Lamy Safari - Fine Or Medium For Everyday Note Taking

[TMac]

You can always buy a. Lamy nib in a different size at a later date. They are really inexpensive.

 

Enjoying the Safari and let us know what you think.

[bernardo]

I really don't see much difference between F and M Lamy nibs...

[kvz]

I am curious to see which pen you prefer the Pilot or the Lamy....

 

I used both with their corresponding cartridges - lamy blue and pilot black i assume - and they both required me to shake the pen until a drip of ink came out, then ink flowed out of the pen, to start it up. From the cartridges, I noticed that the Pilot Metropolitan M was smoother and had less feedback than the Lamy Safari F. I understand that the F is finer than the M medium, but they both produce almost the same line width. I went home and I cleaned both pens and switched inks to Pelikan Black 4001. I am quite pleased - the safari is less scratchy and produces less feedback than the pilot metro after cleaning. This also could have been due to the extra weight on the metro kicking in (I normally use light rollerballs) on college ruled paper and some kokuyo loose leaf paper I found at home. I am getting to love both of these pens - I can tell they can both be used for large volumes of writing. I am planning on using both, with the pilot metropolitan for use in my upcoming school holidays so that I practise writing slow and improve my handwriting, and train my speed eventually due to the relatively heavy weight. I like both of them, but am leaning towards the safari more because I need more experience with the heavier metropolitan because it's straining my hand atm.

 

THANKS FOR ALL THE FEEDBACK! I am loving my 2 first fountain pens so far.

[doggonecarl]

I am loving my 2 first fountain pens so far.

The first two of many, I imagine. Glad you hear that the pens have met your expectations.