QUOTE(jonro @ Jan 3 2008, 05:11 AM) [snapback]465860[/snapback]
QUOTE(Nellie @ Jan 3 2008, 04:09 AM) [snapback]465858[/snapback]
I finally got a Legacy (I), black with chrome cap (sort of PFM IV-look), which I ordered a while ago but could only collect from customs today. I have been lusting after this pen for quite a while (despite the fact that I already have a PFM I or possibly because I like that pen so much) and it's very beautiful and a good writer.
I'd love to read a comparison between the PFM and the Legacy I.
Jon
Jonro, you asked for it, so here it is:
My particular pens are a bit difficult to compare as they have completely different nib sizes: My PFM I has a medium palladium silver nib, whereas the Legacy sports a very broad right oblique 18K gold nib. Due to the materials used the Legacy nib feels much softer.
Both pens are very good, wet writers that will write on anything with any (FP-
The - all metal - Legacy is a tiny bit longer than the - plastic - PFM, and it weighs 35 grams capped and 20 uncapped compared to the PFM's 20 (capped) and 10 (uncapped) grams (sorry, I made a mistake here in the handwritten comments). I was very surprised to discover that the difference in weight that everybody always comments on when comparing these two pens hasn't bothered me at all so far. This must be because - like the PFM - the Legacy is very well balanced.
Finally, there's the difference in filling systems, and while the cartridge option that the Legacy offers can certainly be handy sometimes, I definitely prefer the PFM's snorkel system: it's mess-free and the parts seem to move more easily than the Legacy's touchdown mechanism (the Legacy has a special converter that can be filled like the sac of a touchdown pen).
All in all I'd say that both pens are really brillant writers that feel and look good too.
Nellie