The reason your tree lights are flickering is basically because they run off mains-power which is AC or alternating current meaning they turn on and off very quickly tens of times a second (enough so you can't see it) but your camera when filming takes individual frames and if the frame rate is the same or quicker than the frequency of the lights, it will take some frames with the lights on and some off. The easiest way to correct it is to change the frame rate you record at, I don't know if you can do it through the apple camera, but I'm sure if you have a quick search you should be able to find an app which allows you to adjust frame rate if you want to.
Nice choices. I keep Platinum Carbon Black in my Platinum Desk Pen so it’s always available for addressing envelopes and other times when I want a permanent ink.
I just bought a Platinum Desk Pen for its super fine nib. It came with a pink cartridge, which is odd, but I'm going to refill it with PCB and draw with it.
I have the Wonder Pens Ginger Chicken. It shades beautifully, and looks great in both broad and fine nibs, and has a perfect flow. Named for the shop cat who wants no attention. Of course, I also bought Tuna Grey, for the loving cat Tuna, a recently adopted stray who adores Chicken and all people, but has a terminal medical diagnosis.
5 inks only, and ones I have... Hmmm... I LIKE my generally boring standards. Parker Quink black. (I have it in 1940s microfilm black. 😁) Parker Quink brown (either washable or permanent. Hasn't been made since WWII.) Sheaffer Skrip red. Because it's what I currently have, Dickson's blue-black (again with vintage. This is a pretty standard iron gall blue-black.) Sheaffer Skrip purple. Honorable mention? Diamine Sherwood Green.
I saw the title and thought, what, why? You have so many beautiful inks. Why would you start over? Phew, so glad this was just a thought experiment! So for my hypothetical five; platinum carbon black and diamond writers blood we have in common. DeAtramentis Jane Austin, Iroshizuku kon-peki, and Private Reserve Sepia rounds out my five. But being limited to five, I think I would die a little inside every day a new ink comes out. Great video!
Love this video! My favourite inks are Diamine Ancient Copper, Diamine Marine, Diamine Imperial Blue, Diamine Red Dragon (can you tell I live in the UK?!) and, just discovered and absolutely fantastic, Sailor Shikiori Kin-Mokusei, No-one ever seems to mention it, but it is the brightest, juiciest orange, with wonderful shading. Looking forward to hearing what your 5 start-over pens will be!
Red Dragon is my favorite red, and I like Diamine inks in general. For burgundy, I like Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses. It has a bit of black shading. Those are the red family inks I most often use.
I LOVE my Platinum Carbon Black. I have it in at least 4 pens. I use it to write my nightly journal, and I draw with it. You can watercolour right over it. I am a fan of permanant inks. I just bought 2 different purples, and 2 from Super5: Dublin green and Delhi orange (which is a lot like Apache Sunset but permanent!).
Not sure if youve had an answer to your question about the lights but it has to do with the speed of the camera taking pictures vs the frequency of your power. Basically see if you can change the shutter speed to a multiple whatevers coming out of the outlet (probably a multiple of 60)
Good list. I would choose my inks based on similar ideas but I came up with a different list. 1. Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki: A nice light blue with good properties. But it might be too light for certain tasks. 2. Diamine Oxford Blue: This would be that dark blue which is always easy on the eyes and it is gorgeous on "official documents". 3. Rohrer & Klingner Salix: This would be the permanent ink for me if I need it. Also easier to clean out than the Platinum Carbon black. 4. Lamy Black: Nice dark black that is also easy to clean out. I don't use black that often but sometimes you need it. 5. Montblanc Toffee Brown: I simply love that brown colour. No particular reason 😅. Take care ;)
@@jeremyschuh Thanks for the suggestion although 5 was the maximum, so I am not allowed to buy anymore. *Ding Dong* Ups, the door rang, the postman brought some new inks 🤣.
Thanks Kerry. Always fun, always informative. I was inspired by you to buy a bottle of polar glow. I am saving it for the pen I am getting on Christmas Day!
I also love blacks that are blackblack and permanent. Platinum Carbon Black (PCB) is a gold standard but I'm not a huge fan of how shiny it is (a black sheen, perhaps?) that takes on the color of the light around you. This detracts from its blackness. I've found that both Noodler's Heart of Darkness and X-Feather are more matte black than PCB and Noodler's Black (but Noodler's is so inconsistent it is fair to say that your mileage WILL vary). Also, Platinum has come out with a darker version of PCB! It is called Platinum Chou Kuro. Another fun permanent "black" ink is Diamine's Registrar's Blue-Black. It is a modern iron gall ink that goes on blue-black. The blue fades over time and you're left with the black. It is not a blackblack, however. There is some (IMO: fun) gray to black shading. With all that said, one can't go wrong with PCB.
Great idea for a video! I used this as my journal prompt today. Here are the inks I came up with: 1 Diamine Blue Velvet 2 Noodler’s X-Feather 3 Diamine Ancient Copper 4 Noodler’s Red Black 5 Diamine Sherwood Green
Lennon Tool Bar Wenshan Pouchong Tea, Tono and Lims Sachertorte, De Atrementis Sherlock Holmes, Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-Syogun, Pennonia Ragi. These are the five inks that make my heart sing every time I ink them up.
If I was compiling this list for myself, the only blue I would include an ink from Diamine called Leap of Faith. It's a colour exclusive to Phidon's, in Cambridge. It's a really wet dark blue with an intense red sheen. It's the only blue to have stolen my heart.
