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This was a mix intended to use up Noodler's #41 Brown. #41 Brown is a pleasant, well-behaved ink, but too unsaturated for daily use. This mix achieves a darker, professional, more muted color that is medium-wet, 92% bulletproof, and shades well. Incidentally the color seems to be reminiscent of Diamine's Safari/Salamander The photo looks more accurate than the scan, although neither shows the green component well. My old scanner apparently doesn't like HP 24lb Laserjet paper. Photo Scan
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Ink Review : Diamine Safari (150th Anniversary Ink) Pen: Lamy Safari, M-nib Paper: Rhodia N° 16 notepad 80 gsm Review This ink is part of an 8-ink bottle collection released by Diamine to celebrate their 150th anniversary (1864-2014). It is one of the more interesting colors from this set. Safari... the name evokes images of the African savannah... a proud lion gnawing at the bones of a freshly killed antelope. A ranger in a khaki uniform - blending in with the tall grass and bushes - observing the scene... The color captures the spirit of the savannah well. It's kind of a dark yellow-green, khaki-like color, resembling the yellow-green grass and bushes of the lush grassland. It's a color with character, not dull at all, but at the same time traditional enough to be used in the workplace (e.g. for taking meeting notes - although not really suited for business correspondence). I like the color, not boring and at the same time not an obtrusive color. It keeps you interested, but it doesn't jump in your face. OK - but how does it behave on paper ? For this, I did some tests: Rhodia N° 16 notepad 80 gsm - drying time ~20 seconds, no feathering, no show-through nor bleed-throughPaperblanks journal paper - drying time ~15 seconds, no feathering, no show-through and no bleed-throughGeneric notepad paper 70 gsm - drying time ~15 seconds, no feathering, no show-through, no bleed-throughMoleskine journal - drying time ~10 seconds, no feathering, definitely noticeable show-through, but almost no bleed-throughThe ink behaves surprisingly well, even on Moleskine paper. Keep in mind that I only tested up to a medium nib. With wetter pens, performance on cheap paper will probably worsen. Notice that the ink exhibits a very nice shading. This is something that I really like. The shading catches your attention, but remains subtle and classy. It really shows that you're writing with a fountain pen and not a dull ballpoint. Very well done. Our proud lion - being a big cat - doesn't like water very much. Neither does this ink. Running tap water removes most of the color. However, a greyish trace of your text remains, and is still perfectly readable, even after 30 seconds in running water. Not bad at all ! Conclusion Safari is a very well-behaving ink. You also get an interesting color with some very nice shading. You can even use this ink in the workplace without getting strange looks from your colleagues. Good work from Diamine ! My overall score: A
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Hey all! I'm Amir, I'm a psychology student. I used to had a very bad handwriting. Until decided to check Lamy Safari out. Then I'm so satisftied that I have to fill the converter every. single. day. Which ended up improving my handwriting durastically. I'm here to learn much much from you guys! Glad to be here
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LAMY Safari Dark Lilac When LAMY fans come into Pen Boutique it's not uncommon for them to ask, "Where's the purple at?" Now LAMY Safari collectors can rejoice-- THE DARK LILAC IS HERE! Well, it'll be here at the start of April and then into your mailbox shortly thereafter. This is the most anticipated color for the Safari line and we're expecting them to fly off our shelves. We are taking per-orders starting today! The LAMY Safari in Dark Lilac fountain pen will be offered in the standard LAMY nib options (XF, F, M, B, 1.1, 1.5, 1.9 and Lefty). We will also have the Dark Lilac rollerballs and ballpoints, all in the same Safari styling you know and love. More exciting news from LAMY: The Blue-green Al-Star is being re-released this mid-Spring. Available in fountain pen (for nib options see above), rollerball, and ballpoint. If you missed out on the first run, now is your chance! If you're interested in pre-ordering any of these pens please shoot us an email with your contact info, the pen(s) you would like, and amount. You can also give us a call at 800-263-2736. Lastly, if you're in the DC Metro Area, please stop in our store to talk pens! We have locations in Columbia and Montgomery, Maryland.
