Stipula Da Vinci Infinity Limited Edition

[Rincewind]

Michael,

 

You're welcome.

 

All I can say is that in my case I do not notice any effects from the nib being a little offset and nothing gets in my way; it might be that someone with small hands who is inclined to hold the pen at a very low angle and drag their hand across the paper might be slightly impeded but I can only speak to my experience.

 

The nib is quite large and I find the whole writing experience a very pleasant one; I showed the pen to some friends who are not into pens a few days ago and they were astonished, one chap who is an engineer was particularly impressed and loved the hefty feel of the pen in the hand.

 

Hope this helps.

 

- Stuart

 

 

Many thanks for the great review! It made me really want one, too :-)

 

 

I just have one question left: does the lower edge of the gripping section get in your way while writing when holding the pen at a rather low angle? It looks as the nib is not really centered in the middle of the section (obviously due to its construction) but in the upper half of the section. Or is the nib large enough to provide enough spacing between section and paper?

 

Many thanks in advance for your help.

 

Cheers

 

Michael

 

[Rincewind]

Why use my own pictures when others are available which are far superior? I don't have Bill's top class lighting and studio set up, and whatever photos I took would show nothing more than his do, so it seems pointless reinventing the wheel.

 

When it comes to reviews like this one, why does one write such a review and not use their own pictures?

 

[Rincewind]

Cheers!

 

I was very pleasantly surprised by the Racing Green, it's more subtle and subdued than the majority of greens and I would be happy using it for general writing.

 

The rose gold hardware was one of the main reasons for me liking the look of this pen, ideally complementing the amber celluloid it looks stunning.

 

- Stuart

 

Great review and I liked the Racing Green ink sample. I love the rose gold hardware! I picked up one of the Cracked Ice patterned Da Vincis at the Miami Pen show and really like it too. Thanks for a very well written review.

 

[Rincewind]

Thanks Maja,

 

The Iris is a fascinating pen but I think the Da Vinci takes the evolution of this kind of design further. It's still primarily a novelty, but a fascinating and enjoyable one!

 

- Stuart

 

Wonderful review of a fascinating pen! Its mechanism reminds me of the Stipula Iris that I think Wim bought a while ago....

Thanks again for the review!

(edited for spelling only)

 

[Michael R.]

Michael,

 

You're welcome.

 

All I can say is that in my case I do not notice any effects from the nib being a little offset and nothing gets in my way; it might be that someone with small hands who is inclined to hold the pen at a very low angle and drag their hand across the paper might be slightly impeded but I can only speak to my experience.

 

The nib is quite large and I find the whole writing experience a very pleasant one; I showed the pen to some friends who are not into pens a few days ago and they were astonished, one chap who is an engineer was particularly impressed and loved the hefty feel of the pen in the hand.

 

Hope this helps.

 

- Stuart

 

 

Dear Stuart,

 

Many thanks for your reply. This was helpful information for me; I think I'll go for the "EF" cracked ice DaVinci.

 

 

Cheers

 

Michael

[rakim]

Stuart,

 

It's been a while now that you have had the pen and was wondering if the Da Vinci exhibited the same type of drying out issues Dillo expressed in his review of the La 91 (https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=27783)?

 

-Vip

[MidnightBlue]

Depite its hassles, it still grabs me. Thanks