My work requires we use Black, Red, and Green ink. Currently I have two Lamy Safari’s setup with red and green. I’m trying out MONTEVERDE Smoke-Noir to give me a different black. Unfortunately the green and red are used very rarely. I may have to get a good blue to use for taking notes that way I can have some variety.
My answer changes if I am guaranteed to be able to get more of it when i run out. Because if so, Parker Ruby makes my list, if not, and tbh I would not do this to myself if I were getting into pens NOW, then it doesn't. Diamine Seize the Night is the closest I've found to filling the Ruby shaped hole in my heart even though they look nothing alike. It has the same softness. I don't know how else to put it. Tsuki-Yo (most hassle free ink ever made), Herbin Vert Empire, Colorverse Hayabusa Glistening, and Monteverde Fire Opal are the rest of my list. If I only get five inks forever I am not spending a fifth of my writing time arguing with glitter clogs or excessive staining.
For the longest time I only wrote with Noodler's Black. Now I'm on a Diamine Oxford Blue kick. I have tons of samples . . . and those are my go-to inks--not even 5!
I had Harney's Hot Cinnamon Spice this morning, mixed with Harney's Vanilla! It's amazing how sweet the Hot Cinnamon Spice is all by itself. Other Harney Favorites are Dragon Pearl Jasmine, Earl Grey Supreme, Florence, and Tower of London. And, of course, plain Vanilla.
@@PensandTea LOL, I don't do it often but Vanilla is compatible with a couple of others in my cupboard. This time I wanted to tone down the Hot and Spicy part -- which I do like in the afternoons, but not always for breakfast.
My top 5 must haves include Platinum Carbon Black (I use it every day), Rohrer-Klingner Scabiosa (not a bad purple, also waterproof, and does shade a bit even with extra fine nibs), Ginger Chicken (based on what I've seen in your videos, looks gorgeous), Writer's Blood looks like a good red/burgundy, and last likely Iroshizuku looks like a great blue. The first two I have personal experience with, the others just based on what I've seen on RUclips.
@@cerealnana probably one of the most under-rated inks out there. Of course my actual experience with inks is limited to 5 so far (in order), Platinum Mixable Black, Private Reserve Electric DC Blue, R-K Scabiosa, Platinum Carbon Black, Diamine Registrars Blue-Black.
1. Pilot Namiki Black (same as comes with their standard cartridge with purchase) 2. Pilot Iroshizuko Yama Budo (I use this for grading as it does well on cheap copy and composition paper) 3. Colorverse Brunch Date (It's just a beautiful dusky pink, and I'm not usually a fan of pink inks) 4. Private Reserve Blue Suede (bright and with a gorgeous red sheen that routinely peeks out from a wet nib) 5. Robert Oster Honeybee (Robert Oster inks have this quality about them where they go really soft around the edges almost like they have shimmer in them, even when they don't. This ink pretty much lives in my Esterbrook Honeycomb Estie). Honorable mentions that I would be very sad to see "go": FWP Oyster Hour, FWP Moss Park Green, Diamine Marine, and Noodlers Black Swan in English Roses.
The flickering is to do with your frame rate (fps). The frequency of the light and the shutter are out of sync. You might need to do some experiments to see which frame rate works for you.
You’re welcome. And just in case you ever wonder that your viewers are doing while they watch your videos… I was spinning some musk ox fibre! 😂 Thanks for the entertainment.
@Tiny Fibre Studio: you are correct - the flickering of the Christmas tree lights has to do with the frequency of the AC power coming to her house (I'm assuming North American standard 60 Hz) interacting with the frame rate of the video. Unfortunately, standard video frame rates are typically some "even" fraction of 60 (30 fps is typical). To to get rid of the flicker, she would have to go to either a really high frame rate (e.g. 120 fps) - which would result in an enormous file size - or go to a non-standard frame rate (which may be impossible given her video equipment).
Ohhh cool thought experiment… I would choose: Pilot Iroshizuku Yama Budo Diamine Writer’s Blood Colorverse Coffee Break Sailor Ink Studio 764 DeAtramentis Document Ink Black
What a great topic Kerry! I think Yama Budo would have to be placed somewhere in this list for me but other than that, this would be a question that would take some time for me to compile I think. Happy New Year to you. I look forward to many more awesome videos. 🙂
I think it was just before covid that I mentionned I have a bottle of Lamy Dark Violet that you could have. I was going to bring it to Scriptus this year but ended up not going because my kid brought home yet another virus/cold/plague and I thought it would be best not to spread the contagion.
I would love to see the Fantasy league version (inks like Lamy Dark Lilac that you can't buy ever but would if you could). My 5 inks to use without any other inks? 1. Noodler's Navy (dark blue, not to be confused with any of the blue black grunge inks) 2. I'd pick Platinum Carbon Black but don't own it so would have to pick the permanent Black I do own which is Noodler's Black. Honorable mention to Lamy Black though. 3. Edelstein Smokey Quartz - I have two bottles for a reason. 4. Van Diemans Firetail Finch - I don't bright red all the time but if I could never buy another ink I'd want a deep true red and this would be it. 5. Diamine Bougainvillea - I feel like this should be a true blue, but instead I'm going with this fluro-ish magenta 😅 it makes my heart happy.
