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Lamy doesn't need introduction on this board. However as I enjoy writing introductions, here we go. Lamy was created by Josef Lamy who was a German export and branch manager for Parker until 1930, when Parker left the German market due to unsuccessful sales of its Duofold.



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Lamy started his own company by acquiring the pen manufacturer Orthos Füllfederhalter-Fabrik producing celluloid pens. For quite few years they were selling conservative looking pens stylised after Pelinan and Montblanc pens.



However in 1966 they invited industrial designer Gerd A. Müller to create their new flagship product - Lamy 2000, a classic Bauhaus-inspired design that has remained in production ever since 1966 with no significant change. This pen set the tone for all Lamys to come: forward-looking, innovative design, excellent quality and writing performance. Lamy 2000 is one of my all - time favourite pens. With time I even came to like Lamy Al-Star that looked like an ugly duckling for me when I first saw it.



Basically I love their pens. However I wasn't so fond of their inks. They're not bad, they're sold in practical and functional bottle yet the colors really aren't mesmerizing. ANyway the inks are sold in bottle that provides a roll of blotter tape used to clean the pen after filling, or to blot writing. It is specially shaped with a wide neck and a basin to collect ink to aid filling when close to empty.




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They can also be purchased in cartridges.



It seems that lately Lamy came to conclusion they can make money on special edition inks that are introduced together with limited edition Al-Stars and Safaris. That's good, especially that new colors (Copper Orange and Neon Lime) stand out from their rather conservative and - let's face it - boring ink line-up.



  1. Black
  2. Blue Washable
  3. Blue / Black
  4. Copper Orange
  5. Green
  6. Neon Lime
  7. Purple
  8. Red
  9. Turquoise


Lamy's green isn't nad ink, it is however not only boring but also ugly :/



Ink Splash



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Drops of ink on kitchen towel




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Software ID



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Oxford recycled, Lamy Al-Star, F and B nibs



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Thanks for the review, even though, like you, I don't think I'd go for this.

I found the difference in color between the written sample you've posted and the ink splash and paper towel droplet to be quite striking. If I had just seen the latter, I would have said "Hey, that looks like a nice ink" -- but what actually comes out of a pen is another thing altogether.

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This is one of the first colors I bought with my first ever FP which was a Lamy Vista. Although, when mine dries it looks nothing like your writing samples, sadly because I like that color. Instead it dries as just a bold green... I am using it with a fine nib on my lamy vista. This is also the first time I was able to compare my writing to review and its so much help! Thank you!

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My first bottle of Lamy ink was this green.... It came in a trade with a whole bunch of other inks. It went quickly away on another trade... :D

 

 

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My Lamy Green works just fine. Color is a matter of taste. The performance of the ink has been trouble free in all pens used. The ink mixes well with Lamy Blue so I experiment with different proportions.

Be Happy, work at it. Namaste

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My broad Lamy nib is extremely dry. I guess in Kaweco or in other "wet" writer the sample would be more saturated but in this particular combo I decided to use to reveiw Lamy inks the saturation is very weak.

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I've been using this ink for years (and many a bottle). I then had no idea there were so many greens around. Since I didn't like it either, I mixed it with some Pelikan brilliant black to get a more acceptable colour (didn't know you can't just start mixing inks either :blush: , learned a lot here )

 

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now, I'm using GvFC Moss :wub:

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I tend to agree withe the above comments. It is green ink, but there are many other better greens.

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I tend to agree withe the above comments. It is green ink, but there are many other better greens.

 

 

Good to know, I am running out of room in the ink cabinets I'll save space for better greens. Thanks for the review!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

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Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Good to know, I am running out of room in the ink cabinets I'll save space for better greens. Thanks for the review!

 

Knowing you, you'll just buy another cabinet.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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Knowing you, you'll just buy another cabinet.

 

 

That's a great idea!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Nice Montegrappa :) It looks huge though. I need to see it myself one day.

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actually, the pen isn't huge. The paper is small ;)

just measured the pen (uncapped, unposted) it's like 12,3 cm. Which is smaller than a Lamy Vista/All star.

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