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Lamy 2000 (F) First Impressions


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My only problem is I didn't seem to be able to get a full tank.

 

 

Think of it like a big converter. Sometimes it takes a little work to get all the air out. I think it happens more with the first time you fill a pen then later. I do wish the L2K had a better ink window. One trick I have used on C/C's and new piston fillers is after the partial fill (done over a safe surface) I hold the pen nib up and start the piston moving back towards the nib. When the air bubbles turn to a drop of ink I then put it back into the bottle and draw up more ink into the pen. The process is easier on a demonstrator pen where you can see the air on top of the ink when doing it.

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Think of it like a big converter. Sometimes it takes a little work to get all the air out. I think it happens more with the first time you fill a pen then later. I do wish the L2K had a better ink window. One trick I have used on C/C's and new piston fillers is after the partial fill (done over a safe surface) I hold the pen nib up and start the piston moving back towards the nib. When the air bubbles turn to a drop of ink I then put it back into the bottle and draw up more ink into the pen. The process is easier on a demonstrator pen where you can see the air on top of the ink when doing it.

 

Thanks for the tip, Driften. When I do run out, I'll give it a shot.

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I was worried about all the talk about sweet spots and the pen seeming to be a love it or hate it design. It's my 55th birthday on Monday and I was feeling my normal pre-birthday blues and decided to order the pen for myself. Another question was what nib size to try out. I read lots of review here and watched youtube videos and decided to go for it with a F nib. It showed up today and I flushed it with water and inked it up with my favorite ink Kon-Peki blue ink.

 

I put pen to paper and wonder why I had not gotten this pen sooner! It's smooth, properly wet, and enjoyable to use. I love the size, weight, and balance of the pen. It works nice on Rhodia paper that I use with my other fountain pens as well as some cheeper stuff that I tried.

 

Pictures or it did not happen so...

 

http://driften.dragonsightsoftware.com/images/L2K-1.jpg

 

http://driften.dragonsightsoftware.com/images/L2K-2.jpg

Best pen around, in my opinion. I don't need anything else.

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Just a follow up to my own post. Over time I grew into liking wider nibs and the F L2K stopped being used. So recently I sold it and bought a new one in B. I really love the feel of this nib. It writes smooth and nice on both cheep and smooth papers. It also on the narrow side for being a western B nib at 0.7mm not 0.8mm. No sweet spot issues of any sort just like the F nib had been.

 

At some point I might send it for a Stub or Italic regrind but it's no rush as I like it the way it is.

 

I am just so happy having a L2K back into my rotation.

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