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I love Amber/Orange demos and when this pen was announced I could not wait for it to join my other two 540's.

 

The extra fine nibs are excellent right out of the box and write like an EF should.

 

I certainly own more expensive pens but the TWSBI 540 a game changer for a quality pen vs. price.

 

This is more of a pictorial review....see my other 540 Diamond review for more comments.

 

 

 

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Love my 540 and ROC but the EF is a wee too fine for my tastes. Great photos, especially the last two. Thanks for sharing.

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Love my 540 and ROC but the EF is a wee too fine for my tastes. Great photos, especially the last two. Thanks for sharing.

 

 

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Great photos! I agree, it does set a new standard in price/quality ratio. Attractive, durable, holds a lot of ink, comfortable, a good broad nib, Apple-like package, and cheap. Good stuff.

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My amber is with an M nib. Good to hear you find the EF nib to be smooth. I was burned once with TWSBI's EF nib; so, I opted for M as I already have an F with the clear model.

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My collection: 149 EF/F/B/OBB, Collodi B/Twain F/Mann F, 146 M, Silver Barley F, M1000/M800 B'o'B/M800 Tortoise/Sahara/415 BT/215/205 Blue Demo, Optima Demo Red M/88 EF & Italic/Europa, Emotica, 2K/Safaris/Al-Stars/Vista, Edson DB/Carene BS, Pilot 845/823/742/743/Silvern/M90/Makies, Sailor Profit Realo M/KOP Makies/Profit Makies/Profit 21 Naginata MF&M/KOP/KOP Mosaiques/Sterling Silvers,Platinum #3776 Celluloids/Izumos/Wood pens/Sterling Silvers,YoL Grand Victorian, and more (I lost counting)

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Hi guys,

I would like to ask you: Is there a big difference between Schmidt's and Bock's nibs in smoothness? I have TWSBI 540 EF with a Schmidt's one, do you think it is worth buying another nib by Bock?

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Just got an amber 540 with a B nib. Filled it with Pelikan Brilliant Brown, a color I used to hate. Love it now!

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Hi guys,

I would like to ask you: Is there a big difference between Schmidt's and Bock's nibs in smoothness? I have TWSBI 540 EF with a Schmidt's one, do you think it is worth buying another nib by Bock?

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I have a Fine Schmidt and an Extra-Fine Bock. Changing to a Bock will be worth every penny in my opinion - the difference in smoothness is incredible. The Schmidt nib is good, yes, but the Bock is wonderful. I prefer it to many of the nibs on much more expensive pens.

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Amazing photos! :puddle: I want that orange so bad!

 

 

Thank You!

 

 

 

 

1) Are these pens available?

2) Is the "Bock" nib available?

3) Is an italic nib available?

4) Where?

 

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Tom all I can tell you is that I bought all of my TWSBI's from Goldspot.com located in NJ.

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I never thought I'd like the Amber, but seeing your pictures I now really, really want one! The shots on sales websites seem to make it look very yellow, but from your review it seems like a 'proper' amber. And thank you for the great pictures!

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Nice review! Those photos are really well done. Thanks!

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I certainly own more expensive pens but the TWSBI 540 a game changer for a quality pen vs. price.

 

 

 

I agree. I snagged my first TWSBI, a clear 540 M early March, and added another (clear 1.1mm) just a few days ago. I also got a B nib unit to swap into the Medium.

 

I was told that the nibs I have are the current Bock ones. None of them needed to be aligned or smoothed, and they write just as well as any pen I have or owned.

 

Before, if I needed a knockabout pen, I had to compromise on ink capacity, size, nib feel or all of the above. These days, I keep my more expensive pens at home and rely on the TWSBIs for daily use. As a bonus, most of the non-pen folks at the office find them "pretty."

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Beautiful photos!

 

And lovely choice of ink also. :happyberet:

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In storage: MB 149 (18k EF), TWSBI 540 (B), ST Dupont Olympio XL (EF), MB Dumas (B stub), Waterman Preface (ST), Edison Pearl (0.5mm CI), Noodler's Ahab clear, Pilot VP (M), Danitrio Densho (F), Aurora Optima (F), Lamy 2000 (F), Visconti Homo Sapiens (stub)

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I would love to know what camera and lens you used for those really nice close-up photos!

 

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Thanks. Most of the photos from the top down were with my Nikon D90. The last few were with my D7000 with both bodies using a Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D macro lens.

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I would love to know what camera and lens you used for those really nice close-up photos!

 

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Thanks. Most of the photos from the top down were with my Nikon D90. The last few were with my D7000 with both bodies using a Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D macro lens.

 

Ah! That's why they are so sensational! Thank you.

 

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Beautiful pictures! Alas, my Nakaya shield is totally ineffective against TWSBI. I always have one inked. It is the lone non-Platinum/Nakaya with non-gold nib, that never leaves rotation. I was hanging content with my 530, now I need a 540! The idea that the Bock nib could be even nicer than the Schmidt boggles the mind. I also like the news that it is a little larger. The 530's nib always looked a little small for the pen body, but allowed for maximum control by keeping the fingers closer to the paper.

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