Simple question guys and gals...

The convenience of cartridges or the old school bottled ink approach?

Really depends- 90% of my pens use either so mostly I fill up with bottled ink unless I am travelling then I use cartridges. but I have a bunch Herbin carts that I have in a variety of colors so if I want to use them it cartridge

Bottled ink. Holds more, in my opinion, and is cheaper in the long-run.

It's the difference between tea bags and loose tea, really. On the one hand there's convenience and portability, on the other a more time-honoured and 'authentic' experience. And there are many teas that aren't available in bags, of course.

Ray

oh and NEVER put tea in your fountain pen !!!!

Bottled ink. Much more economical.

I have the 145, so I have the option of both, and I say bottle all the way. I don't think I will ever use cartridges.

Ink comes in cartridges?

I only have experience with MB and I will have to say this..

MB cartridge ink for some reason I feel is more diluted, i.e. when you write it is less black as to the bottled ink you get more solid black lines... could that be the case with all brands?

In this sense I prefer bottled..

And yes, it is more economical in the long run..

Bottled ink

Always bottled. I'm partial to Parker Quink, Sheaffer Skrip (especially vintage Skrip), Waterman and Pelikan inks. They all work fine in all my pens, including MB's.

Bottled, though I am not a fan of MB ink. It doesnt do 'it' for me. Not dark enough, coverage is patchy. Expensive. Nice bottle though.

How about a nice red wine in cartridges?

Not in cartridge but in an ink bottle:
http://www.de-atramentis.com/oxid.php/sid/...233e81.77973674

I prefere bottled ink as well, but not within a converter - in a piston filler!
Having (and using) a c/c-filler or a piston filler ist similar to have a Quarz watch or a mechanical watch.

Best regards,
Axel

Hey Axel, danke für die Internetadresse!

I'm gonna buy a few bottles, starting off with Bordeaux.

Gruß
Mike <-- that's a Blauer Burgunder

For flexibility, I choose bottled inks.

That's easy. Bottled ink of course. It is much more fun and none of my MBs takes a cartridge. They are piston or button fillers. And cartridges, well, they are for printers and sometimes for a FP

I think I use cartridges more than bottled ink--I am messy with all fluids. But there really isn't anything like the flow of ink in a pen on paper or watching the ink get drawn into a pen. It reminds me of a cascading fountain.

I just pulled out all my ink bottles and will be giving them a run for their money.