Recommendation With Character

[Arkanabar]

I'm going to suggest you not get the Gama Airborne, as it is filled with an eyedropper. Such pens are prone to burping out ink as they warm up (an effect of Charles' Law). The Airborne's feed MIGHT be able to absorb and hold the ink pushed out by the large, expanding mass of air in the barrel, but I wouldn't count on it. And as you suspect, ebonite pens tend to be rather light.

I'm a believer in experimenting with inexpensive pens to find out your real preferences. Buy an inexpensive pen (e.g., your Lamy Safari), use it extensively for at least a month or two, determine what it is that you like about the pen, and what you'd like to change about it, and use that information in deciding what to get next.

You've already determined your preferences for line width (F and XF) and girth (more than the Logo's 9.3mm; amazingly, Goulet says the Safari has a section girth of only 8.9mm).

So your next question is how much weight do you like? Consider the Jinhao X750 (36g), X450 (42g), and 159 (50g), and toss in a Baoer 388 (a 27-28g Parker Sonnet homage which often suffers from a dry nib).

[inopiz]

Here's a final update. I sent my 2000 to the Lamy repair centre and it finally came back today. I asked them to mount an EF nib and they also fixed the filling mechanism. It's a pleasure to write with, although I should say that the nib is much wetter than I expected, at least when writing with Lamy Blue ink.

 

Thanks again for all the fine recommendations!

Edited January 18, 2018 by inopiz

[Runnin_Ute]

Here's a final update. I sent my 2000 to the Lamy repair centre and it finally came back today. I asked them to mount an EF nib and they also fixed the filling mechanism. It's a pleasure to write with, although I should say that the nib is much wetter than I expected, at least when writing with Lamy Blue ink.

 

Thanks again for all the fine recommendations!

Glad you got it to your liking.