Namiki VP in XF and section width?

[Yuri]

Hello,

 

Recently it was a lot of talking about VP, I'm intrigued with it. I even went to my local shop and checked VP alive. It felt funky in my hand at first, but on my second try it does not look so strange. The only thing the pen is too wide for my hand but I got gut feeling that I can adapt to it with time. For example recently I bought Wality #52 (it was discussed recently how good it is and I got it on impulse) and it's section too wide and my hand just fatigues very quickly after writing with this pen.

 

Did somebody felt it too wide from the begining but got used to it over time?

 

Another thing about nib sizes available for this pen.

Do they come in XF? I know that F is pretty thin, but I want something truly thin without regrinding.

[southpaw]

Don't know about your width question as I prefer pens with girth.

 

I have a medium and fine nib for my VP. The medium writes like a fine and the fine like an extrafine - it is truly an XF IMHO. HTH.

[Yuri]

I meant does Namiki make nibs for that pen which are Marked as Extra Fine (<EF> I guess). I saw <F> , <M> and <B> which are Fine, Medium and Broad (Bold?), but no EF. Do they produce EF at all or it is just not widely available.

[KCat]

i've never seen an XF for the VP. At least not in the US. But I'm not expert on the topic.

 

Yes, when I first tried it I thought it would be uncomfortable and it is a larger diameter than I'm accustomed to. I did adjust and for a while my hand was fatigued after more than a page or so. But now I find I can write at length with it. And in fact my precious pelikans haven't seen much action lately.

[Apollo]

I checked Namiki's site and they do sell nib/neck & converter sets for $20 bucks, but only in F, M and B sizes. Here's the LINK. I don't know if extra fine nibs are available for the VP in the States, but you can always send them an email to inquire.