EFNIR: Robert Oster Midnight Sapphire

[LizEF]

Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Robert Oster Midnight Sapphire

This is review #90 in my series.  Here's the YouTube video:

Post-recording notes: Color is pretty accurate in the zoom image.  My pen was running low during the review - this ink was wet enough during normal use for me to see the ink going down wet and drying while I watched.  Cleaning was quick and easy.  Interestingly, as it was washing away, I saw a tiny bit of yellow - odd since it seems to have a slight purple lean...

And here is a screen of the final result, for those not interested in the video:

 

Scan of Completed Review:

Zoomed in photo:

 

Absorbent Paper Closeup (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper):

Screenshots also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap

Previous Review: Colorverse Extra Dimension.

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Hope you enjoy.  Comments appreciated!

[mizgeorge]

Great review Liz - I've had this on my wishlist for a while, but can't decide between it and Darkstar Blue, and the other very dark blue (is it Blue Night) which all look very similar.

 

I wonder if the others have that excellent dry time or if it's compromised by the bit more sheen they may have. 

 

I probably don't need and more blue/black blues right this moment anyway - I seem to default to aonibi anyway!

 

Many thanks, as always

[LizEF]

3 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

Great review Liz - I've had this on my wishlist for a while, but can't decide between it and Darkstar Blue, and the other very dark blue (is it Blue Night) which all look very similar.

Thanks!  From my review, Blue Night's lubrication isn't great.  For that alone I'd probably go with Midnight Sapphire.  I didn't know Darkstar Blue existed, so no idea about it.

 

4 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

I wonder if the others have that excellent dry time or if it's compromised by the bit more sheen they may have. 

I suspect my pen must have been running dry, or something, and that Midnight Sapphire ought to have had a longer dry-time - that's why I started at 30 seconds for this review rather than 15 or 10 - I expected a longer dry-time based on the writing performance for the 4 days it was in the pen.  Or maybe it really does just dry fast.  Blue Night dried slower in my review of it.

 

6 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

I probably don't need and more blue/black blues right this moment anyway - I seem to default to aonibi anyway!

Arg!   Conundrum!  "don't need more blue/black" is blasphemy, but who can disagree with defaulting to Aonibi!?  I have no idea how to respond to this comment.

 

8 minutes ago, mizgeorge said:

Many thanks, as always

You're very welcome!  (And thank you for always commenting!)

[yazeh]

I never thought Makhabesh would be afraid of anything

Best part of the review..

The ink...🥱

I admire your perseverance .

[LizEF]

13 minutes ago, yazeh said:

I never thought Makhabesh would be afraid of anything

Clearly you've never seen the oily walls of Bicbiro!   (Of course, his shiver could have been disgust...)

 

13 minutes ago, yazeh said:

The ink...🥱

Hmm.  I suppose we'll forgive you for not loving a nice shading blue-blackish color...

 

13 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Best part of the review..

...

I admire your perseverance .

  Thank you!

[yazeh]

5 minutes ago, LizEF said:

Hmm.  I suppose we'll forgive you for not loving a nice shading blue-blackish color...

 

 

I love  a few blue blacks... my favourite is an iron gall one and of course Aonibi...

[LizEF]

5 minutes ago, yazeh said:

I love  a few blue blacks... my favourite is an iron gall one and of course Aonibi...

[yazeh]

7 minutes ago, LizEF said:

I believe Makhbesh was drawn in that iron gall blue black. Just saying 🙀

[LizEF]

4 minutes ago, yazeh said:

I believe Makhbesh was drawn in that iron gall blue black. Just saying 🙀

[LizEF]

Here's the line width measurement. The line is one of those used for dry time.  Magnification is 100x.  The grid is 100x100µm.  The scale is 330µm, with eleven divisions of 30µm each.  The line width for this ink is roughly 270µm.