Just started with fountain pens and have only bought 4 inks so far. All Diamine: Oxblood, Oxford Blue, Purple Pazzazz & the permanent archival Registrar's Ink (Blue Black). I'm drawn to brown shades & want to try a shimmer. Wish UK companies did samples.
@@bluemountain.1957 I’m not sure exactly what you mean. They have some small bottles. For samples, you should be able to get some from Goulet Pens. That’s how I tried them.
@@decluesviews2740 Standard Diamine inks come in 30ml plastic bottles, which are inexpensive. I'm in the UK so it doesn't make sense to order from Goulet Pens in the US. They do small samples of a few ml from a large range of manufacturers. I haven't found a UK based retailer that does that.
Have to agree on Carbon Black as a necessity. I keep a Jinhao Shark with a fude nib inked up with it all times, if it gunks up, no loss. And when you need it, you need it.
@@ichirofakename No, not really. While it can start getting clogged after two months, non pigment inks in same pens will often do the same. And it cleans out fine with a bulb syringe. Wouldn't use it in a piston filler out of caution. But honestly some high sheen inks are a bigger pain to clean.
All great choices! My 5: Platinum Carbon Black, Van Dieman's Cradle Mountain Grey (old formula), Robert Oster Motor Oil, Diamine Earl Grey, and Diamine Writers Blood
the blinking/flickering problem is down to a mismatch in camera frame rate, shutter angle, and the frequency of your local power grid (or in rare cases, frequencies of otherwise PWM lights). Assuming you have 60hz power where to live, set your recording frame rate at 30fps and your shutter speed at 1/60 second (or 180 degree shutter, if it's fancy).
For me, this requires little thought. Montblanc James Purdey. Diamine Ancient Copper. I haven't had it crust, maybe because I use it so fast. Diamine Red Dragon. Waterman Tender Purple. Monteverde Yosemite Green. Extremely honorable mention that came a hair from making the list: Montblanc Wood & Tobacco, Gray. Very, very difficult not to have a gray ink. I don't like blue or black, so if I HAD to use one of these colors, I'd grab a gel pen. Pens I'd go with is just as easy. It took a lot of years to gather them, and they're the only choice. Namiki Maki-e. Namiki Chinkin. Visconti Bronze Age. Scribo Feel. Kaweco Brass Sport with gold nib.
Well done! I don’t actually have a huge ink collection, but I would still have a hard time picking 5. 😬Let me give it a whirl: 1) Diamine Oxblood, 2) Diamine Oxford Blue, 3) Diamine Sherwood Green, 4) Diamine Autumn Oak, and 5) Iroshizuku Yama-Budo. I cheated: no black. I could probably swap out Kon-Peki or one of several Iroshizuku Blues for Oxford.
@DeClue's Views: I'm in the same boat - a relatively small ink collection (16 at last count), but I would also have a hard time narrowing to 5 - but here's my best shot: 1. Diamine Oxblood, 2. Diamine Blue/Black, 3. Lamy Turmaline, 4. Noodler's Walnut, 5. Noodler's Zhivago. I'll be sad when my bottle of Lamy Turmaline is empty, since it was a special edition color from several years ago (and therefore will be very expensive to replace).
Ooh, this is an interesting exercise! Off the top of my head there are some always favorites I'd definitely have to have: J. Herbin Poussière de Lune, Sailor Jentle Chu-shu, Caran d'Ache Magnetic Blue. For a pigmented black I'd choose Sailor Kiwa-guro, and then ... Jeez, how does one chose ink N⁰5?!? Impossible. I'd probably have to blindfold myself and randomly select one. 🤣
Would you select your start over pens first, then ink, or would it make sense to select the inks, and then choose your pens? A bit of the chicken and egg scenario. Ultimately, 5 is just too small a number for either.
As someone who matches inks to pens i'm wondering what ink you have in that 580? I love Diamine Writer's Blood as well, but i just don't have the pen to match it yet. Currently in my Black Jinhao 159, just because you can put any colour in a black pen, but it's not the same as having a pen to match the ink.
@@PensandTea I just had a look at it on Mountain of Ink. Nice! I hadn't looked at Van Diemans inks before. They have some really nice looking inks. While perusing i just discovered their "Moonlit Lake" which is a more green/blue/teal shimmery thing, which i think i've just fallen in love with. I only just got my 580 and bought Diamine Aurora Borealis with it. It's a nice match but a rather plain ink so i'm looking for something a bit more interesting which is why i asked. I think i'll definitely be giving the Van Diemans a try when the Diamine runs out. I was also looking for a nice yellow ink and their "Beeswax" looks pretty good too. Thanks.
I've never found a pen to match Writer's Blood. It's way too dark, and way, way, way too wet for me. Maybe for an extra fine nib? But it ghosts or bleeds with every paper I have, and the color is so dark it may as well be black out of a wide, wet nib. I finally dumped mine out and refilled the bottle with Diamine Red Dragon. Now I have a bottle with a name I love on the label, and an ink I love inside.
Aurora Black (or Sailor Kiwaguro - pigmented black if permanent needed - its darker than it seems, and really shiny), can I pick Parker Penman Sapphire , even it its not available? (If not, maybe PR DC Supershow Blue). Surely one of the Organics Studio inks-, probably Walden (yes, I know they are in some ways evil), Pilot Iroshizuko Yama-budo, One more: too many choices -- maybe an interesting Blue-black -- Colorverse Extreme Dark Field, or maybe an interesting green, or maybe one of the more interesting slightly dusty/dirty Birmingham colors. I can't decide.
