Pilot Vanishing Point/capless In Singapore

[blizzardras]

hi all, i would like to ask if anyone knows where is the best place to get a pilot vanishing point/capless pen in singapore? like where am i able to obtain it for the best price? i've looked at the pilot singapore website, and compared to amazon prices, it's super high!!

 

im actually using a lamy safari ef nib now, considering to try a M nib on a vanishing point, do you guys think i should try? i dont know if i'll be comfortable writing with a M nib though. the lamy safari writes ok to me, i think its quite smooth, but not super smooth. i've read that the VP has got a good nib!

 

or besides the VP, are there any other fountain pens that you guys can recommend to me that would be a good upgrade from lamy safari? (and where i can get them). as a gauge, my budget is roughly 200usd, so abt 250sgd.

 

thanks!

[nkk]

I cannot help you with actual places to buy, but I can add an opinion about which pens to look at.

 

 

If I were to look at pens in that range, I would consider:

 

Pilot VP (which you are already looking at)

A Pelikan Mxxx. Choose the one that is within the price range and most comfortable to you.

Lamy 2000. On the lower end of the range, but a well loved pen nonetheless.

Sailor Sapporo

 

-Nkk

[quoctp]

hi all, i would like to ask if anyone knows where is the best place to get a pilot vanishing point/capless pen in singapore? like where am i able to obtain it for the best price? i've looked at the pilot singapore website, and compared to amazon prices, it's super high!!

 

im actually using a lamy safari ef nib now, considering to try a M nib on a vanishing point, do you guys think i should try? i dont know if i'll be comfortable writing with a M nib though. the lamy safari writes ok to me, i think its quite smooth, but not super smooth. i've read that the VP has got a good nib!

 

or besides the VP, are there any other fountain pens that you guys can recommend to me that would be a good upgrade from lamy safari? (and where i can get them). as a gauge, my budget is roughly 200usd, so abt 250sgd.

 

thanks!

 

Be careful. Pilot VP medium is a lot bolder than Lamy Safari EF.

[OdinLoki]

Have you taken a look at Tay's Pensinasia website? http://www.pensinasia.com

 

Email him for a quote - he doesn't put prices on the site. I remember getting a good deal when I bought two Pilots (743 and m90) from him. No affiliation, just a customer, blah-blah (the usual disclaimers)

[tankahn]

Many shops including Kinokuniya and Popular sells VP. Your best choice are pens shops like Fook Hing at Bras Basah where they allow you to try out and even allow you to bargain. The VP is gripped over the clip which many people find difficulty with but its not a problem for others. You may look at VP Decimo while testing at Fook Hing. The nib writes (boringly for me) like a Lamy safari nib. The good part is you can buy the custom nib assembly from Richard Binder.

[blizzardras]

hi all, i would like to ask if anyone knows where is the best place to get a pilot vanishing point/capless pen in singapore? like where am i able to obtain it for the best price? i've looked at the pilot singapore website, and compared to amazon prices, it's super high!!

 

im actually using a lamy safari ef nib now, considering to try a M nib on a vanishing point, do you guys think i should try? i dont know if i'll be comfortable writing with a M nib though. the lamy safari writes ok to me, i think its quite smooth, but not super smooth. i've read that the VP has got a good nib!

 

or besides the VP, are there any other fountain pens that you guys can recommend to me that would be a good upgrade from lamy safari? (and where i can get them). as a gauge, my budget is roughly 200usd, so abt 250sgd.

 

thanks!

 

Be careful. Pilot VP medium is a lot bolder than Lamy Safari EF.

 

actually, when i tend to write a lot and fast with the lamy safari ef nib, it starts off okay at first, but in a short while, i would observe that the ink flow kinds of "dry up". as in, the lines that i lay with the pen becomes thinner and sometimes no ink will come out. i think its maybe due to an EF nib having lesser ink flow, so when you write faster than the rate of ink flow towards the nib, the ink dries up? i dont usually take my time to write with this pen. haha.

 

that's why im considering an M nib so that i can write faster w/o seeing the same problems with the EF nib? please advise. still a noob at these fountain pens, but they are interesting stuff!

[quoctp]

Both the fine and medium nibs for the VP never seem to run dry. However they don't write quite as wet as the Hero 616 or 100 or 200A or the Sheaffer pens.

I have a Lamy EF and sometimes starts up dry or skips.

[blizzardras]

after a few days of wandering around on the net, i've found the pilot custom 823 getting good reviews, tried one with the F nib and liked it!

now, is there anywhere online to buy that pen cheap??

[TMLee]

after a few days of wandering around on the net, i've found the pilot custom 823 getting good reviews, tried one with the F nib and liked it!

now, is there anywhere online to buy that pen cheap??

 

 

You can try ENGEIKA of eBay

Try emailing Mr Taizo directly.

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