Lamy Lx Nibs Vs Lamy Regular Nibs (Z52 Vs Z50)

[bogiesan]

Your experiences will, of course, be different than mine.

 

I have three Lamy LX pens, two EF and one F (black with that central decoration). I have two Aions, both F (slightly curvy shoulders on these). I have seven AlStars, mostly EF. I have a couple of Safaris with italics so they don’t count in this discussion. When I look at the very tip of each of the nibs with a loupe, I see absolutely nothing different among the lot. And, if dipped in the same ink and applied to the same paper, they all seem to feel exactly the same and offer the same feedback. Now, my ability to discern the more subtle aspects of the tip-to-paper interface are not as refined as others’.

[bogiesan]

Go to the Martini Auctions site: https://www.martiniauctions.com/item/id/Lamy_14_carat_gold_nib_for_Studio_Dialog_Safari_pens_size_M_29964.html

Regina Martini often sells spare nibs in various sizes and the site is reliable. I have always received excellent service.

/Robert

Cool link, thank you! Saw many weird Lamy objects and accessories I did not know existed. Stumbled onto a branded Lamy “Safari case” that looks like a canvas pocket, ready to affix to one’s jodhpurs before heading into the bush.

[Apurba Roy]

I have both pens. I noticed that lx medium nib is finer than the safari nib.

[Inkysloth]

On 3/1/2022 at 1:02 PM, Apurba Roy said:

I have both pens. I noticed that lx medium nib is finer than the safari nib.

Lamy's nib sizes fall within a range, so if you bought ten each Lx medium nibs and Safari nibs, you'd likely see that the nibs don't break down as neatly as the Lx nibs being finer, it's more that some mediums are finer than other mediums, and in your case it's the Lx that has the finer nib. 

This has the widths of the different nib sizes: https://unsharpen.com/lamy-nib-buying-guide/