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What Refills Fit In The Lamy Safari Rollerball?
Drunk_Panda posted a topic in It Writes, But It Is Not A Fountain Pen ....
On Saturday I got the Limited Edition Dark Lilac Lamy Safari in Rollerball from the Atlanta Pen Show. I was wondering what refills besides the M63 fit in it? I heard that the Pilot G2 will fit in it. I got a replacement M63 for when I need it, but I wan't to try others that can fit in my pen. Thanks in advanced for all the help! -
Hello everyone, I have just started my interest in fountain pens, and just joined this network. On my post in the Introduction forum, I was advised to buy a Lamy Safari as a good starter pen. However, upon looking, it seems like the Lamy Al-Star is better. Is there really any difference in quality? Thanks
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I'm about a week behind on introducing myself! My name is Kevin and I'm from Oklahoma City. Last week I was at Galleria Mall in Texas and I wondered by a store and saw a few Cross pens glistening in the window so I HAD to stop by and take a look. After visiting with the salesman for a while we got on the topic of fountain pens. I'd never owned, or even written with one before. He handed me a 12 year old Japanese fountain pen and let me give it a try (please forgive me, I don't remember the name of the pen) and I instantly fell in love. I asked him to point me in the direction of a "starter pen" and he pointed to a case full of Lamy pens. I picked out a nice white, medium nib pen and went ahead and picked up a converter for it as well. I got to visit with the salesman and another gentleman who had wandered into the store (who was a regular and quite the pen aficionado if I may add) and they educated me on the importance of using good inks and paper etc. I couldn't WAIT to get back to the hotel room and practice. I think I went through the first cartridge of ink in about 4 days, so then I had to go find some ink to try out the refillable cartridge. When I got back to Oklahoma I went to a local Hobby Lobby, hoping they'd have something. I found their (very limited) fountain pen and calligraphy section. I found what they called "calligraphy ink" and thought "surely it's the same thing, this should work" and found a nice "grass green" ink and really like the color. I got home, filled up the cartridge and popped it into my Lamy. The pen seemed to write great that evening, then the next day when I got to work I noticed that the ink wasn't really flowing from the pen. I had to work the nib back and forth, up and down and all around before the ink began to flow through the nib again. This was my first lesson in fountain pens and ink. If an ink is cheap, there's a reason for that (not unlike most things in life). I quickly went online and found a similar green ink made by Waterman. I ordered the ink and received it within a few days and immediately went to work cleaning my pen out, disassembling it all the way down to removing the nib. Once I got the gummed up ink out, I filled the refillable cartridge with the new ink. Once I wrote with the pen and the new ink I instantly knew the difference in inks. I have been extremely satisfied with my pen (and now good ink) and I've practiced my writing and penmanship for the last week and I feel like I'm really starting to get a feel for the pen and how to use it. I'm very excited to be a part of this group and I look forward to sharing with you all and reading your stories in the future!
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Hi, I have a Charcoal Black Lamy Safari in 'M' that I love to death. However, it is too wet and the ink bleeds through on many different kinds of paper. I usually ink it with Pelikan back or Quink. In hindsight, I should have purchased an EF or an F, but is there a way to make an M Safari a little less wetter? Is there a different ink that can be used that lays down a finer line? Regards, Ravi
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Hardest To Find Limited-Edition Or Discontinued Safari/ Al-Star Pens?
gammada posted a topic in Lamy
While reviewing eBay and other classified sites looking for specific limited editions of Safari/ Al-Star pens, I've found that the 2004 Safari Orange Flame is well past the $200 mark as a NOS condition pen. What other Safari/ Al-star pens have reached such highs -aside from the Savanah and Terracota? Which do you think will follow suit? -
Well I've decided to start a petition requesting that Lamy makes a special edition purple Lamy safari. Every year when there speculation about what colour the next year's special edition Lamy safari will be and purple is always a popular request, and every year thus far Lamy has not made a purple one. Please help by signing this petition: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/purple-lamy-safari-edition It is not really a demand like normal petitions, but a request and something to show that there is a lot of support behind this colour, in the end it is Lamy's choice as a business to whether they think it is something viable to produce. If there is enough of us maybe Lamy will take notice.
