Platinum Ef And Uef Nibs

[xuan87]

I tried a Sailor saibi togi nib before and really like it. Even though it felt like a needle (understandable), there was no skipping and the ink flow was smooth. This is the sort of pen that i can write on bad paper with no worries of bleedthrough or smudging.

 

However, the sailor saibi is only available in PG (which i owe already, though in M nib) and at a cost of a whopping $350 approx! i'm thinking that a Platinum President will be a cheaper alternative, especially since it is available in a UEF and EF nib. I'll like any owners to chip in their thoughts on the UEF and EF nibs, like how do they write etc... Thanks!

[JLML]

Hi,

 

I am happy with my President EF. I think I cannot go "finer" even if I really considered to get one saibi...but really too expensive for just "testing" my hand

 

Enclosed is a test, sorry i do not have better pic, but it maybe interesting.

The grid is 7 x 7 mm

 

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h361/JLML2/IMG_0367.jpg

 

The pen never skip, the ink is Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-peki ( this ink tends to make dirty the nib, but i LOVE it)

I think the pen is an excellent investment if you are looking for a "fine" nib, if you like the golden clips then is even cheaper...so a perfect option!

 

Cheers

[Silvermink]

I don't own a Platinum UEF but one of the other VPC members has a couple. I've tried them and I've been impressed - they were consistent and smooth for the width.

[xuan87]

Wow, from the photo, the EF nib seems like a really smooth-flowing nib and the UEF sounds like the saibi nib! Incidentally, have you seen the line written by a Platinum Preppy 0.3mm before? Any comment on how thinner the EF or UEF nib is?

[Silvermink]

Wow, from the photo, the EF nib seems like a really smooth-flowing nib and the UEF sounds like the saibi nib! Incidentally, have you seen the line written by a Platinum Preppy 0.3mm before? Any comment on how thinner the EF or UEF nib is?

 

I have a 0.3 Preppy and there's really no comparison between it and the UEF, if I recall correctly - the UEF is a lot narrower (and a lot nicer to write with, too).

[xuan87]

Wow, from the photo, the EF nib seems like a really smooth-flowing nib and the UEF sounds like the saibi nib! Incidentally, have you seen the line written by a Platinum Preppy 0.3mm before? Any comment on how thinner the EF or UEF nib is?

 

I have a 0.3 Preppy and there's really no comparison between it and the UEF, if I recall correctly - the UEF is a lot narrower (and a lot nicer to write with, too).

 

The UEF is narrower AND nicer to write with?! I'm pretty happy with how the preppy writes so to have a pen that writes narrower and better is a dream comes true. I need a UEF nib!

[Silvermink]

The UEF is narrower AND nicer to write with?! I'm pretty happy with how the preppy writes so to have a pen that writes narrower and better is a dream comes true. I need a UEF nib!

 

I admit I'm not a big fan of the 0.3 Preppy - mine always seemed to be really dry. I may have just gotten a bad sample. But I was very impressed with the UEF, yes.

[xuan87]

The UEF is narrower AND nicer to write with?! I'm pretty happy with how the preppy writes so to have a pen that writes narrower and better is a dream comes true. I need a UEF nib!

 

I admit I'm not a big fan of the 0.3 Preppy - mine always seemed to be really dry. I may have just gotten a bad sample. But I was very impressed with the UEF, yes.

 

yes i agree with you that the preppy is dry but that's one of the reason why i like it so much because it doesn't cause bleedthrough on my lousy notebooks.