Lamy 2000 Design Changes

[cbuca]

As for the smoothness of the piston - having not used the old design, nor any other piston filler, I have nothing to compare it with. It opens very easily for the first turn or so, then becomes slightly tighter, but not in a bad way - it provides a nice amount of 'feedback', for want of a better term. Neither have stuck, nor have they felt awkward to fill or flush. As a complete n00b to this pen, I'd say it works exactly as I'd expect.

 

If you disassemble the piston mechanism, you'll see a sleeve that fits between the piston screw and the knob, that serves to give half-turn of free movement before the screw engages. I'm not sure why this is there, though it does allow one to demonstrate the piston with a filled pen, without the risk of dripping ink.

That may be the source of the different feel as the knob is turned.

 

I thought that was the case. I'm happy that extra leeway being there - as you say it means you can undo a turn before worrying about ink splodging out.

[Silvermink]

26 grams empty

 

So about 23% heavier. Pretty significant.

[rollerboy]

26 grams empty

 

So about 23% heavier. Pretty significant.

 

... and if you are a non-poster as I am, then the cap falls out of the equation and it works out to be 30% heavier.

[dsatco]

I have both the old and the new, and frankly I really didn't notice a difference. I purchased them about five months apart and didn't even know there had been a design change. I've just now tried them both out again, and I happen to like the extra weight.