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Does anyone feel that some pens aren't worth their price? I own a matte black Vanishing Point and I'm waiting for a piano black Dialog 3 in the mail, and they both are superb pens, but I don't feel that their prices match what I get. The Vanishing Point feels much too utilitarian to be over $100, and I think that the Dialog should only cost $200 max - enough to factor in the beautiful design but also not too high to be unreasonable. On the other hand, the Safari family of pens (or the majority of their swappable-nib pens, really) offers just enough to be worth the $25 threshold with practical nibs and robust bodies. Am I alone on this? What other pens do you feel aren't worth their price? I'm aware that expensive pens are less popular than their counterparts and so the QC tends to be poorer. What do you think?
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Next year's Lamy product line-up sees the re-introduction of a couple of new-old favourites: Apple Green Safari (model 13) http://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/lamy/safari_13_green.jpg Blue/Green Al-Star (model 32) http://www.thewritingdesk.co.uk/lamy/alstar_32_fp.jpg Both these pens were previously issued as annual colours: the Apple Green Safari in 2012 and the Al-Star Blue/Green in 2014. However, Lamy does sometimes re-issue annual colours as regular edition pens, most recently with the 2009 Pink Safari that came back in 2014 (with a revised cap). Happy writing, Martin
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Lamy Al-Star Charged Green And Lamy Safari Green Are Now Available!
bureaudirect posted a topic in The Mall
Hi folks, the wait is over! First Lamy 2016 pens are out and available here: http://www.bureaudirect.co.uk/lamy-al-star-fountain-pen/p69 http://www.bureaudirect.co.uk/lamy-safari-fountain-pen/p29 Welcome Charged Green Al-star and Green Safari Mishka
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I have an older (stamped W. Germany, so must be about 25 years at least) charcoal Lamy Safari and the barrel slightly over-rotates so the nib doesn't align with the flats on the barrel, and the ink window doesn't align with the cutouts on the "shroud" where the converter/cartridge plug in. Below is a picture compared with a new neon lime green safari. My guess is that the o-ring has compressed a little over the decades. Has anyone noticed this happening on other older Safaris? It's not a big deal except that it does make half the ink window unusable.
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I saw some older (2010) posts about dismantling a LAMY Safar and Al-Star, not sure if the same or not. Has anything changed for the Safari's over the years? I'm not sure the years of mine and I don't want to damage them trying to dismantle with non-applicable instructions. Also, I see you can buy replacement caps and nibs etc from the LAMY site, but, what I am after is just the clip, in black. I have a black LAMY Safari, and a red one... looking to buy the Al-Star Copper/Orange next, and I'd like to switch all the clips to black. So... just curious - Clips easy to swap? - Can I buy just black clips without the caps?
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Hello! I looked through a lot of posts about ink recommendation on fountainpennetwork.com but most of the threads were posted and answered several years ago (early 2000s) so I wanted to see some new updated responses about few inks that I assume would be good with my Lamy Safari fountain pen. (I read all the ink reviews on the giant Index - Ink Review collection post and also watched tons of youtube videos, visited various fountain pen websites, etc.) Information about my pen: Lamy Safari (2015) with Fine nibList of characteristics I would like in the ink: Blue-black ink, more of a "black with a touch of blue" kind of ink. Or very dark blue color inks are good too.Does not bleed through cheap paper. (As a student I would like to use my fountain pen to take notes. I use Mead FiveStar notebooks and I read on few posts that this notebook's paper quality is not so terrible.)Doesn't have to be absolutely bulletproof or waterproof. Partially is fine. As long as the ink does