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Recently I reviewed the full (short) line of Super 5 inks. They're something new (pigmented, waterproof, lightfast) but they're produced by well known company Rohrer & Klingner. Does it mean there's no place for new ink producers? Well...



I believe many of you will be thrilled to know there's new ink maker on the market.Octopus Concept GmbH.



http://www.octopus-office.de/uploads/pics/Fountain_Pen_Ink.jpg



The company has web shop selling printer ink and toner, It seems one of their chemists thought he'd enjoy creating fountain pen inks too.



The inks are produced in ten colors and can be purchased in Pelikan style no-nonsense 30 ml bottles , 40 ml bottles and huge 250 ml bottles. The colors are:


  1. Burgunder
  2. Flieder
  3. Karamell
  4. Karibik
  5. Konigsblau
  6. Pinie
  7. Purpur
  8. Rot
  9. Schwarz
  10. Tiefgrun

What caught my attention was good price per ml and interesting and intense shading. Besides I enjoy novelties. I just couldn't resist myself. Hopefully I'm in good, lenient companionship here. Anyway I'll review the full line. Actually I've already done it but there's no haste, is there?



Tiefgrun (Deep Green) is nice and well saturated. I enjoy using it although I'm more into murkier greens.




Bottle




http://imageshack.com/a/img903/8739/lv6bDs.jpg



http://imageshack.com/a/img673/1121/4bVv38.jpg




Ink Splash





http://imageshack.com/a/img909/586/ssOd8M.jpg



Drops of ink on kitchen towel




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Software ID



http://imageshack.com/a/img540/5710/FH6JX2.jpg




Color range




http://imageshack.com/a/img537/2079/OznHIR.jpg


Oxford recycled, 90 g - Kaweco Sport Classic, eyedropper, B



http://imageshack.com/a/img538/8535/3pn5YC.jpg





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Compared to some other greens



http://imageshack.com/a/img537/5660/B37nqc.jpg

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Lovely review as always but I'd sooner write with with my own earwax than use that colour :wacko:

 

 

YEWWWW!!!!!!!

 

 

I like the shading.. (I am sure Tas' earwax don't shade)... but yes, a darker, murkier green would have been preferable.

 

 

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I'm wondering how close it is to Rohrer & Klingner's Smaragdgrün or Iroshizuku Syo-ro... ? Does anybody know?

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