

Thanks for reviewing my favorite workhorse pen. Enjoy,

[scribblers]

I have finally got myself a 2000 and love it. One thing I don't like is that when I post the cap its very loose and keeps dropping off while I am writing. Is this normal for a 2000 or is it just a problem with mine?

[Edgar Allan Bo]

I have finally got myself a 2000 and love it. One thing I don't like is that when I post the cap its very loose and keeps dropping off while I am writing. Is this normal for a 2000 or is it just a problem with mine?

 

It's "normal" for the LAMY 2000, you can just put the cap on the back, but because of the shape and the surface of the pen it will come off with time... the front of the pen has the same shape but the cap is held by the 2 small "ears" of the metal O-ring!

 

Don't try to press the cap harder on teh pen when posting because you could bend the flexible metal parts of the inner cap!

[fenriz]

I've had quite a time with the 2K- I've got to vent!

 

I love my Safari and am about to get an Al-Star; I've gotten EF, F, M, B, 1.1 and 1.5mm nibs for it and they're all great. I bought a 2k with an EF nib back in November, but the flow was spotty, wet, then very dry, and the nib had an odd shape- tall and skinny, like a reverse italic. Cross strokes were thicker than the vertical strokes. So I brought it back right away and was going to exchange it for one with a M nib they had (intending to have it ground to a fine cursive italic or something), but I noticed that the barrel on that pen was discolored. Half of the barrel was lighter, as if it got a mark from sitting too long in water. I know that doesn't seem right, given the material, but it's what we saw. So we ordered another one, and it showed up about a month and a half later. I had been patient, but was really excited when the lady at the shop presented it to me. I inspected it at the counter before I left, and the makrolon on the barrel, once again, was discolored! It had 3 equidistant stripes of whitish discoloration. I've read a bunch of posts on here about the 2k's, but never came across any mention of discolored makrolon. Any thoughts? I'm still psyched to get it in my hands, but dismayed at my bad luck. Is there a quality control issue at Lamy?

[StudyAnimal]

Heh three stripes of whitish discoloration? Are you not talking about the ink windows?

[duna]

heh sounds strange but I had the same problem with one of my L2000s. It came from pengallery and wrote like a charm, but after one or two days it developed (or I noticed) a slight whitish discoloration on the barrel, roughly 'striping' it... like a 'chalking' of sort, discernible but not much visible. Wiped it off with a wet cloth but reappeared after drying, only to disappear after some days of continuous use ot the pen (and another brief run of the wet cloth). I attributed the solution to the very light 'lubrication' from contact of my hand's skin and simple cleaning with a wet cotton cloth. I'm still intrigued by the whitish 'striping' origin, though.

[deckerbj]

heh sounds strange but I had the same problem with one of my L2000s. It came from pengallery and wrote like a charm, but after one or two days it developed (or I noticed) a slight whitish discoloration on the barrel, roughly 'striping' it... like a 'chalking' of sort, discernible but not much visible. Wiped it off with a wet cloth but reappeared after drying, only to disappear after some days of continuous use ot the pen (and another brief run of the wet cloth). I attributed the solution to the very light 'lubrication' from contact of my hand's skin and simple cleaning with a wet cotton cloth. I'm still intrigued by the whitish 'striping' origin, though.

 

 

I made another separate posting, but this is exactly what I am experiencing in the last two 2000s I have handled. The cap has white streaks extending from the lip. It looks as though they MAY go away, but I am curious about your experiences (and anyone else's)? Has the whiteish discoloration reappeared over time?

[tanalasta]

I have a makrolon Lamy 2000 BP (okay I have a FP and the blackwood too).

 

When taking my new Lamy 2000 BP out of a Lamy unlined case, I noticed the same streaking.

 

Gave my thumb a lick and rubbed the pen and it disappeared. I'm not sure why it happens but I don't think it's a permanent mark.

 

Enjoy the Lamy - it develops a wonderful patina with use.

[xuan87]

I have a makrolon Lamy 2000 BP (okay I have a FP and the blackwood too).

 

When taking my new Lamy 2000 BP out of a Lamy unlined case, I noticed the same streaking.

 

Gave my thumb a lick and rubbed the pen and it disappeared. I'm not sure why it happens but I don't think it's a permanent mark.

 

Enjoy the Lamy - it develops a wonderful patina with use.

 

wow after reading so many good things about the lamy 2000, i have to get one! i have a lamy vista at the moment and i can't believe that i paid only 20 odd for it, the way it writes is unbelievable. but i have to sell my sailor 1911m 1st though to raise the cash for this.

[goodguy]

I have a makrolon Lamy 2000 BP (okay I have a FP and the blackwood too).

 

When taking my new Lamy 2000 BP out of a Lamy unlined case, I noticed the same streaking.

 

Gave my thumb a lick and rubbed the pen and it disappeared. I'm not sure why it happens but I don't think it's a permanent mark.

 

Enjoy the Lamy - it develops a wonderful patina with use.

 

wow after reading so many good things about the lamy 2000, i have to get one! i have a lamy vista at the moment and i can't believe that i paid only 20 odd for it, the way it writes is unbelievable. but i have to sell my sailor 1911m 1st though to raise the cash for this.

Good luck and