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Extra Fine Nib Ink Review: Diamine Pelham Blue


This is review #113 in my series.  Here's the YouTube video:


Post-recording notes: The color is a fairly ordinary blue that has slight green / turquoise undertones.  The zoom and absorbent paper are too pale.  The screenshot has the paper too white which makes the ink look too dark.  The scan has the best color, but might lean too green.  Cleaning was quick and easy.


And here is a screen of the final result, for those not interested in the video:
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Scan of Completed Review:
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Zoomed in photo:
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Absorbent Paper Closeup (top is puzzle paper like thick newsprint, bottom is old 20lb copy paper):
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Images also available on Instagram: @zilxodarap


Previous Review: KWZ Honey.


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Hope you enjoy.  Comments appreciated!

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Thank you @LizEF for another fab review. Once again, I'm surprised at how different this ink looks in an EF nib, compared to the fat old stubs I tend to use, where it looks a little more teal and a little more grey. 

 

It's an ink I like a great deal - I actually like all of the 'guitar' series, despite them being more saturated than my usual ink choices. They always behave beautifully for me (as do most Diamines to be fair) and are interesting colours with nice shading. 

 

 

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1 hour ago, mizgeorge said:

Thank you @LizEF for another fab review.

You're very welcome!  And thank you.

 

1 hour ago, mizgeorge said:

Once again, I'm surprised at how different this ink looks in an EF nib, compared to the fat old stubs I tend to use, where it looks a little more teal and a little more grey.

This sometimes happens - the color looks far more interesting in the swatches I see online, but the super-fine nib renders a rather boring, ordinary shade. :(

 

1 hour ago, mizgeorge said:

It's an ink I like a great deal - I actually like all of the 'guitar' series, despite them being more saturated than my usual ink choices. They always behave beautifully for me (as do most Diamines to be fair) and are interesting colours with nice shading. 

I wanted to like it, and may yet like it in a broader nib - perhaps my Lamy stub, but I won't be putting it in an EF again (except maybe my Lamy EF, which is pretty fat). :)

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42 minutes ago, yazeh said:

Really nice review, @LizEFthanks a lot. Like the zoom colour better :thumbup:

Thank you! :)  You're most welcome.  The shading in the zoom is lovely, but I find the color kinda dull.  I'm hoping it'll be more interesting in a broader nib, per @mizgeorge's experience.

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2 minutes ago, LizEF said:

Thank you! :)  You're most welcome.  The shading in the zoom is lovely, but I find the color kinda dull.  I'm hoping it'll be more interesting in a broader nib, per @mizgeorge's experience.

There are only special inks, which pass the Ef test.... but I trust mizgeorge on that... :)

 

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thanks as always Liz! :) 

Just give me the Parker 51s and nobody needs to get hurt.

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6 minutes ago, IThinkIHaveAProblem said:

thanks as always Liz! :) 

You're very welcome! :)

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Of COURSE I have this ink...it's part of the Les Paul Guitar series after all!  I like the color.  I like all the Les Paul colors.  The only reason I'm not running to fill a pen with this right now is, I already have too many inked pens.  😅

 

Thanks for the review!  

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My other pen is a Montblanc.

 

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44 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Of COURSE I have this ink...it's part of the Les Paul Guitar series after all!  I like the color.  I like all the Les Paul colors.  The only reason I'm not running to fill a pen with this right now is, I already have too many inked pens.  😅

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45 minutes ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

Thanks for the review!  

You're most welcome! :)

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I'm also really fond of Pelham Blue.  I must admit, though --I was surprised at how blue it looks in the zoom images.

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Quin has a full-length mirror in his pack?  

"To read without also writing is to sleep." - St. Jerome

 

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I love this ink, but am afraid to put it in my favorite Parker 51’s, because it seems so saturated.

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22 minutes ago, knarflj said:

Quin has a full-length mirror in his pack?  

:D Episode 86 is where the pack first appears (with hints of it's magical ability).  In Episode 94, we get more insight into the pack's magical nature.  In Episodes 103, 108 - 110, we read of Makhabesh inside the pack....

 

So, yeah, he's got a full-length mirror-on-a-stand in the pack - or did...

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9 minutes ago, Carguy said:

I love this ink, but am afraid to put it in my favorite Parker 51’s, because it seems so saturated.

Hmm.  No idea how it would do in a vintage pen, sorry.  I didn't get any sheen, and got enough shading that it didn't seem overly saturated to me, but that's about all I can say.

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That’s probably more a fault of the pen than the ink. The ink collector that this pen is famous for seems to get balky with some inks. As a rule, I use Diamine inks exclusively with a couple of Waterman inks for my 61’s and Colorverse in some other pens. 
 

This and Oxford Blue are two of my favorite blues.

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10 minutes ago, LizEF said:

:D Episode 86 is where the pack first appears (with hints of it's magical ability).  In Episode 94, we get more insight into the pack's magical nature.  In Episodes 103, 108 - 110, we read of Makhabesh inside the pack....

 

So, yeah, he's got a full-length mirror-on-a-stand in the pack - or did...

 

I think I have to go back and read some of those older episodes more carefully; I missed that the pack was magical (I'm not surprised, mind you!).  

 

I started reading these reviews because I usually write with fine and extra-fine nibs, and I was (and still am) really thankful to see such helpful ink reviews written with such a pen.  But I confess that I read them all now—even when I know before I read that I don't care a whit about the colour and will never want even a sample of the ink—because I want to find out what happens next to Quin & Makhabesh. :)

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28 minutes ago, knarflj said:

I think I have to go back and read some of those older episodes more carefully

I've added a new link at the bottom of my reviews that takes you to an article on my web site with the whole Quin & Makhabesh story - so you can read it all in one place - just look at the last link in the original post. :)

 

29 minutes ago, knarflj said:

But I confess that I read them all now—even when I know before I read that I don't care a whit about the colour and will never want even a sample of the ink—because I want to find out what happens next to Quin & Makhabesh.

:D Thank you.

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