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Thanks! Hopefully those color chips help folks know which way their screen is "leaning". Indeed - the differences between cameras, scanners, and screens can be very frustrating!

🥰 So nice to see you, Tas! You're most welcome! If you get a sample, I hope you enjoy it! If you're like me, it'll grow on you and you'll start to overlook its faults. It wasn't so bad about feathering (usually, if it does fairly good on the absorbent and copy paper, I don't worry about feathering), but it definitely spreads (probably whatever causes it to dry fast does that). You could always try an additive like glycerine or InesF on FPN sometimes adds gum arabic - apparently this reduces the bad behavior (link below). www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/360624-an-alternative-look-at-ink-wetness/#comment-4436964

You're welcome! 😊 Oh, I didn't think to chill the ink itself - though I guess I'd have to do that with the whole pen. Not sure I want to get my pen *that* cold. I do have other Polar inks that aren't reviewed yet. I'll ponder this for the next one.

Water-based? I don't think it will write. Probably damage the pen, even.

@@Euripides_Panz The Polar ink series are explicitly designed to write in freezing temperatures. There's obviously *something* added to keep them from freezing. When I do my next review, I'll try some tests in that direction and see how the inks perform.

😅 You're most welcome! It does keep things interesting, though.

@@EFNIR Always look on the bright side of life 🙂

@@hansspiegl8684 'Tis mandatory when reviewing lots and lots of ink. Or maybe after a while, you just learn to enjoy the good parts - hard to say which.

the fact that it spreads is not good news for those of us with small handwriting, so that’s a ‘no’ from me but it is an appealing colour although whether the next bottle you bought was the same colour would be interesting!; does anyone know what gets added to make it a ‘polar’ ink: not sure anti-freeze and ink sounds like a good pairing!:)

@@anguswhite8233 The spread may well depend on your paper, so I'd say if you like the color well enough, and tend to use a single paper, it might be worth testing a sample. (Though as you say, the next bottle may vary...) No doubt, the secret ingredient is a "trade secret" - I've never even seen serious speculation as to what it is - though a simple (but probably expensive) chemistry test would reveal that.

😊 You're very welcome, Hans! Hope you're able to find it - this one's almost unobtainium!

@@EFNIR I will order it monday - it's easy to get in Austria since the germans are our neighbors ;-)

@@hansspiegl8684 I was just worried because it was a limited edition. It seems sold-out in the US.

You're most welcome, Hans! 😊 Glad to save you some money. The best of these pale blue colors for an EF nib is Herbin Eclat de Saphir, I think. But it doesn't offer the chromashading feature.

@@EFNIR Thank you for this tip! You are very kind!

@@hansspiegl8684 😊 You're most welcome! This community has been most generous with me; this is the least I can do in return.

Hope you enjoy it - this and Red Dragon are two of my favorite reds from Diamine.

Not that I could smell. (My sense of smell isn't the greatest, but I couldn't smell anything at all - not chemical, not perfume.)

@@EFNIR Thank you

You're very welcome, Francisco! Hope you find the right pen and enjoy some of it again.

😊 Thanks, @sailcat9! You're right, it is a good one for Autumn - good fluke. 😅

You're most welcome, Jim! 😊 And thank you! I never would have thought I would enjoy orange ink. Then someone sent me a sample of Akkerman Oranje Boven and I was shocked to discover I loved it! Similar things can be said about murky greens - I've fallen deep into the murky green swamp. 😅 Blue-blacks are the only color I both expected to love and continue to love.

😊 And lots and lots of them!

Ah, I didn't see crust, but yes, orange inks frequently do that. Evaporation from the pen will speed it up. If you use the pen enough that the ink in the feed is never that old, then it might not happen, but it is normal for certain colors and not really harmful.