A solid list!!! I would myself pick Sailor Manyo Kikyou, Diamine Ancient Copper, Robert Oster Soda Pop Blue, Diamine Writers Blood, Diamine Dark Forrest
Hmmm. Only five? Are you MAD? Well, that’s a different question. My must have, start fresh inks? Red category…I agree with Diamine Writer’s Blood. Out of the pen and onto the page it’s brilliant. A brown…cause I love browns…Noodler’s Walnut. Friendly and fool proof. Green? You totally missed green. I’m wounded. Whatever. Diamine November Rain for me and that’s three. Black. Yup. Gotta have it. So many great ones. Carbon Black is phenomenal. But for general purposes I’d go with Noodler’s Black. Blue? Diamine Jack Frost or Skull & Roses? No…I’ll go with Organics Studio Nitrogen. Killer. Now, a straight red. Diamine Red Dragon. So I NEED a number six…a Teal! Gotta have it. Purple? Oh…what to do? Well, rules are rules. Thanks for the fun. Now you need to do a top five from specific makers…Diamine, Lamy, Noodler…etc. PS: did you notice I cheated and picked six anyway? Bwwaaaahahaha!
Ooh what ink would I pair with Harney Hot Cinnamon? Picking only from inks I own, I'll go with Ancient Copper. For the other 4, I flipped through a journal to see which gave me the best legibility while still being a little bit interesting -- Herbin Poussière de Lune, Diamine Chocolate Brown, Diamine Twilight. For number 5 I pick a "party" ink - Robert Oster Fire & Ice.
My start-over 5: De Atramentis Document Fog Grey (waterproof) Diamine Spiced Apple (chameleon) Jacques Herbin Bleu de Minuit (shading) Monteverde Yosemite Green (sheening) Colorverse Hayabusa Glistening (shimmer)
Five favorite inks at the moment: Diamine Ancient Copper, Diamine Polar Glow, Iroshizuku Ina-Ho, Iroshizuku Kiri-Same, Waterman Mysterious Blue. Runners-up, Platinum Carbon Black and Iroshizuku Fuyu-Syogun.
If this were which single brand would I use if I had to, "Iroshizuku would be it. I love Diamine, Noodler's, and half a dozen or more other brands, but I don't think you can beat Iroshizuku as a writing brand filled with beautiful, well-behaved inks.
Great video. My five would be: Robert Oster Blue Water Ice Noodler's 54th Massachusetts Herbin Lie de The Herbin Poussiere de Lune Noodler's El Lawrence I feel like I'm missing out on a "fun" ink, would probably pick Diamine Winter Spice for that but not sure I'd want to swap out any of the five for it. So many other inks I'd want to have though...
My 5 inks (in no particular order): Platinum Carbon Black, Diamine Polar Glow, Noodlers Southwest Sunset, Sailor Manyo Haha, Jacques Herbin Shogun. Some hard choices in there…
Is it just me, or does Ancient Copper show up a very large number of times in the comments? I've seen the same elsewhere. I knows it's one of my five favorite inks, and the only one that competes with James Purdey for journaling, but I didn't know it was as popular as it now seems to be. Right up there with Oxblood, which I love almost as much as Red Dragon.
I try to limit my inks to the basic colors and that they are quick drying as I am left handed. I have searched for a black ink that, like you, is really black. I thought about the Platinum Carbon Black but have stayed away from it due to cleaning issues. So far the best I have come up with is Aurora Black. That may change as there is the Private Reserve Ultra Black that seems to be a contender. As for blue I found Diamine Regency Blue and Iroshizuku asa-gao. I do have one blue-black;. Robert Oster Thunderstorm. Fabulous color and quick drying. I am still looking for a green. I have Conklin Kelly Green which is nice but I am looking for a darker green that is quick drying. Do you have any suggestions? For red I chose Diamine Oxblood as it is quick drying.
A few years ago, Auroa tested as the blackest black. I think it still is with dye based ink. But pigmented inks may have passed it. I hate black ink because I HAD to use it several hours per day for nearly twenty years. I also hate most blue inks because that was all we were allowed to use in school.
This was harder than choosing the five fountain pens to keep. Noodler's Bad Black Moccasin OMAS Green Montblanc Permanent Blue Sheaffer Skrip Blue-Black Pilot Iroshizuku Morning Glory (asa-gao)
I gotta say it. I tried to bite my tongue, but I can't any longer. I found your choice of black deeeeeeeply underwhelming, given the hype. Three blacks hit the spot better for me. In reverse order: 3. 🎖 Black 2. 🥈 Namiki Black 1. 🏅 Diamine Onyx Black
Soooo, your'e NOT getting rid of all your inks. Ok, I get the picture. Well, I walked right into that one. 😉🙃 Good choices. I have Polar Glow and Writer's Blood and like them, too.
This was really hard to get it to 5, however: Herbin Lie de thé Sailor Ink Studio 224 Diamine Soft Mint Noodler's Borealis Black Diamine Oxblood Thank you for your video's and for this mental challenge.
