1950S Omas Extra Lucens Flex Vs Modern Flessible

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1950s Omas Extra Lucens flex VS Modern Flessible.

 

Which would you prefer in term of line variations and responses. Not mushy.

 

I'm new to Omas flex nib.

I like vintage Pelican 100N ST or 400N EF for their flex with springy nib response.

 

I wonder if they're any similar.

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I've made an offer for modern limited edition Omas Arte Italiano with extra Flessible EF pen here locally but I haven't heard back from the seller for many days so I figured I was turned down and in the meantime I found a vintage Omas pens from Letizia's lots from Italy.

She put a lot of efforts showing writing sample as well as comparison shots. It made the purchasing easier for a person who'e not familiar with Omas especially the vintage ones.

I'm taking 556/F (facetted) "F" nib but it's more like "EF" shown on test writing. It's the same nib as on the 1940's Omas Extra Lucens and are exchangeable but Extra Lucens is more like "F/M" nib. I prefer EF nib.

So, instead of modern Omas Extra Flessible pen, I think I've made a wise choice and saved a lot of money as well.

 

 

Omas 556/F (bottom) is similar size as MB 146 as shown on the photo sent to me.

I'm looking forward to it.

 

[dneal]

Nice. The old Omas nibs are hard to beat.

 

Here's a little pen I picked up for the wife at the Nuremberg pen show.

 

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa163/roomdog/Pens/Omas%20-%201%203_zpstgyutamp.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa163/roomdog/Pens/Omas%20-%201%201_zpsby459wwi.jpg

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dneal, it's a beautiful pen! It looks like it has a very flexible nib as shown in the blurred background.

 

556/F nib has arrow fletching (feather) pattern and a pentagon shaped breather hole with 585 in the diamond shape at the base of the nib.

I'll post some photos once I receive it.