You're most welcome, Angus! Sounds like that paper promotes spread - some do, including original 52gsm TR (haven't really paid attention to the new TR in that regard). Check my spreadsheet for inks with smaller line widths - that should help. And yes, this one is finer than average, by a little. 😊

@@EFNIR I did try writing on a sheet of the trSanzen paper and found it worked well for most but not all inks(I had about 30 pens each with a different ink and found there were maybe two inks I wouldn’t use on that paper:)

You're most welcome, Hans! 😊 How strange that it behaved so badly for you. I used it in my Hobonichi (the newest version of 52gsm TR), in my Rhodiarama journal (90gsm Clairefontaine ivory vellum), as well as on Rhodia dot pad, on Iroful, and even on several vintage papers from Sweden. It behaved well on everything.

@@EFNIR Thank you for your quick reply! Maybe it was just one bad product? I will buy a new one, since I really like the colour, and Diamine is normally flawless. Have a wonderfull evening :-)

If you're only going to have one, this is a good one! 🙂 I'm more drawn to burnt oranges, but this and Akkerman Oranje Boven are great.

You're most welcome, Angus! And yes, it is surprising - warm and cool; greys or other colors called black that don't look black; blacks that look black until you smear or dilute them; blacks that actually look like very, very dark green, blue, or red - who woulda thunk it? 😁 The hard part is when I can't get swatch or smear images the right "color" - very annoying! 😠

Sorry you didn't enjoy it, Paul. I never use black ink, so it's sort of academic to me. It does have enough color in it that I suspect one will only enjoy it if they want some off-black-ness to their black. 😅

😊 Expectation can really have a strong impact. Glad you can appreciate it now. And yeah, definitely has that hint of green.

You're very welcome! 😊I'll have to check out Fire Engine Red some time to see how they compare, but I really did like this ink a lot, don't think you'll regret trying it!

Thanks, @sailcat9! 😊

🤣 I keep all these cartridges - as you say, the agitator ball is great and they're so easy to refill. I'm finding that for ordinary use, you really want to dilute them pretty heavily. It worked pretty well in my Prera with the CM nib once diluted, but I think I didn't dilute it quite enough. Thanks for confirming the experience! 🙂

Agree - it's a really good one. May end up getting a bottle. 😊

I prefer the darker color, better shading, and slightly better lubrication of Benitoite. But I haven't used either ink extensively.

😊Yeah, in the beginning, my camera wouldn't pick up the sound of the nib and it took me a while to figure out a microphone that worked well enough. One day, when I'm done reviewing the inks I already have, I'll have to get a sample of Parker Blue-Black to see how it looks! Thanks for letting us know how they compare!

It works really well from finer nibs. Thank you for your kind words. Sharing what we enjoy with each other can be the best part of this hobby!😊

😊😻 Very happy to hear it!

I see *someone* has voted it to the top of my poll. 😁FYI, I keep a backlog of 4 recorded reviews, and schedule them 2 at a time, which means, the earliest your request can be recorded is review #304, which will release on 24 September 2024. But I will go ahead and schedule the next two today so that no one has a chance to vote something else ahead of GvFC Carbon Black. 😉

​@@EFNIR You are the G.O.A.T❤❤❤❤

@@naveennaveen5153 😊 Thank you!

😊 Thank you! That's kind of you to say.

@@EFNIR I'm genuinely not trying to be nice. Your channel really is underrated. i mean, you have a wide range of ink tests, and your videos are more than efficient to tell me what I need to know about a fountain pen ink.

@@Semitic_from_Mesopotamia 😊 It's still nice, even if you're stating a fact. Hopefully, more people will subscribe, like, share, and comment - those are the things that cause RUclips to promote a channel. I know there are things I could do to broaden the appeal - without losing my focus on the Japanese EF nib - but alas, I don't have more time to give to the project.

Thanks, @grayautumnday! So glad you like it. You're most welcome. The microscope images are fun, and sometimes revealing.