I don't know what's going on, it might be the caffeine...as you take another sip of your tea. 😂 If I was starting over with my current inks, it would be MB Psychedelic Purple, Ultramarine, Egyptian Blue, Pelikan 4001 - Turquoise and either MB Moctezuma, Victoria & Albert or Turquoise. The last three are all pretty similar and I haven't used them enough yet to know which one I'd choose. ...if I could get a vintage/previously used ink back, I'd trade Pelikan 4001 - Turquoise for Sheaffer Peacock Blue.
Let's see, let's see. Only what I have on hand? Hmmm... If I was restricted to JUST five inks for the rest of time, I'd go with: 1. Platinum Carbon Black. 2. Platinum Blue-Black. 3. Iroshizuku Ama-Iro. 4. Diamine Terra Cotta. 5. Noo... wait. No, DeAtr... Wait. MMMM! Urrgh! Screw it. Montblanc Toffee Brown. In real life, there's no way I could restrict myself to five inks. I want a good blue-gray like DeAtramentis Document Fog Grey, a better good brown ink, a definite striking red like Montblanc Corn Poppy red (which I don't currently have). I'm not sure what else I'd HAVE to have. I could probably build a more satisfying list of 10 inks.
If you want lower shipping prices in Canada the people need to vote differently. Is voting still allowed in Canada or have the farmhouse pigs revoked that right too?
The reason your tree lights are flickering is basically because they run off mains-power which is AC or alternating current meaning they turn on and off very quickly tens of times a second (enough so you can't see it) but your camera when filming takes individual frames and if the frame rate is the same or quicker than the frequency of the lights, it will take some frames with the lights on and some off. The easiest way to correct it is to change the frame rate you record at, I don't know if you can do it through the apple camera, but I'm sure if you have a quick search you should be able to find an app which allows you to adjust frame rate if you want to.
Nice choices. I keep Platinum Carbon Black in my Platinum Desk Pen so it’s always available for addressing envelopes and other times when I want a permanent ink.
I just bought a Platinum Desk Pen for its super fine nib. It came with a pink cartridge, which is odd, but I'm going to refill it with PCB and draw with it.
I have the Wonder Pens Ginger Chicken. It shades beautifully, and looks great in both broad and fine nibs, and has a perfect flow. Named for the shop cat who wants no attention. Of course, I also bought Tuna Grey, for the loving cat Tuna, a recently adopted stray who adores Chicken and all people, but has a terminal medical diagnosis.
Perfect idea for a video, thanks!
5 inks only, and ones I have... Hmmm... I LIKE my generally boring standards. Parker Quink black. (I have it in 1940s microfilm black. 😁) Parker Quink brown (either washable or permanent. Hasn't been made since WWII.) Sheaffer Skrip red. Because it's what I currently have, Dickson's blue-black (again with vintage. This is a pretty standard iron gall blue-black.) Sheaffer Skrip purple. Honorable mention? Diamine Sherwood Green.
I saw the title and thought, what, why? You have so many beautiful inks. Why would you start over? Phew, so glad this was just a thought experiment! So for my hypothetical five; platinum carbon black and diamond writers blood we have in common. DeAtramentis Jane Austin, Iroshizuku kon-peki, and Private Reserve Sepia rounds out my five. But being limited to five, I think I would die a little inside every day a new ink comes out. Great video!
Love this video! My favourite inks are Diamine Ancient Copper, Diamine Marine, Diamine Imperial Blue, Diamine Red Dragon (can you tell I live in the UK?!) and, just discovered and absolutely fantastic, Sailor Shikiori Kin-Mokusei, No-one ever seems to mention it, but it is the brightest, juiciest orange, with wonderful shading. Looking forward to hearing what your 5 start-over pens will be!
Red Dragon is my favorite red, and I like Diamine inks in general. For burgundy, I like Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses. It has a bit of black shading. Those are the red family inks I most often use.
Okay, I saw the title of this video and had a moment of panic - WHAT IS SHE DOING??? Thank heavens it's in theory only! 😄
Wonderful topic! I'll have to try to come up with my list!
I LOVE my Platinum Carbon Black. I have it in at least 4 pens. I use it to write my nightly journal, and I draw with it. You can watercolour right over it. I am a fan of permanant inks. I just bought 2 different purples, and 2 from Super5: Dublin green and Delhi orange (which is a lot like Apache Sunset but permanent!).
Not sure if youve had an answer to your question about the lights but it has to do with the speed of the camera taking pictures vs the frequency of your power. Basically see if you can change the shutter speed to a multiple whatevers coming out of the outlet (probably a multiple of 60)
I actually find Noodler's Heart of Darkness to be blacker than Platinum Carbon Black. Carbon Black seems a bit grayish when compared side by side.
I find pretty much any black to be dark enough for me. Just has to be darker than adjacent colors.
4:13 I almost fainted! 😱
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Good list. I would choose my inks based on similar ideas but I came up with a different list.
1. Pilot Iroshizuku Kon-Peki: A nice light blue with good properties. But it might be too light for certain tasks.
2. Diamine Oxford Blue: This would be that dark blue which is always easy on the eyes and it is gorgeous on "official documents".
3. Rohrer & Klingner Salix: This would be the permanent ink for me if I need it. Also easier to clean out than the Platinum Carbon black.
4. Lamy Black: Nice dark black that is also easy to clean out. I don't use black that often but sometimes you need it.
5. Montblanc Toffee Brown: I simply love that brown colour. No particular reason 😅.
Take care ;)
If you like Oxford Blue definitely try out J. Herbin Bleu Minuit.
