Feeling Anti-Lamy

[Sailor Kenshin]

 

I'm not sure if they have made a change, but I just got a Pelikano and it has a little thing molded into the barrel that pushes the converter down into the pen. Totally stable and won't move.

 

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I have a black one purchased a year or two ago and it's a garden hose. But that's why I like it. Everyone needs at least one garden hose.

[ImolaS3]

At the risk of flying in the face of popular opinion, I find the cheap plastic Lamy's too ugly to behold or ever consider. I'm sure they write well, but that in itself is not enough for me.

 

As an aside, my first FP was a Parker - I think it was a 25.

[amateriat]

Heck, my firat FP was either a cheap Parker or Scheaffer. Whichever it was, it fascinated the hell out of me.

 

I've been knee-deep in Lamys for about 20 years. I can't speak too ill of them, but I will say that some of their FPs have left a bit to be desired. I do appreciate their keeping the faith by maintaining a piston-fill-only pen (2000) in their lineup. But, other than the Persona, none of their FP offerings have gotten my attention, including the recent Dialog 3. My recent discovery of the Pilot Custom 823 and Custom 74 demonstrator hasn't made matters easier in this regard, as both of these pens have become my #1 and 2 go-to pens for about 80% of my writing chores, with the Lamy 2000taking up most of the slack, followed by assorted rollers and BPs (mostly Lamy). And don't get me started with inks...

 

 

- Barrett

[eric47]

I'm feeling 7-up...

[SimonJamesLucas]

I just can´t get past the clip design on the Safari/ Al Star, it reminds me of a paper clip. I have the same problem with Lamy pens that I have with mushrooms, I wish I liked them, I want to like them but nothing on Gods earth will make me like them!

[Dutchpen]

lamy does have very good fountainpens, i have a logo is brushed steel and it writes always, even after a long time.

 

if somebody asks me what pen to start with i reccommend a parker vector, or a lamy logo or awaterman fp, a medium nib is good to start with.