not completely disappear or becomes completely illegible when coming in contact with water.Good for almost every day usage (note taking, writing journals, essays, letters, etc.)Affordable on a student budget (Preferably under or around $15)List of Inks that I think would be good: Noodler's 54th Massachusetts (Beautiful and the ideal blue-black color I am looking for. But how does this behave on a cheap paper? Does it bleed through? Is it good with Lamy Safari pens?)Noodler's Blue-Black (Another great color and overall very positive reviews. Will it behave well on a cheap paper and with my Lamy Safari pen?) Noodler's Bulletproof Black (Heard lots of good things about this ink. I am a bit concerned though because I read reviews and posts that said nib creeping were issues. However I also read great comments that said this ink is a perfect workhorse type of ink and works well on cheap papers. It's really too bad this is a black ink. I would love to write in blue-black ink. Will this be a good fit for my Lamy Safari w. Fine nib?)Noodler's X-Feather (This one is a good ink from what I've seen and read. However it does not dry as quickly. I tend to write very quickly and I'm afraid I will smudge my notes constantly. Feathering, to me at least, is not much of a big problem compared to bleeding through papers and clogging the pen)Pelikan 4001 Brilliant Black (Saw this one appear frequently on other ink recommendation posts. However I also read some water resistant issues with this ink.Waterman Blue/ Waterman Black/ Waterman Blue-Black (Waterman inks were also very frequently recommended. So same questions: Does it behave well on cheap papers and with Lamy Safari pens?) Personal note: I found Noodler's Air Corp Blue Black too green and Noodler's Navy too blue for my taste. Noodler's Eel ink series are too lubricated for me. Thank you for your help!
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I was using my Safari and I capped the pen put it down and accidentally bumped it off the table and when I uncapped the pen again I noticed a large amount of ink on the nib. After taking it to the sink, I discovered that I could shake the ink out of my pen. I am using a Lamy cartridge. I also noticed that the tines on my pen are rather far apart, relatively much larger then the gap between the tines on my Parker 75 and my Parker Urban. Another problem is when I'm writing the ink flow seems to stop for a little bit at certain times even when the angle and position hardly changed. Do these problems occur with all Safari's or is it just mine? I have a fine nib.
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Show your LAMY off! I want to see differnt LAMYs, different years, different nibs, different inks! Sorry for bad pic, at lab, had idea.
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Hi everyone, I recently purchased a Safari off eBay despite hearing stories of fakes because I am a broke college student and I figured that since the seller was based in the US and has their own website that seems reputable it shouldn't be a problem (the company is called Thorton's Luxury Goods). When my pen arrived, I noticed that the slits on the box were wider than the slits on the box my Al-Star came in, and the slits also had rounded corners whereas my Al-Star's box had sharp corners. The box also did not have a white sticker on it like my Al-Star, and one of the edges slightly sticks out. Safari box on the left, Al-Star on the right. Safari box on the left. Notice how the slits are wider and have rounded corners. Notice how the top left edge sticks out slightly. When I opened the box, the pen did not have a sticker on it, whereas my Al-Star had a sticker on it. There was also no documentation in the box, but on the other hand, my Al-Star also did not have documentation in the box, so I am not sure if this is normal. When I compare the writing of the fine nib on my Safari to the writing on my fine Al-Star, the Safari's writing seems to sometimes be a little thinner than the Al-Star, but I wonder if that is due to me writing slightly differently. The nib is also sometimes very very slightly scratchy. Picture of the nib More pictures The O ring on my Safari turns freely when I twist it. Is my Safari a fake?
