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Just picked up an Elite for a total deal, EF. My first gold nib. Anyone have experience with these?

"And this is He whom I call the Child of the Good, whom the Good begat in His own likeness, to be in the visible world, in relation to sight and the things of sight, what the Good is in the intellectual world in relation to mind and the things of mind."
Plato, The Republic, Book Six

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NinthSphere Vintage

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Had a black/gold E95S for a while. Medium, but wrote like a Western broad. Very smooth writer, very light pen. Didn't care for the con 20 converter though. Just never found myself using it enough & ended up selling it. Plenty of positive reviews about from other folks though.

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Elite or E95s?

 

I have the M Elite not EF so I can't comment with the size but the nib it self is like a soft nail.

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I have the 95S in Fine and Medium, but not EF. The fine is a true Japanese fine, and the Medium is, as noted above, like a Western Broad, and very wet/smooth. My Fine is a little drier than I prefer. I'm guessing the EF will be similar.

 

The nib is just a bit soft. Don't try to push it, but you can add a flourish from time to time if you wish.

 

The form-factor on the pen is great. I love how smooth the capping/posting action is, and I love the looks. The nib in particular looks great. I use mine as cartridge-only pens because I do not like the Con-20 converter. I haven't tried the new Con-40, so I just use Pilot cartridges and I get along fine with it.

 

Cleaning it is straightforward, but you may find that ink creeps up through the edges of your inlaid nib and hides there. Leaving it in a cup of water helps that ink come loose.

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I have the black/gold E95S with F nib. Love everything about it BUT lately it has started leaking ink onto my finger if I place it on the right side of the hooded nib. I have started backing up just a bit to off the nib. Others having this problem? Had a similar issue with a Waterman Carene. Might be a characteristic of hooded nibs?

Pat Barnes a.k.a. billz

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I have a medium nibbed Elite 95S and that writes more like a European F Perhaps the E95S have a US orientated nib in them ?

(the E95S is made for the US market, the Elite 95S is JDM)

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I have a medium nibbed Elite 95S and that writes more like a European F Perhaps the E95S have a US orientated nib in them ?

(the E95S is made for the US market, the Elite 95S is JDM)

 

My Elite 95S Medium that writes like a Broad came from Japan.

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I'm reading now that they made two Elites, a metal Japanese one and a plastic Korean one?

"And this is He whom I call the Child of the Good, whom the Good begat in His own likeness, to be in the visible world, in relation to sight and the things of sight, what the Good is in the intellectual world in relation to mind and the things of mind."
Plato, The Republic, Book Six

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Back in the day there were several versions. The Japanese market had a few different designs, some with 18k gold soft nibs. Some had metal bodies. There were also Elites made in Thailand that were cheaper, and had steel nibs. You can still get these in new old stock condition if you look around. I guess some were made in Korea too...but I'm no expert.

 

The Elite 95S/E95S was reintroduced in 2013 for Pilot's 95th anniversary. As far as I know, this latest version of the pen has a plastic body and aluminum cap, and is only made in Japan.

 

There is another pen series from Pilot that uses the Elite design that's Sterling silver. It's higher end.

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BTW, for those getting broad type lines, If you get some one to watch the nib from the side when you write do they see flex ? Only reason I ask is my medium has decent spring and flex and I can safely get greater than European broad. I've literally just tested now and writing normally, I get a finer line than a European medium, where as if I apply some pressure it becomes a medium to broad.

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Back in the day there were several versions. The Japanese market had a few different designs, some with 18k gold soft nibs. Some had metal bodies. There were also Elites made in Thailand that were cheaper, and had steel nibs. You can still get these in new old stock condition if you look around. I guess some were made in Korea too...but I'm no expert.

 

The Elite 95S/E95S was reintroduced in 2013 for Pilot's 95th anniversary. As far as I know, this latest version of the pen has a plastic body and aluminum cap, and is only made in Japan.

 

There is another pen series from Pilot that uses the Elite design that's Sterling silver. It's higher end.

There was Korean Elites too.... Steel nibs.

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BTW, for those getting broad type lines, If you get some one to watch the nib from the side when you write do they see flex ? Only reason I ask is my medium has decent spring and flex and I can safely get greater than European broad. I've literally just tested now and writing normally, I get a finer line than a European medium, where as if I apply some pressure it becomes a medium to broad.

 

Wasn't a matter of pressure with mine, but rather wetness & tipping size.

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BTW, for those getting broad type lines, If you get some one to watch the nib from the side when you write do they see flex ? Only reason I ask is my medium has decent spring and flex and I can safely get greater than European broad. I've literally just tested now and writing normally, I get a finer line than a European medium, where as if I apply some pressure it becomes a medium to broad.

Nope. The tipping is a huge blob. It's the widest writing round tip pen I own. There must've been some variation in them I guess. It's very smooth, very wet, but if that's a medium nib, I'm Mickey mouse. Edited by Kevan
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There was Korean Elites too.... Steel nibs.

Check out Figboot on Youtube as he compares the US and Korean ones here. Note he does not use either posted - Figboot I know you're on here - try borrowing your friend's E95S again and try it posted ;)

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Check out Figboot on Youtube as he compares the US and Korean ones here. Note he does not use either posted - Figboot I know you're on here - try borrowing your friend's E95S again and try it posted ;)

Actually just watched this last night! Suppose mine will be Korean but that'll do just fine for 27 bucks :)

"And this is He whom I call the Child of the Good, whom the Good begat in His own likeness, to be in the visible world, in relation to sight and the things of sight, what the Good is in the intellectual world in relation to mind and the things of mind."
Plato, The Republic, Book Six

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I have it in M and it's a wet, broad writer. I really like it but due to the awful converter I only use cartridges and don't use it as often as I should/could.

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Got it! It is EXTRA fine it seems, when I try to write "normal" size it skips but smaller letters it seems just fine. But I like it!

"And this is He whom I call the Child of the Good, whom the Good begat in His own likeness, to be in the visible world, in relation to sight and the things of sight, what the Good is in the intellectual world in relation to mind and the things of mind."
Plato, The Republic, Book Six

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I loved the form of the pen (e95s) but mine had a couple flaws.

 

Particularly for the next few days after a filling, when I pulled the cap off, some ink could come out. Not sure if a vacuum is being formed in the cap, and after removal ink is sucked out.

 

I had a fine nib and found it scratchy. I haven't had that issue on an extra fine Preppy or a fine Platinum Balance. It also sometimes skipped.

 

Ultimately I lost the pen but didn't lose much sleep over it. I've been tempted to get one of those gold plated Elites at a relative bargain but haven't bit.

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Inked: Aurora Optima EF (Pelikan Tanzanite); Franklin Christoph Pocket 20 Needlepoint (Sailor Kiwa Guro); Sheaffers PFM I Reporter/Fine (Diamine Oxblood); Franklin Christoph 02 Medium Stub (Aurora Black); Platinum Plaisir Gunmetal EF (Platinum Brown); Platinum Preppy M (Platinum Blue-Black). Leaded: Palomino Blackwing 602; Lamy Scribble 0.7 (Pentel Ain Stein 2B); Uni Kuru Toga Roulette 0.5 (Uni Kuru Toga HB); Parker 51 Plum 0.9 (Pilot Neox HB)

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Check out Figboot on Youtube as he compares the US and Korean ones here. Note he does not use either posted - Figboot I know you're on here - try borrowing your friend's E95S again and try it posted ;)

sorry...I already gave it back...and sent off the Korean one to the winner of the drawing.

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