Pilot Ink Versus Pilot Iroshizuku Ink?

[tmenyc]

I have some Pilot cartridges, which are working incredibly well in my recently received Pilot Legange; clearly, this ink and this pen were made to work well together. However, looking forward to my finishing these cartridges, non-Iro Pilot ink does not seem to be readily available in the bottle. Is Iroshizuku the same ink, is it a replacement for non-Iro Pilot ink, are they different inks?

 

Thanks!

 

Tim

[Notgatherox]

They are two different lines, with Iroshizuku being the premium line.

 

Pilot ink comes in Blue, Black, Red and Blue-Black.

 

Iros come in many more colours.

 

 

 

~Epic

[lapis]

Pilot is the mother company and Iroshi belongs to Pilot. One can say that Iroshi is the premium blend. It has 24 inks and over time there were a couple of LEs

 

Mike

[Pensei]

Amazon has the Pilot inks.

[ehemem]

Amazon has the Pilot inks.

 

As does gopens.com...

[tmenyc]

thanks, found the ink. Now, let me rephrase my other question. It is clear, and I have always heard, that Pilot ink is made to work well with Pilot pens and vice versa. Is this also true for Pilot Iroshizuku ink? Namiki ink?

 

thanks.

Tim

[Tas]

Pilot also makes colours in cartridges for their Parallel Pens.

 

The blue black in this range is particularly lovely and I often wish they supplied it in bottles.

[Mew]

thanks, found the ink. Now, let me rephrase my other question. It is clear, and I have always heard, that Pilot ink is made to work well with Pilot pens and vice versa. Is this also true for Pilot Iroshizuku ink? Namiki ink?

 

thanks.

Tim

Hello,

 

Yes, that is true. Higher end pens (the namiki branded ones) are tested using pilot inks. The bottle that comes with it.

 

Kind Regards

Mew

[dcwaites]

The Pilot and Pilot/Namiki inks are the same.

They come in three bottle sizes - 30ml, 60 or 70 ml (I can't remember) and 320 ml, as well as cartridges.

 

The Pilot Iroshizuku inks are a different range, that come in very heavy 50 ml bottles and 15 ml sample bottles.

[tmenyc]

Many thanks, friends. Much appreciated.

 

Tim

[carolerie]

They are two different lines, with Iroshizuku being the premium line.

 

Pilot ink comes in Blue, Black, Red and Blue-Black.

 

Iros come in many more colours.

 

 

 

~Epic

[carolerie]

I've purchased Pilot cartridges in additional colours: sepia, green and purple.

[minddance]

In dry Pilot pens, some Pilot inks are not presented well, especially Pilot Blue, Iroshizuku Chiku Rin, Fuyu syogun, Kirisame. Of course they work as most inks do, they still flow flawlessly, but the end result could be of poor legibility.

[Fuzzy_Bear]

Brillant green in regular line.