Lamy 2000, how smooth is EF vs. the F nib?

[vision35]

The Lamy 2000 with a fine nib writes incedibly smoothly. However, its line width is more like a medium, and I could use a thinner nib.

 

I'm thinking of getting the EF. Has anyone reading this tried the EF, and did you find it as smooth as the F or M nibs in the 2000? Is there much of a sacrifice in smoothness?

 

Thanks.

[Stephen-I-am]

I don't know how much smoother my EF could be. I don't think you would be unhappy with an EF from a smoothness standpoint.

 

Stephen

[rpajares]

I don't know how much smoother my EF could be. I don't think you would be unhappy with an EF from a smoothness standpoint.

 

Stephen

I concur.

 

I have an EF Lamy 2000, and it is what anyone may call a smooth nib.

 

And this nib has no special problem to be smooth because it's in fact an F nib. Lamy sizes are, on average, like a step up broader in comparison with other European brands, Pelikan and Waterman in particular.

 

My EF nib writes like an F, and my old F nib was really an M/B. And both were, out of the box, clearly and decidedly smooth.

[vision35]

My EF nib writes like an F, and my old F nib was really an M/B. And both were, out of the box, clearly and decidedly smooth.

 

Thanks everybody. I had the Lamy 2000 with an F nib and you put it well. It's not an F, it's not a M, but rather it writes like a M/B. Pam Braun had told me that there was little difference between the F and the M.

 

I'm ordering the EF nib, as I need to be able to write in my Day-Timers pocket calendar.

[drifting]

I'm ordering the EF nib, as I need to be able to write in my Day-Timers pocket calendar.

This might still be a stretch with the EF Lamy 2000, depending on how large you tend to write. My EF 2000 is not only very smooth, but also quite wet, and it lays down a line slightly broader than my Pel M400 F. I do use the 2000 EF in pocket (3 1/2x 5 1/2) sized books, but my script isn't nearly as tight as it is when I use any of my Namiki, Sailor, Pelikan, or even Waterman F or EF points. But it's still a great pen!

 

Ryan.

[Sidney]

I bought a 2000 w/ M nib from RyanL27. And I sent it in for a nib exchange to a F. I haven't inked it yet, so I think I'll send it back for an EF.

[Stephen-I-am]

I bought a 2000 w/ M nib from RyanL27. And I sent it in for a nib exchange to a F. I haven't inked it yet, so I think I'll send it back for an EF.

That's funny -- I'm going to send in my EF for a M.

 

Stephen

[squarehead]

I also exchanged an F for XF. My XF is currently inked with Noodler's Legal Lapis, and on Moleskine is buttery smooth!

[John Cullen]

You're killing me with this discussion of how smooth these nibs are.

 

I will have to try a studio or 2000. I must say, however, that all these discussions make it hard to choose a nib size.

 

jc

[saintsimon]

You're killing me with this discussion of how smooth these nibs are.

 

I will have to try a studio or 2000. I must say, however, that all these discussions make it hard to choose a nib size.

 

jc

John, the Lamy 2000 is a '60s design, and therefore the nib has a little flex. So the line width varies with pressure. So start with a thinner than usual nib width.