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Platinum #3776 Century Fine/xf, Vs Vanishing Point Fine/xf


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Hi, I was wondering whether anyone has taken the time to compare the Platinum #3776 CENTURY fine/xf, and Vanishing point fine/xf. Things like writing experience, paper and ink handling, etc

 

Those are two highly recommended pens, but beyond all the gushing of members, I don't know of a compelling reason to get the century if I am reasonably satisfied with my VPs, hence my question.

 

If this has been covered somewhere, a link would be helpful, thanks.

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I do have 2 vanishing points and a platinum 3776 century. All are fine nibs. My experience has been that the platinum do write "finer" and also more "feedbacky" Definitely not scratchy tho.

 

Pilot fine nibs are smoother but does lay down a slightly bigger line. Bear in mind this is especially true if you use "norrmal" copy paper. They are both good value and work horse in my mind. I think nibs.com quote platinum fine nibs lay down 0.28mm and pilot being 0.35mm

 

As for ink handling, the flow for both are nice. Can't complain. Pilot does lose some capacity if you use C/C but with fine nibs, its not a big deal. Hope this helps.

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I had a #3776 F and I currently have a VP with a fine nib. I would say the #3776 does write narrower than the VP (but not by much). I feel both handle ink well, although, I only write using FP friendly papers, such as Oxford/ Rhodia/ Tomoe/ Fabriani notebooks, and prefer 'safe' inks, such as the proprietary cartridges, or other bottled inks, such as Iroshizuku etc.

 

You can't go wrong with either pen. Japanese nibs are the finest you can get.

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I have both and yup, I confirm what have already been said - Platinum nibs are a bit finer than their Pilot counterparts. Otherwise, both are great.

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I have a 3776 in Soft Fine and Medium but not the VP. I do, however, have a Pilot Desk Pen (DPN-200) in Fine and Medium. I have never been able to get the 3776 SF to my satisfaction, but both Pilots have been perfect out of the box. I love the colour of my Chartres Bleu, but I can't stand writing with it.

 

The width of the line written by the nib also depends on the ink. My DPN-200 in Medium with Parker Penman Sapphire writes a noticeably finer line than the 3776 Medium with Noodler's Liberty's Elysium.

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I own both, the Decimo in fine and the Platinum 3776 in extra fine and I would agree that the Platinum runs much finer. I had to smooth both of them a lot to make both of them more usable though as they had too much drag and feedback for my tastes. If you need pics to compare line width I will be happy to do so.

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I have two VPs. Both are fine points. And I also have the stub nib for one of them. Truthfully, they all write like nails - hard, hard starting, intermittent flow. I really don't care for them.

 

My husband likes fine points but was intrigued by the Platinum 3776, so I ordered one for him. It hasn't arrived, but I am anxious to try it out as well. If it flows better, I may just order myself one.

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