Visconti Hs London Fog Vs Opera Master Demonstrator

[ImAlaysi]

Ok So I am looking to buy either one of these pens. I have only seen pictures and videos of them. But I have never seen them side by side or in real life. I have no idea how they feel like in my hand, but I know I will love oversized gaudy pens. Thinking of the London fog and the ODM blue swirls at the moment. Does any one have any feedback on which is the best? Also open to good deals on either if anyone has one for sale =)

[flipper_gv]

The OM has a metal section, traditional twist cap and is a bit back heavy. It's also pretty long. All the main differences. The "threads" on the HS can be a bit sharp apparently.

[ImAlaysi]

hmmm which of them is more "spectacular"? And also with least amount of complaints. I've read quite abit of problems with the london fog with ink being stuck in between the arcrylic. Not sure if its the same with the OMD

Edited October 23, 2016 by ImAlaysi

[Mulrich]

I've run into the stuck ink problem with an opera master but not the London fog. I hoped Visconti fixed their production to keep this from happening in newly made pens but I guess not.

[ImAlaysi]

Oh thats wierd. Do you have pictures of them uncapped sided by side? What do you think of the sections? Are they the same width?

[ItwasLuck]

I've run into the stuck ink problem with an opera master but not the London fog. I hoped Visconti fixed their production to keep this from happening in newly made pens but I guess not.

They did fix the issue with the London Fog models and some of the later Florentine Hill ones. I just got mine today in the mail. Here alongside my Kakadu. <3

If you're worried about the ink getting stuck between the two layers of acrylic/celluloid, you shouldn't be. The problem was quite widespread with the Crystal model but they ironed out these issues thank God.

 

http://m.imgur.com/SBMtWCS

 

Some eye candy, sorry about the iPhone pics 😅😅.

Edited December 20, 2016 by ItwasLuck

[ItwasLuck]

Ok So I am looking to buy either one of these pens. I have only seen pictures and videos of them. But I have never seen them side by side or in real life. I have no idea how they feel like in my hand, but I know I will love oversized gaudy pens. Thinking of the London fog and the ODM blue swirls at the moment. Does any one have any feedback on which is the best? Also open to good deals on either if anyone has one for sale =)

Don't go for the OMD Blue swirls imo, it's just not a looker (not the clear/blue swirled one). If your gonna get a OMD, get one in the Tobacco finish. Be patient because they are very hard to come by.

I've got a Visconti Kakadu, it's a LE version of the OMD, it's quite a bit lighter thanks to it being slightly smaller and the section/blind cap being made out of the same celluloid. It is quite the looker. Its the perfect balance as the normal OMDs are too heavy imo, just check out sbrebrown latest GOAT video, there's a reason why the Kakadu has still remained on his list from last year.

The London Fog is even lighter than the Kakadu so it really depends on what sort of weight your looking for. If your comfortable with a heavier 'OMD' (49g uncapped vs 26g uncapped), well that's your call to make.

The London Fog only holds 3ml of ink compared to 4ml on the OMD so that's another thing to keep in mind (not like it really matters).