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Hi All ,

 

Sorry, for reviving this thread after quite some time. I wanted to thank sirksael and duna for their excellent advice, because of which i bought this pen and couldn't put it down for even for a minute , for last one week. I have no complaints whatsoever and love the heft and solid feel of this pen.

 

I would like to share few things which, i tried out with great satisfaction and success :

 

1. Allthough the Fine nib which comes with this pen is very smooth(and quite flexible too) , the first thing i did with this pen was to put my Lamy 1.1 Italic nib on it.This nib is more of a stub and i have no problems in writing full speed with this pen in meetings. The deliciously thick lines add a new character to my notes. I am also trying to source a 0.7mm Cursive Itallic nib from Pendemonium.Check this http://www.biffybeans.com/2008/07/moleskine-review-of-my-new-custom.html

 

The reason i am mentioning this is that, perhaps this is the cheapest nib to get Custom Ground. So opens up many possibilities.......

 

 

2. I have always felt that the Lamy Catridges were not very friendly to refilling and i exclusively use refilled catridges because i get to use my varied collection of Inks and colours .

 

First the Bad news : I ordered a Pilot Con 70 converter with this pen. This Converter won't fit in this pen as the diameter of converter increases towards the mid of the pen. It may still fit by using a sand paper or dremmel to reduce the diameter ..

 

So i tried out the second best option for refilling catridges which are Pilot Jumbo sized Catridges , which i have been refilling and using for last two years in my various pilot Vanishing point pens. After applying a little bit of cello tape to the neck of pilot catridge it fit perfectly. I have been using the pen with refilled pilot catridge , with no leakage or no problem in flow for a week now. Moreover these catridges are much easier to refill and don't even need a Syringe (you can refill it with the ink bottle cap ...), due to very wide neck opening and are almost transparent , which aids easy ink level monitoring ....

 

I have always carried one spare Pilot Fermo Nib unit(with Ink filled Catridge) , sealed by my home made nib cover in a pen case for last one year to great success . This is my next project for the Dialog 3, because this is much more versatile option then just carrying spare catridges(diffrent nib and ink combinations possible by just swapping out the nib unit). Any suggestions regarding where to get a spare nib unit for the Dialog 3....I am sorry if some of this seems childish , but i am a sucker for tinkering with things, and just wanted to share my ideas with people who have shared so much in first place.

 

regards,

 

Devjeet

 

Does anybody know, where to get spare nib units for Dialog3, and if at all they are available at this point of time.

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Here is my Review on the D3:

 

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That was a great review. At first I wasn't thinking about it at all (I'm still waiting for my Visconti Homo Sapiens). But this one seems very practical, like my VP. I have only one beef with my Pilot VP, and that's that it retracts and extends so hard, like a ballpoint. I understand that the D3 is a twist mechanism, but is it a smooth twist with no "snapping" or "clicking" that could shake the ink in the nib the way the VP does?

I no longer own any fountain pens... Now they own me.

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Insightful and comprehensive review of a fantastic piece of art, design and engineering.

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Thanks for an outstanding review and wonderful pictures. I just purchased the Dialog 3 (with Medium Nib), the Pilot / Nakami VP, Decimo and Fermo. Love these capless designs. Will probably add to my Montblanc collection and add the Bohemes and the Stipula De Vinci.

 

I found the Medium way to wet and heavy of writer for me. So, I purchased a Fine Nib and moved my Medium to my Lamy Studio - it writes almost exactly like the Studio Steel nib.

 

The Dialog is one of my worst writers. I still like it for its uniqueness, but I will not use it very much. The case and related packaging is well above Lamy's usual weak packaging.

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Nice review. I tried the Dialog 3 at Art Brown in New York this summer and was very impressed. A bit expensive, but the nib is spectacular.

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Thanks for an outstanding review and wonderful pictures. I just purchased the Dialog 3 (with Medium Nib), the Pilot / Nakami VP, Decimo and Fermo. Love these capless designs. Will probably add to my Montblanc collection and add the Bohemes and the Stipula De Vinci.

 

I found the Medium way to wet and heavy of writer for me. So, I purchased a Fine Nib and moved my Medium to my Lamy Studio - it writes almost exactly like the Studio Steel nib.

 

The Dialog is one of my worst writers. I still like it for its uniqueness, but I will not use it very much. The case and related packaging is well above Lamy's usual weak packaging.

 

After a few days of use, I found that the Dialog was leaking. Off to have it looked at this weekend and, if it cannot be easily recified, it will be sent to the very nice Lamy USA team for repair replacement

 

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Ifyour studio Royal Red came with a steel nib as it does in Belgium, yes, the Lamy gold nib is much more springy. It is by no means a flex nib, but it does allow some line variation.

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