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hrjunior
I want to buy a Pelikan ( puddle.gif my first) and I do not know what the series M2xx choose.

Currently I've used Lamy Vista F nib. A Lamy Safari's F nib is what Pelikan F too? EF?

What is the difference between series than the appearance? Detail I buy over the Internet.
FloridaRandy
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QUOTE (hrjunior @ Sep 23 2008, 08:40 PM) *
I want to buy a Pelikan ( puddle.gif my first) and I do not know what the series M2xx choose.

Currently I've used Lamy Vista F nib. A Lamy Safari's F nib is what Pelikan F too? EF?

What is the difference between series than the appearance? Detail I buy over the Internet.

jmkeuning
nibs: steel, steel, 14k
printhardcopy
m200 and m215 both steel nib

m250 14k nib

m200 can use m250 nib.
hrjunior
QUOTE (hrjunior @ Sep 23 2008, 10:40 PM) *
Currently I've used Lamy Vista F nib. A Lamy Safari's F nib is what Pelikan F too? EF?


And about the nib? Is the fine ok? I will use in a very absorbent paper.
tt32003
M200 and M250 both use plastic barrel (different from the celluloid used in more expensive Pelikans0.
Both of the same size. Both use gold trimmings
M200 uses gold plated nib but M250 has 14k nib.

M215 also of same size as 200 or 250 but it has an aluminium barrel. Not sure about the piston material.
It uses a steel nib.
Has silver trimming.

Pelikan F nib writes quite broad.

A customised M215 using a two tone 14k nib like those in the M400 would be nice.
blueiris
QUOTE (hrjunior @ Sep 24 2008, 09:26 AM) *
QUOTE (hrjunior @ Sep 23 2008, 10:40 PM) *
Currently I've used Lamy Vista F nib. A Lamy Safari's F nib is what Pelikan F too? EF?


And about the nib? Is the fine ok? I will use in a very absorbent paper.


I used to have a Pelikan M215, and I still have a few Lamy Safari with F nibs. If you're accustomed to Lamy Safari F, I'd recommend either Pelikan F or maybe even M in the steel nibs. I like the Lamy Safari F, and my M215 had an F nib and it wrote very well. I eventually switched it for an M nib, and it seemed only slightly bigger than the F if I recall correctly (it has been several years).
lapis
The 215 is somewhat heavier in the hand and thus has a better grip or heftiness.

Mike
hamadryad11
I don't have an M250 so I can't tell you anything about it. The M200 is a feather-light robust pen. The M215 is the same size, but a fair bit heavier. I don't use mine much because it's too heavy for my taste, but I really do prefer very light pens. The nibs can be a little inconsistent. I have both a F and an M for my M200 and the M actually writes a tiny bit finer than the F. Smooth writers, but I have found the size to be a bit unpredictable.
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