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Lamy doesn't need introduction on this board. However as I enjoy writing introductions, here we go. Lamy was created by Josef Lamy who was a German export and branch manager for Parker until 1930, when Parker left the German market due to unsuccessful sales of its Duofold.



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Lamy started his own company by acquiring the pen manufacturer Orthos Füllfederhalter-Fabrik producing celluloid pens. For quite few years they were selling conservative looking pens stylised after Pelinan and Montblanc pens.



However in 1966 they invited industrial designer Gerd A. Müller to create their new flagship product - Lamy 2000, a classic Bauhaus-inspired design that has remained in production ever since 1966 with no significant change. This pen set the tone for all Lamys to come: forward-looking, innovative design, excellent quality and writing performance. Lamy 2000 is one of my all - time favourite pens. With time I even came to like Lamy Al-Star that looked like an ugly duckling for me when I first saw it.



Basically I love their pens. However I wasn't so fond of their inks. They're not bad, they're sold in practical and functional bottle yet the colors really aren't mesmerizing. ANyway the inks are sold in bottle that provides a roll of blotter tape used to clean the pen after filling, or to blot writing. It is specially shaped with a wide neck and a basin to collect ink to aid filling when close to empty.




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They can also be purchased in cartridges.



It seems that lately Lamy came to conclusion they can make money on special edition inks that are introduced together with limited edition Al-Stars and Safaris. That's good, especially that new colors (Copper Orange and Neon Lime) stand out from their rather conservative and - let's face it - boring ink line-up.



  1. Black
  2. Blue Washable
  3. Blue / Black
  4. Copper Orange
  5. Green
  6. Neon Lime
  7. Purple
  8. Red
  9. Turquoise


Lamy's Blue Washable may have some potential in wet pens. However in thi sparticulart Al-Star with Lamy broad nib the effect is bad. It;s just too pale.



Ink Splash



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Software ID



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Oxford recycled, Lamy Al-Star, F and B nibs




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Cheap notebook, Kaweco Sport Classic, B



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Your review pretty much echos my experience with Lamy Blue. I love their turquoise and copper orange inks, not so much for their blue. Really love Heidelberg however, burial place of Welhelm Furtwangler and home of Lamy pens.

 

 

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It's just so... Boring. It's also very light, not very vivid. I understand the need to have a non-offensive ink in the lineup, but I had trouble using a cartridge.

"Oh deer."

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I like it but, I find its color varies a bit depending on the nib. Some nibs its pale and others it is blue.

I don't understand boring as a descriptor for ink color. I guess sometimes I look at ink as a tool and not an adventure. Yes, some inks I use are for my fun, not for others to read.

It is a very reliable and non fussy ink.

Be Happy, work at it. Namaste

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I have heard people claiming that the ink from the bottle is better than the ink from the cartridge. Does anybody know anything about this?

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I've always liked Lamy Pens. One of my first "decent" fountain pens was a Lamy. I also like the photo above with the old cars in the parking lot. Mostly VWs and a Mercedes Benz at the end. I don't know about the others, perhaps an Opel or two.

 

As for the Blue Ink, I think its all been said above, "boring, light, not vivid".

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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Wow, that's really boring...the ink, not the wonderful review.

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The "worst book in the universe" thread (or words to that effect) contains some of my favourites. In this thread, an ink that I am quite fond of is described in near vituperative terms. I think that they are both saying something about my own taste and style!

 

Lamy Blue (my predictive text tried to rename it, "Lanky Blue"!) is an ink that I use whenever I write to elderly aunts as it is such a traditional colour -- inoffensive whilst remaining easy on the eye. Come to think of it, that does sound like a working definition of "boring", doesn't it

Cheers, David.

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David, great vocabulary!

Fountain pens are my preferred COLOR DELIVERY SYSTEM (in part because crayons melt in Las Vegas).

Create a Ghostly Avatar and I'll send you a letter. Check out some Ink comparisons: The Great PPS Comparison 

Don't know where to start?  Look at the Inky Topics O'day.  Then, see inks sorted by color: Blue Purple Brown Red Green Dark Green Orange Black Pinks Yellows Blue-Blacks Grey/Gray UVInks Turquoise/Teal MURKY

 

 

 

 

 

 

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When Lamy says it's "washable"... If means what I think it means?

Who knows what ink lurks in the hearts of pen? The Shadow knows!

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When Lamy says it's "washable"... If means what I think it means?

 

Generally, washable inks will wash out of clothing easily if spilled. They usually wash off paper easily, too. I like to take washable inks with me when I travel.

"One can not waste time worrying about small minds . . . If we were normal, we'd still be using free ball point pens." —Bo Bo Olson

 

"I already own more ink than a rational person can use in a lifetime." —Waski_the_Squirrel

 

I'm still trying to figure out how to list all my pens down here.

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Generally, washable inks will wash out of clothing easily if spilled. They usually wash off paper easily, too. I like to take washable inks with me when I travel.

 

Thank you!

Who knows what ink lurks in the hearts of pen? The Shadow knows!

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Lamy's Blue Washable may have some potential in wet pens. However in thi sparticulart Al-Star with Lamy broad nib the effect is bad. It;s just too pale.

 

 

I've got a bunch of cartridges with that ink from a retailer as ways of compensation for a very delayed order. My use of them gave me different results than you, vistamitra.

 

I'm writing, coincidentally, with a Lamy AL-Star with a B nib, but on a Moleskine pocket notebook (100 g/m² acid-free "cream" paper) and I'm getting a bolder color out of the Lamy Blue Washable. It's nothing crazy or jump-out-of-your-jeans beautiful, but I'm definitely getting more saturation and less feathering.

 

I guess I should pay more attention to paper when considering buying inks in the future.

Thanks for the review! Lamy history was a great add-on.

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Who knows what ink lurks in the hearts of pen? The Shadow knows!

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