@@jeremyschuh Thanks for the suggestion although 5 was the maximum, so I am not allowed to buy anymore. *Ding Dong* Ups, the door rang, the postman brought some new inks 🤣.
Thanks Kerry. Always fun, always informative. I was inspired by you to buy a bottle of polar glow. I am saving it for the pen I am getting on Christmas Day!
Polar Glow is a great ink!
I also love blacks that are blackblack and permanent. Platinum Carbon Black (PCB) is a gold standard but I'm not a huge fan of how shiny it is (a black sheen, perhaps?) that takes on the color of the light around you. This detracts from its blackness. I've found that both Noodler's Heart of Darkness and X-Feather are more matte black than PCB and Noodler's Black (but Noodler's is so inconsistent it is fair to say that your mileage WILL vary). Also, Platinum has come out with a darker version of PCB! It is called Platinum Chou Kuro.
Another fun permanent "black" ink is Diamine's Registrar's Blue-Black. It is a modern iron gall ink that goes on blue-black. The blue fades over time and you're left with the black. It is not a blackblack, however. There is some (IMO: fun) gray to black shading.
With all that said, one can't go wrong with PCB.
Great idea for a video! I used this as my journal prompt today. Here are the inks I came up with:
1 Diamine Blue Velvet
2 Noodler’s X-Feather
3 Diamine Ancient Copper
4 Noodler’s Red Black
5 Diamine Sherwood Green
Diamine Blue Velvet is hard to beat!
Lennon Tool Bar Wenshan Pouchong Tea, Tono and Lims Sachertorte, De Atrementis Sherlock Holmes, Pilot Iroshizuku Fuyu-Syogun, Pennonia Ragi. These are the five inks that make my heart sing every time I ink them up.
Love your list because by the names alone I have no idea what ANY of the colors are.
@@ichirofakename green, brown, blue, grey and pink. :)
I just purchased a full bottle of wenshan pouchong after falling in love with a sample. So happy to see another fan! 🤗
If I was compiling this list for myself, the only blue I would include an ink from Diamine called Leap of Faith. It's a colour exclusive to Phidon's, in Cambridge. It's a really wet dark blue with an intense red sheen. It's the only blue to have stolen my heart.
That sounds awesome!
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Nice list, thank you for the review. I clearly see Tsuki-yo sheen in the writing, at least on TR paper.
My work requires we use Black, Red, and Green ink. Currently I have two Lamy Safari’s setup with red and green. I’m trying out MONTEVERDE Smoke-Noir to give me a different black.
Unfortunately the green and red are used very rarely. I may have to get a good blue to use for taking notes that way I can have some variety.
My answer changes if I am guaranteed to be able to get more of it when i run out. Because if so, Parker Ruby makes my list, if not, and tbh I would not do this to myself if I were getting into pens NOW, then it doesn't. Diamine Seize the Night is the closest I've found to filling the Ruby shaped hole in my heart even though they look nothing alike. It has the same softness. I don't know how else to put it. Tsuki-Yo (most hassle free ink ever made), Herbin Vert Empire, Colorverse Hayabusa Glistening, and Monteverde Fire Opal are the rest of my list. If I only get five inks forever I am not spending a fifth of my writing time arguing with glitter clogs or excessive staining.
For blacky black I will recommend graf von carbon black
It's best black out there
For the longest time I only wrote with Noodler's Black. Now I'm on a Diamine Oxford Blue kick. I have tons of samples . . . and those are my go-to inks--not even 5!
De Atramentis Charles Dickens, Diamine Ancient Copper, Diamine Prussian Blue, Diamine Oxblood, Diamine Classic Green
I love Harney & Sons tea!
I like your 5 inks. Someday I’ll have enough experience to do this thought experiment
Check out Harney and Sons "Paris" for a luscious black, layered with floral and fruity notes. They have a nice rooiboos, "African Autumn."
I had Harney's Hot Cinnamon Spice this morning, mixed with Harney's Vanilla! It's amazing how sweet the Hot Cinnamon Spice is all by itself. Other Harney Favorites are Dragon Pearl Jasmine, Earl Grey Supreme, Florence, and Tower of London. And, of course, plain Vanilla.
I’ve never thought about mixing teas lol. You’ve just opened up a whole new world for me. Ha ha ha ha ha.
@@PensandTea LOL, I don't do it often but Vanilla is compatible with a couple of others in my cupboard. This time I wanted to tone down the Hot and Spicy part -- which I do like in the afternoons, but not always for breakfast.
My top 5 must haves include Platinum Carbon Black (I use it every day), Rohrer-Klingner Scabiosa (not a bad purple, also waterproof, and does shade a bit even with extra fine nibs), Ginger Chicken (based on what I've seen in your videos, looks gorgeous), Writer's Blood looks like a good red/burgundy, and last likely Iroshizuku looks like a great blue.
The first two I have personal experience with, the others just based on what I've seen on RUclips.
Yay for Scabiosa!
@@cerealnana probably one of the most under-rated inks out there. Of course my actual experience with inks is limited to 5 so far (in order), Platinum Mixable Black, Private Reserve Electric DC Blue, R-K Scabiosa, Platinum Carbon Black, Diamine Registrars Blue-Black.
