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I just got my third pelikan (m800) a couple of days ago. Very pleased so far but have a question....

 

In my m600 (green/black) I can fairly easily tell how much ink is in the pen by holding the barell up to the light.

However with the blue/black m800 this is a lot more difficult...

 

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Ditto with my M800 red/black. I find it quite difficult to see signs of ink in the viewing section.

 

Is there a method for increasing the visibility?

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I think it is due to the blue/black barrel. I have an M400 with a blue/black barrel that I cannot see the ink level even when I hold the pen up by a lamp. However, my M800 has the green/black barrel, and I can easily see the ink level. I don't think there is anything you can do to the pen to make the ink level more visible.

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I have an 805 with blue stipes ... It's not easy to see the ink but if I hold it up in front of a strong light I can see it ok (after it gets about 1/2 gone or more

 

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I have an 805 with blue stipes ... It's not easy to see the ink but if I hold it up in front of a strong light I can see it ok (after it gets about 1/2 gone or more

Same here. I have a black 805 and it's difficult for me to determine the ink level. If I hold it up to light I can see it better, but it's still difficult.

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I have the Burnt Orange without ink window, and a fellow owner on this site suggested shining the little flashlight in the iPhone through the barrel to determine the ink level - works like a charm

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I have the Burnt Orange without ink window, and a fellow owner on this site suggested shining the little flashlight in the iPhone through the barrel to determine the ink level - works like a charm

 

 

Not an eloquent solution but a workable one. I love that pen too much to begrudge it the lack of an ink window.

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Not an eloquent solution but a workable one. I love that pen too much to begrudge it the lack of an ink window.

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I use the flashlight on my phone if the ink window is not immediately helpful. You can actually see the ink through pretty much all resin bodied pens, even those that don't have an ink window

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Not an eloquent solution but a workable one. I love that pen too much to begrudge it the lack of an ink window.

Agreed. My M800s never actually run out of ink. Also, I realized that the much-coveted OMAS celluloid pens I collected for a while never had one and I never missed it there, either.

 

I do like the way that the green barrel is especially translucent, though, and how the brass piston threads shine through. 😍

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