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Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Diamine Salamander

 

This is review #16 in my series, with 100+ to go... Here's the YouTube video:

 

And here is a screen of the final result, for those not interested in the video:
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Scan of Completed Review:
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Zoomed in photo:

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Screenshots also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap

 

Previous Review: Kyo No Oto Aonibi.

 

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Hope you enjoy. Comments appreciated!

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Thank you! I have this on my very short list of inks I must try out. I'm a fine-pointer myself and all the big wet swath reviews do me little good, so know that this is one of my favorite subjects.

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Dear Liz

 

Today I purchased an MB146 EF. It's all your fault. Hope you're happy :D

Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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Thank you! I have this on my very short list of inks I must try out. I'm a fine-pointer myself and all the big wet swath reviews do me little good, so know that this is one of my favorite subjects.

Glad my reviews are helping! And Salamander should be on everyone's "must have" list. :)

 

Dear Liz

 

Today I purchased an MB146 EF. It's all your fault. Hope you're happy :D

Wow! Talk about going "all in". :) I hope you enjoy it immensely! If so, then I'll be very happy. :) Is a Montblanc EF really an EF? ;)

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Wow! Talk about going "all in". :) I hope you enjoy it immensely! If so, then I'll be very happy. :) Is a Montblanc EF really an EF? ;)

 

I believe so: https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/354005-ef-and-shading/?p=4326230

Fortunately I like beans and rice, which will necessarily be my diet for a month or two.

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Add lightness and simplicate.

 

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Thank you for the fine review. This must be one of my favourite Diamine inks. I don’t know of any other ink like it - well... given the multitude of inks out there, some surely must be close, but in my own collection I have nothing that can compare to this. Great stuff!

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I love this ink - it's always in my M800 Brown Tortoise F nib.

And I came up with the name for it!

HUZZAH!

The Good Captain

"Meddler's 'Salamander' - almost as good as the real thing!"

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I love this ink - it's always in my M800 Brown Tortoise F nib.

And I came up with the name for it!

HUZZAH!

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Are you saying you work for Diamine? (Or had some influence that allowed you to name Salamander?) Either way, well-named!

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Great review, as always.

 

Thanks for posting it

Just give me the Parker 51s and nobody needs to get hurt.

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Murky needs, indeed :D

 

Great review as usual. Unusual colour.....

I hoping it's not water resistance, so that I won't be even tempted ;)

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Great review, as always.

 

Thanks for posting it

Thank you!

 

Murky needs, indeed :D

 

Great review as usual. Unusual colour.....

I hoping it's not water resistance, so that I won't be even tempted ;)

 

Vive le murk! :P

 

I've never seen anyone claim it has water resistance, so I didn't bother to test it. From how easily it cleans up, I doubt there's much, if any.

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:thumbup:

 

Are you saying you work for Diamine? (Or had some influence that allowed you to name Salamander?) Either way, well-named!

No I don't work for them but I have some some simple reviews of some of their inks over the years. They sent me a 'pilot' bottle of Salamander - no name just a number - and invited me to try it out and come up with a name. Obviously, no money changed hands but I did get a bottle FOC!

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"Meddler's 'Salamander' - almost as good as the real thing!"

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No I don't work for them but I have some some simple reviews of some of their inks over the years. They sent me a 'pilot' bottle of Salamander - no name just a number - and invited me to try it out and come up with a name. Obviously, no money changed hands but I did get a bottle FOC!

Sweet! Glad they did - love the name and the ink. :)

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Interesting ink!

 

And instead of just complimenting the individual review... This morning while drinking coffee I realized "OMG It's Wednesday already and i forgot to check for Liz' review yesterday!". So, yeah, Tuesday is now Efnirday.

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Interesting ink!

 

And instead of just complimenting the individual review... This morning while drinking coffee I realized "OMG It's Wednesday already and i forgot to check for Liz' review yesterday!". So, yeah, Tuesday is now Efnirday.

 

:D :wub: :lticaptd:

 

Thank you!

 

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Here's the line width measurement. The line is one of those used for dry time.  Magnification is 100x.  The grid is 100x100µm.  The scale is 330µm, with eleven divisions of 30µm each.  The line width for this ink is roughly 280µm.

 

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