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1. Does anyone have both the pilot metropolitan and prera? I'm interested only in how their nib compare. Are they identical in feel and writing?

I'm asking this because I already have 2 metropolitans and I hate them. They're scratchy and dry, with medium nibs. The second one I bought was because I thought the first one was a bad luck, but unfortunately It writes exactly the same, but I like the colors of the prera, so that's why I'm asking this.

 

2. Does anyone have a Pilot custom 92 and a pelikan m800! And how does the back heaviness compare in these two pens. I have a 92, wich I find it slightly back heavy, but nothing unusable like the pelikan ductus I had and sold because of it.

 

Thank you!

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The Pilot Metropolitan and Prera nibs (as well as their Kakuno, Plumix, Penmanship, 78G) are interchangeable. I have many in grades from EF to M and italic and I'm not having problems with dryness. Have you tried adjusting yours?

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The Pilot Metropolitan and Prera nibs (as well as their Kakuno, Plumix, Penmanship, 78G) are interchangeable. I have many in grades from EF to M and italic and I'm not having problems with dryness. Have you tried adjusting yours?

I tried a little, but didn't manage to do much. I had a dry montegrappa fortuna which now writes great after some fiddling, but I can't seem to do anything to these metropolitans. Maybe to increase the channel of the feed, that I haven't tried.

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Hello!

1. Does anyone have both the pilot metropolitan and prera? I'm interested only in how their nib compare. Are they identical in feel and writing?

I'm asking this because I already have 2 metropolitans and I hate them. They're scratchy and dry, with medium nibs. The second one I bought was because I thought the first one was a bad luck, but unfortunately It writes exactly the same, but I like the colors of the prera, so that's why I'm asking this.

 

2. Does anyone have a Pilot custom 92 and a pelikan m800! And how does the back heaviness compare in these two pens. I have a 92, wich I find it slightly back heavy, but nothing unusable like the pelikan ductus I had and sold because of it.

 

Thank you!

 

1. They're absolute identical and the nibs are 100% swappable with not only each other, but also the 78G, Kakuno, Plumix and Penmanship models. This gives you a huge range of nib sizes from which to choose: extra fine (Penmanship) to the 1.0 stub nib in the Plumix--and often for rock bottom prices. The Plumix, for instance, is routinely under $10 USD, with free shipping for prime members from Amazon.

 

I have all but the 78G (it's on my bucket list), and I've only had problems with Pilot's extra-fine nib, which is far too dry for my tastes. In fact, I've had 3 EF nibs from them, with the same result, so it's apparently not bad luck, but a Pilot EF thing. All of them (Penmanship + two retired Pilot FP models) were under $15, so no huge loss.

 

Other than that, the F, M and Italic nibs have worked wonderfully for me, with no adjustments needed at all. I even live in a fairly dry part of the US (South Texas), and I have no problems with the pens drying out or clogging.

 

2. I have the CH 92, but not the Pelikan, so I can't speak to that comparison.

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Hello!

1. Does anyone have both the pilot metropolitan and prera? I'm interested only in how their nib compare. Are they identical in feel and writing?

I'm asking this because I already have 2 metropolitans and I hate them. They're scratchy and dry, with medium nibs. The second one I bought was because I thought the first one was a bad luck, but unfortunately It writes exactly the same, but I like the colors of the prera, so that's why I'm asking this.

 

2. Does anyone have a Pilot custom 92 and a pelikan m800! And how does the back heaviness compare in these two pens. I have a 92, wich I find it slightly back heavy, but nothing unusable like the pelikan ductus I had and sold because of it.

 

Thank you!

 

The M800 has a brass piston mechanism and will be more back-heavy than the CH92, which uses a plastic mechanism.

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