Violet - Lamy - Cartridges Only

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Yay!
Thank you @Bo Bo Olson for posting the comparisons 👍

 

You have reminded me that I need to use my 4001 Violet again soon.

Also, that Mb ink dark is really rather dark, isn’t it?

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On 6/25/2015 at 11:48 PM, inkstainedruth said:

Thanks for the review. It would interesting to see this one up against Pelikan Violet (which is relatively inexpensive) and MB Lavender Purple (which isn't). I like both of those inks and the color of the Lamy Violetseems to be in the same range.

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

Just ‘tagging’ Ruth now that Bo Bo has answered this question.

[Bo Bo Olson]

Yes, that MB ink is a more a purple. There is a hint of violet where the ink shades, but it's only a small amount of shading.

 

I have to use up the inks in 5 pens, before I can worry about my purples....and need more 3-4 more pens.

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5-6 years ago, the E-15 I paid for that MB ink was "reasonable", the modern price gouging is not!!

MB was always a bit expensive...E-12 for the old 50 ml bottles.

When they came in with 10 ml more for only 1 Euro more, that was proper pricing........not that I bought many MB inks then. They were a once every couple year $$ inks, unless it had a great review. I was new and MB was my most expensive ink, back in the day when I dithered about bidding up to E-70 for a pen.

 

 It went up to E 15 after and for a few years...and tiny LE bottles were  E-20 or 25....still have two of their Diamond blue, one bottle unopened....not used in years, not as good as I thought...or I'd never bought the second bottle...of very expensive small  20? or 30ml??? ink.

Have other MB LE's.

 

They jumped the shoe from E16 to E-19 a couple years ago and the very next year, to E-22

The small bottles of LE...I don't know...very near or over E30.....I stopped looking when it was E25-6 to the E-19 shoe.

 

MB got to keep up with the Jones; both Cd'A and GvFC are more expensive and sell. Here in Germany Japanese inks cost E-25 and more....

 

Edelstein at my B&M is over E-20.....If the next ink is good, I'll talk my self into it .....luckily I have all the 'usable' Edelstein Inks.

 

Actually, having over 100 inks, I don't need any more.

 

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3 hours ago, Bo Bo Olson said:

Actually, having over 100 inks, I don't need any more.

Need?
Need has nothing to do with it! It’s want that craves/demands satisfaction! 😁

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Germany is the pits....they won't allow me to build my little twenty acre pyramid.

 

They have laws aginst getting buried with one's bowling ball, and golf clubs...........I'm sure against fountain pens and inks with enough paper for the eternity.

 

Ya, I only got 9 inks in the last two months.....that I didn't need.

Well, one needs Diamine Silver Fox, if one likes shading.