I had checked on Ginger Chicken and I’m glad it is coming back. I’ve recently acquired some Dominant Industry inks from Cult Pens and love them all
1. Pilot Namiki Black (same as comes with their standard cartridge with purchase) 2. Pilot Iroshizuko Yama Budo (I use this for grading as it does well on cheap copy and composition paper) 3. Colorverse Brunch Date (It's just a beautiful dusky pink, and I'm not usually a fan of pink inks) 4. Private Reserve Blue Suede (bright and with a gorgeous red sheen that routinely peeks out from a wet nib) 5. Robert Oster Honeybee (Robert Oster inks have this quality about them where they go really soft around the edges almost like they have shimmer in them, even when they don't. This ink pretty much lives in my Esterbrook Honeycomb Estie). Honorable mentions that I would be very sad to see "go": FWP Oyster Hour, FWP Moss Park Green, Diamine Marine, and Noodlers Black Swan in English Roses.
I find ginger chicken a hilarious name for some reason. Reminds me of emerald of chicken.
Good morning. I have several ink samples and a few ink bottles. No more ink for me until I get half way into using the ones I have.
The flickering is to do with your frame rate (fps). The frequency of the light and the shutter are out of sync. You might need to do some experiments to see which frame rate works for you.
Thank you!!!
You’re welcome. And just in case you ever wonder that your viewers are doing while they watch your videos… I was spinning some musk ox fibre! 😂 Thanks for the entertainment.
@Tiny Fibre Studio: you are correct - the flickering of the Christmas tree lights has to do with the frequency of the AC power coming to her house (I'm assuming North American standard 60 Hz) interacting with the frame rate of the video. Unfortunately, standard video frame rates are typically some "even" fraction of 60 (30 fps is typical). To to get rid of the flicker, she would have to go to either a really high frame rate (e.g. 120 fps) - which would result in an enormous file size - or go to a non-standard frame rate (which may be impossible given her video equipment).
Ohhh cool thought experiment… I would choose:
Pilot Iroshizuku Yama Budo
Diamine Writer’s Blood
Colorverse Coffee Break
Sailor Ink Studio 764
DeAtramentis Document Ink Black
What a great topic Kerry! I think Yama Budo would have to be placed somewhere in this list for me but other than that, this would be a question that would take some time for me to compile I think. Happy New Year to you. I look forward to many more awesome videos. 🙂
I think it was just before covid that I mentionned I have a bottle of Lamy Dark Violet that you could have. I was going to bring it to Scriptus this year but ended up not going because my kid brought home yet another virus/cold/plague and I thought it would be best not to spread the contagion.
I would love to see the Fantasy league version (inks like Lamy Dark Lilac that you can't buy ever but would if you could).
My 5 inks to use without any other inks?
1. Noodler's Navy (dark blue, not to be confused with any of the blue black grunge inks)
2. I'd pick Platinum Carbon Black but don't own it so would have to pick the permanent Black I do own which is Noodler's Black. Honorable mention to Lamy Black though.
3. Edelstein Smokey Quartz - I have two bottles for a reason.
4. Van Diemans Firetail Finch - I don't bright red all the time but if I could never buy another ink I'd want a deep true red and this would be it.
5. Diamine Bougainvillea - I feel like this should be a true blue, but instead I'm going with this fluro-ish magenta 😅 it makes my heart happy.
Write that idea down 👍🏻
Just started with fountain pens and have only bought 4 inks so far. All Diamine: Oxblood, Oxford Blue, Purple Pazzazz & the permanent archival Registrar's Ink (Blue Black). I'm drawn to brown shades & want to try a shimmer. Wish UK companies did samples.
I love Diamine Oxblood and Oxford Blue! I’m also a huge fan of their Sherwood Green.
Do Diamine not still sell the smallish samples?
@@bluemountain.1957 I’m not sure exactly what you mean. They have some small bottles. For samples, you should be able to get some from Goulet Pens. That’s how I tried them.
@@decluesviews2740 Standard Diamine inks come in 30ml plastic bottles, which are inexpensive. I'm in the UK so it doesn't make sense to order from Goulet Pens in the US. They do small samples of a few ml from a large range of manufacturers. I haven't found a UK based retailer that does that.
@@sueadams1499 Try Pure Pens and The Writing Desk who are online sellers based in the UK.
Have to agree on Carbon Black as a necessity. I keep a Jinhao Shark with a fude nib inked up with it all times, if it gunks up, no loss. And when you need it, you need it.
Has it gunked you yet?
@@ichirofakename No, not really. While it can start getting clogged after two months, non pigment inks in same pens will often do the same. And it cleans out fine with a bulb syringe.
Wouldn't use it in a piston filler out of caution. But honestly some high sheen inks are a bigger pain to clean.
That tea is a household favorite here
Polar glow is amazing. Out of all the inks from the calender, this is the only one I knocked over and spilled everywhere :/
Oh no! I love that ink!
The Tsuki-Yo is on my list as well. Its always inked up in a pen. I have to get my hands on Ginger Chicken.
All great choices! My 5: Platinum Carbon Black, Van Dieman's Cradle Mountain Grey (old formula), Robert Oster Motor Oil, Diamine Earl Grey, and Diamine Writers Blood
the blinking/flickering problem is down to a mismatch in camera frame rate, shutter angle, and the frequency of your local power grid (or in rare cases, frequencies of otherwise PWM lights). Assuming you have 60hz power where to live, set your recording frame rate at 30fps and your shutter speed at 1/60 second (or 180 degree shutter, if it's fancy).
