Namiki Convert

[requiescat]

My latest pen:

 

http://yoonhalee.com/images-pens/2018-07-17-namiki-yukari-milky-way.png

 

Sorry for the terrible smartphone photo, which doesn't do the maki-e justice. It's gorgeous! I've wanted a starry sky pen for a while (my husband is a gravitational astrophysicist) and this does that splendidly.

 

I think I may have been seduced away from Nakaya! I adore my Naka-ai in aka-tamenuri, but I merely like the nib (it's a soft fine; I've also had a BB stubbed by CFP, and I have had a couple Platinum pens). I love the Namiki's nib, which is so far is smooth and utterly pleasurable to write with.

[adatse]

That is a beautiful pen

How does everything else compare between your Nakaya and Namiki?

Thanks for sharing!

[zaddick]

Congratulations. Enjoy your new treasure.

[hellokloh]

That's gorgeous, thank you for sharing!

[requiescat]

That is a beautiful pen

How does everything else compare between your Nakaya and Namiki?

Thanks for sharing!

 

The Namiki is a bit heavier, although both are still fairly light pens, which is my preference. (I find heavier pens tiring to write with for long sessions.) I actually think the shape of the Naka-ai is exquisite in its simplicity and balance, and prefer it, although the Namiki's cigar shape is fine and it works beautifully as a canvas for the maki-e. I'm agnostic on clips; my Naka-ai is clipless while the Namiki has a perfectly functional clip.

 

I would say that the Naka-ai feels lighter and better balanced in my hand, but the Namiki isn't unbalanced. The Naka-ai has a soft fine nib, which feels responsive and a little bouncy to write with, in a pleasant way, although it also has a smaller sweet spot. It's not a flex nib and you won't get any kind of line width variation. I used to have one with a stubbed BB (from CFP) that I also found very pleasant and beautiful to write with, although the disadvantage was that due to the small capacity of the Nakaya being a converter pen, it ran through ink pretty quickly. (In retrospect I should have switched to cartridges.) The Namiki has a medium nib, which probably contributes to its greater feeling to smoothness, and there's no bounce to it; it's not only a nail functionally but feels like one, but that's fine. If I wanted flex, I'd be using one of my vintage pens or a dip pen.

[Olya]

Congrats on your choice! Beautiful pen!

[Tseg]

Congrats! Awesome pen.

[adatse]

Thanks for your feedback, requiescat! Both pens sound wondrous to have

[inkisdry]

It is a stunning pen. I have a Moonlight Raden,it is absolutely gorgeous, because the ramen is bigger the effect is visible from a greater distance than the other models. I'm toying with the idea of a New Namiki. Undecided between the Shooting Star Raden and the Milky Way. Reading what you have written the Milky Way does look appealing. Does it come with a two-tone nib?

[requiescat]

It is a stunning pen. I have a Moonlight Raden,it is absolutely gorgeous, because the ramen is bigger the effect is visible from a greater distance than the other models. I'm toying with the idea of a New Namiki. Undecided between the Shooting Star Raden and the Milky Way. Reading what you have written the Milky Way does look appealing. Does it come with a two-tone nib?

 

I confess I sort of covet a Yukari Nightline...maybe someday. The Moonlight sounds gorgeous! I can't speak for the Shooting Star, but the Milky Way does indeed have a two-tone nib.