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http://inks.pencyklopedia.pl/wp-content/uploads/Diamine-150th-Anniversary-Safari-nazwa.png I present to test the ink Diamine 150th Anniversary Safari of cool rotten-green color. Ink very nicely written on paper is good and pleasant autumn color. The ink was developed to celebrate the 150 th anniversary of the company Diamine. The series consists of 8 new colors not available in the standard palette, packaged in a triangular bottle that set the sides together form a closed circle. I would recommend. Manufacturer: Diamine Series, colour: 150th Anniversary Safari Pen: Waterman Hemisphere, nib "F" Paper: Image Volume (80 g / m2) Specifications: Flow rate: good Lubrication: good Bleed through: unnoticeable Shading: noticeable Feathering: unnoticeable Saturation: very good A drop of ink smeared with a nib http://inks.pencyklopedia.pl/wp-content/uploads/Diamine-150th-Anniversary-Safari-kleks.jpg The ink smudged with a cotton pad http://inks.pencyklopedia.pl/wp-content/uploads/Diamine-150th-Anniversary-Safari-wacik.jpg Lines http://inks.pencyklopedia.pl/wp-content/uploads/Diamine-150th-Anniversary-Safari-kreski.jpg Water Resistance http://inks.pencyklopedia.pl/wp-content/uploads/Diamine-150th-Anniversary-Safari-woda.jpg Ink drying time http://inks.pencyklopedia.pl/wp-content/uploads/Diamine-150th-Anniversary-Safari-wysychanie.jpg Ink drops on a handkerchief http://inks.pencyklopedia.pl/wp-content/uploads/Diamine-150th-Anniversary-Safari-chromatografia1.jpg Chromatography http://inks.pencyklopedia.pl/wp-content/uploads/Diamine-150th-Anniversary-Safari-chromatografia2.jpg Sample text http://inks.pencyklopedia.pl/wp-content/uploads/Diamine-150th-Anniversary-Safari-txt.jpg Sample text in an Oxford notebook A5 (90 g / m2) http://inks.pencyklopedia.pl/wp-content/uploads/Diamine-150th-Anniversary-Safari-Oxford.jpg Sample letters in a Rhodia notebook No 16 (90 g / m2) http://inks.pencyklopedia.pl/wp-content/uploads/Diamine-150th-Anniversary-Safari-Rhodia.jpg
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Considering the ever expanding colors and editions of the Lamy Safari/ Al-Star lineup, I was wondering what colors are the most sought after here on FPN. Do you own that particular favorite or are you looking for it? In my personal case, it's got to be the Coffee Al-Star and the NK-edition Charcoal with red clip. What's yours?
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Does anyone here knows a good source for custom made nibs for Safari/ Vista/ Al-star pens? I've seen a couple of photos depicting what appear to be gold-plated nibs and some custom grinds but am not sure where to find them. Anyone can point me in the right direction?
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This post is going to be a tad confusing, but please bear with me. My Safari/ Vista/ Al-Star collection is far from complete and I still get excited whenever a new color comes out or a limited edition is released, and yet, after doing some experiments with the stub nibs and custom grinding one of them, I've come to the conclusion that I need something different. I mean, it's good to show at a meeting with a different pen each time, or to have some "rare" pens kept as NOS, but in the end I'm starting to miss the point of having pens that you will never use or will only use sporadically or that if changed, will give the exact same writing feel. Got many pens that have never been inked, even if my pen rotation includes up to 5 pens. So, what I really want to know if am missing something on Safari collecting or if it would be best for me to keep the pens I like the most and expand to other pen frontiers? Thank you for your replies.
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Hey all! I'm in need of a new rollerball. I love my fp's, but sometimes they just aren't the most practical thing to use in class. I've previously used the Pilot G2, but I'm looking for something a bit nicer, something not as disposable. I've been looking into the Lamy Safari or Al Star rollerballs, but I don't quite see how the price tag is justified. What makes a rollerball like the Safari so much better than a G2 that Lamy charges $25? Also does anyone know a better rollerball in a similar price range? Any help is appreciated, Thanks!
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Hi all, first post here, long time reader/lurker. First off thanks for all of the great advice you all have, unknowingly, bestowed upon me over the many hours I have browsed FPN! My question is: What do you all think think I should do with my curious Lamy nib situation? My first fountain pen, like many, was a Lamy Safari, which I ordered with an F nib. Love it. But I always wanted it to be a little bit finer. I know the Lamy's are notorious for running thick, but I was trying to balance smoothness and thinness. Long story short, my new Lamy Safari showed up today with an EF nib and I was really excited to get it inked up! Imagine my disappointment when I discovered the EF nib is actually more broad than my original F nib! Same ink (Noodlers Zhivago) on the same paper and it is noticeably more bold :-(. In the picture the new EF nib is #1, the old F nib is #2, and my F Schmidt Kara's Kustoms Ink is #3. Is this highly unusual? A typical characteristic of Lamy? Should I try to return it? What do I?
