Darmstadt - Super5

[visvamitra]

Like most people I like novelties, especially when it comes to inks and fountain pens. You know - I've been looking for grail ink for three years and there's always chance it's still ahead of me

When I came across Super5 inks mention on Goulet's site, I thought the bottles looked cool and - in a way - familiar.

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The names of cities were cool as well. Colors looked really nice on swabs. My dear friend google helped me to investigate.

Super5 inks are sold by Format-Darmstadt GmbH on papierlabor.de site. The company offers also calligraphy pen and converter and some papers.

The inks are made by my second favourite ink maker - Rohrer & Klingner. Check their "regular" inks here.

That's good news. Really. They know what they're doing and you can expect good quality from R&K. The quality they indeed deliver.

So why Super5 inks are much more expensive than R&K inks. First of all - they're pigmented (I believe), then there need to be some margin for the distributor. At 20 euros / bottle yhey're not cheap. However unlike Caran d'Ache or Iroshizuku they offer not only more than satisfying quality, good flow and good lubrication but also added value of waterproofness and lightfastness.

Last week I was given the whole set. I'm going to review it and post comparison of the full line. Soon.

The colors are really great. Honestly. They're also extremely waterproof.

I've already reviewed Australia, Dublin and Delhi, check them.

Today let's take a look at Darmstadt, not my color but I know that somewhere there in the wild exist the strange and obscure clan of beings that use black. It gives me the shivers.

Bottle:

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Ink splash

Mondi 120 g

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Software ID

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Color Range

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Oxford recycled, 90 g - Kaweco Sport Classic, eyedropper mode, blaszka B

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Rhodia

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[lgsoltek]

I think it looks better than R&K's regular black, Leipzig-Schwarz(?). But still, no blacks for me. There are many more interesting colours than black out there.

[Tas]

Aww, disappointed. I was expecting something a little more complex like the Leipziger Schwarz - I LOVE Leipziger Schwarz

Still this might be a good ink for NOT washing away Like De Atramentis Document Black

[amberleadavis]

Well, I like the ghost...does that count?

 

(I also don't use much black ink). Thank you for sharing.