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To my fellow Australian FPNer's just found Officeworks are now stocking Pilot Preras in blister packs. Comes with a Con50 convertor and a cartridge for a touch over $50. All demonstrators but only available with a medium nib.

 

No affiliation to either Pilot or Officeworks just a happy buyer and user.

 

 

Greg

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I couldn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes.....the selection of Pilot pens (non-fp) is great as well. Now they need to get the MR and at a reasonable price.

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Saw them there last week, and almost caved - but sanity prevailed, at least temporarily (I REALLY don't need to buy another pen right now!). Hopefully this won't be a short term promotion - maybe after Christmas...

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BTW, if you like a stub and like the prera, you simply have to have the CM nib on it. I don't know what other pens they are available on but the CM nib is glorious.

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I have 2 CM Preras purchased from overseas (orange tip & Turquoise tip). In my local Officeworks (regional Vic.) they had red tip & black tip and only in Medium. I think I'll head back and buy one to,try.

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I have 2 CM Preras purchased from overseas (orange tip & Turquoise tip). In my local Officeworks (regional Vic.) they had red tip & black tip and only in Medium. I think I'll head back and buy one to,try.

 

Same thing in my (regional NSW) OfficeWorks - only two colour options (black and red), and only one nib option (M). I'm interested to know: what's different / distinctive about a CM nib?

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BTW, if you like a stub and like the prera, you simply have to have the CM nib on it. I don't know what other pens they are available on but the CM nib is glorious.

 

How similar or different is the CM nib to a stub? curious to know

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How similar or different is the CM nib to a stub? curious to know

Same thing in my (regional NSW) OfficeWorks - only two colour options (black and red), and only one nib option (M). I'm interested to know: what's different / distinctive about a CM nib?

It's a crisp stub suitable for everyday writing.

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It is essentially an untipped medium stub (0.7-0.8 mm).

 

It's a crisp stub suitable for everyday writing.

 

So, basically it writes the same as a regular stub? Would the edges of the nib be curved? or be sharp like a regular calligraphy dip pen nib?

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I've been surprised recently by officeworks. The price on the Prera is really decent too given the current exchange rate.

 

They seem to be adding a reasonable amount of Japanese stationary to their range as well as stocking plenty of high quality paper like clairefontaine and rhodia. My local store has a whole range of novelty Midori paper clips and other japanese items such as glue tapes, washi, etc. I'm hopeful that we might see Midori paper at some point.

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So, basically it writes the same as a regular stub? Would the edges of the nib be curved? or be sharp like a regular calligraphy dip pen nib?

The edges are sharp, like a crisp Italic, not curved at all.

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The edges are sharp, like a crisp Italic, not curved at all.

 

Thanks @Newjelan - sounds a little like the 'B' nibs on my Pilot 78G's, maybe? They're a fairly crisp italic nib, too...

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Thanks @Newjelan - sounds a little like the 'B' nibs on my Pilot 78G's, maybe? They're a fairly crisp italic nib, too...

Similar but much better IMO.

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