You're most welcome! This is my first Manyo ink. I expect it would be much more interesting in a larger nib or a wash. In most cases, I find that an ink works well in an EF nib, even if differently, but in cases like this, an EF nib just doesn't do it justice. Kitties are so unpredictable! 😸 Always best to keep an eye on them.

You're very welcome! Hope you enjoy the sample! I recommend trying it in a broader or stub nib as well, to see the interesting colors. And now that you mention it, I'll try it in my Falcon SEF one day - the flexing might be enough to bring out some color variation, plus its wetness. 😊 Thanks!

I agree on both counts: broader nib for this ink and Eclat de Saphir is more compatible with EF nibs! There was also something about its color that I found relaxing, which didn't seem to be there in other similar color inks.

You're most welcome! In a broad, wetter nib, I think this ink would show more colors, too. But yes, similar color.

That's too bad. While I don't really like this shade of blue ink, it would be worse if it were also washed out. 🙁 Thanks for sharing this info with us!

Hi, Paul. I believe this was always intended to be a limited edition, so there was probably no chance of it being a permanent run. I had no trouble cleaning it out of the pen, but then, it was only in the pen for a week. Thanks for sharing your experience.

@@EFNIR Thank you for your reviews, I used it in a Twsbi Diamond Mini for about 5 months, it saw little but constant use so I didn't let it dry but I still had to use some soapy water to remove some stains, hardly a deal breaker but still an extra to consider, cheers.

@@paulll47 You're very welcome! Thanks for the extra details!

Hello, @fedya4445. The "typewriter" sounds are the sound of my nib against the paper. The street and ambient noises are simply what my microphone picks up - nothing I can do about that as I certainly cannot afford a soundproof studio. There are close-up images, though - the video description includes "Chapter" links, and the last three are always a closeup photo of the review sheet, a still of the scan, and the end screen (which is just there for links to the previous video and the channel). The video description also includes links to still images. I know that a decreasing audience watches videos on an actual computer with a decent size screen rather than a cell phone with a tiny screen, nonetheless, my videos are designed to be best viewed on a computer screen. A phone in landscape mode is still readable (for me), but not in portrait mode. I print the vast majority of the text because an increasing number of people cannot read cursive. I do always write the last two "exit" lines in cursive, though, for those who prefer to see what the ink looks like that way. Sorry this doesn't suit you. Unfortunately, I don't have the time or tools to accommodate all the various requests I've received. If it suits you better, I do post my reviews on the Fountain Pen Network and FPGeeks forums (as LizEF), on reddit's r/fountainpens (as LizMEF), and on Instagram (as linked in the video description). The first three are linked from my shared inks spreadsheet (again, video description), if that helps.

@@EFNIR Thank you. I switched from my iPhone to an iPad and used my fingers to move closer to your text. That was quite helpful, as were your Comments. I also turned down the volume.

@@fedya4445 You're most welcome! 😊 Glad it was helpful, even if not ideal. Best wishes!

You're very welcome! 😊 I love the color of these specific iron galls. Of them, I liked the behavior and look of Hero 232 best. (And I've just discovered I don't have an "iron gall" playlist. Will have to make one later today or tomorrow.)

😊 Thank you, @lunarmagpie619! I'm so glad you like it.

Agree, on all counts! Emptying a bunch of cartridges at once seems like the best way to go.

Gladly! Love it (your comment), Ranger! 🤣Thankfully, purchase and use are entirely optional!

You're very welcome! 😊Glad to be of help. My favorite permanent inks are the Sailors (Seiboku and Souboku), but mostly for the color. Platinum also make great inks.

I really liked this, too, and it's as close to MB Corn Poppy Red as I've seen (not that I've reviewed many reds), but alas, neither of them is anywhere to be found (except some Sheaffer cartridge packs with 5 colors, one of which is red). I'm hoping Sheaffer inks return. (Apparently it was bought by an Indian company, so maybe eventually?)

Thanks! 😊 So glad you found the channel. Really hope my videos help.

🤣 Cats make excellent supervisors - very demanding. Thanks!