For me, this requires little thought.
Montblanc James Purdey.
Diamine Ancient Copper. I haven't had it crust, maybe because I use it so fast.
Diamine Red Dragon.
Waterman Tender Purple.
Monteverde Yosemite Green.
Extremely honorable mention that came a hair from making the list: Montblanc Wood & Tobacco, Gray. Very, very difficult not to have a gray ink.
I don't like blue or black, so if I HAD to use one of these colors, I'd grab a gel pen.
Pens I'd go with is just as easy. It took a lot of years to gather them, and they're the only choice.
Namiki Maki-e.
Namiki Chinkin.
Visconti Bronze Age.
Scribo Feel.
Kaweco Brass Sport with gold nib.
Well done! I don’t actually have a huge ink collection, but I would still have a hard time picking 5. 😬Let me give it a whirl: 1) Diamine Oxblood, 2) Diamine Oxford Blue, 3) Diamine Sherwood Green, 4) Diamine Autumn Oak, and 5) Iroshizuku Yama-Budo. I cheated: no black. I could probably swap out Kon-Peki or one of several Iroshizuku Blues for Oxford.
@DeClue's Views: I'm in the same boat - a relatively small ink collection (16 at last count), but I would also have a hard time narrowing to 5 - but here's my best shot: 1. Diamine Oxblood, 2. Diamine Blue/Black, 3. Lamy Turmaline, 4. Noodler's Walnut, 5. Noodler's Zhivago. I'll be sad when my bottle of Lamy Turmaline is empty, since it was a special edition color from several years ago (and therefore will be very expensive to replace).
Ooh, this is an interesting exercise! Off the top of my head there are some always favorites I'd definitely have to have: J. Herbin Poussière de Lune, Sailor Jentle Chu-shu, Caran d'Ache Magnetic Blue. For a pigmented black I'd choose Sailor Kiwa-guro, and then ... Jeez, how does one chose ink N⁰5?!? Impossible. I'd probably have to blindfold myself and randomly select one. 🤣
Parker Quink Blue-Black, Diamine Oxblood, Platinum Carbon Black, Diamine Pumpkin, KWZ Sheen Machine.
Would you select your start over pens first, then ink, or would it make sense to select the inks, and then choose your pens? A bit of the chicken and egg scenario. Ultimately, 5 is just too small a number for either.
Oooohhhh that’s Sophie’s choice, I don’t know hahahahaha. Probably pens first
As someone who matches inks to pens i'm wondering what ink you have in that 580?
I love Diamine Writer's Blood as well, but i just don't have the pen to match it yet. Currently in my Black Jinhao 159, just because you can put any colour in a black pen, but it's not the same as having a pen to match the ink.
I have Van Diemans Hanging Lake in it now. A darker blue than the trim but I’m good as long as it’s in the blue family lol
@@PensandTea I just had a look at it on Mountain of Ink. Nice! I hadn't looked at Van Diemans inks before. They have some really nice looking inks. While perusing i just discovered their "Moonlit Lake" which is a more green/blue/teal shimmery thing, which i think i've just fallen in love with.
I only just got my 580 and bought Diamine Aurora Borealis with it. It's a nice match but a rather plain ink so i'm looking for something a bit more interesting which is why i asked. I think i'll definitely be giving the Van Diemans a try when the Diamine runs out. I was also looking for a nice yellow ink and their "Beeswax" looks pretty good too. Thanks.
I've never found a pen to match Writer's Blood. It's way too dark, and way, way, way too wet for me. Maybe for an extra fine nib? But it ghosts or bleeds with every paper I have, and the color is so dark it may as well be black out of a wide, wet nib. I finally dumped mine out and refilled the bottle with Diamine Red Dragon. Now I have a bottle with a name I love on the label, and an ink I love inside.
Aurora Black (or Sailor Kiwaguro - pigmented black if permanent needed - its darker than it seems, and really shiny), can I pick Parker Penman Sapphire , even it its not available? (If not, maybe PR DC Supershow Blue). Surely one of the Organics Studio inks-, probably Walden (yes, I know they are in some ways evil), Pilot Iroshizuko Yama-budo, One more: too many choices -- maybe an interesting Blue-black -- Colorverse Extreme Dark Field, or maybe an interesting green, or maybe one of the more interesting slightly dusty/dirty Birmingham colors. I can't decide.
My favorite Harney and Sons tea is Paris. I could bathe in it. Have you tried Monteverde Copper Noir? Love it.
Paris is so good too! I feel like I have tried that ink, but it was so long ago that I don’t fully remember what it was like
A solid list!!! I would myself pick Sailor Manyo Kikyou, Diamine Ancient Copper, Robert Oster Soda Pop Blue, Diamine Writers Blood, Diamine Dark Forrest
I dont have carbon black YET! But that will be my honorable mention 😅
I'm curious to know what you finally did with the inks you got rid of. Sell them? Give them away? Trash?
Hmmm. Only five? Are you MAD? Well, that’s a different question. My must have, start fresh inks? Red category…I agree with Diamine Writer’s Blood. Out of the pen and onto the page it’s brilliant. A brown…cause I love browns…Noodler’s Walnut. Friendly and fool proof. Green? You totally missed green. I’m wounded. Whatever. Diamine November Rain for me and that’s three. Black. Yup. Gotta have it. So many great ones. Carbon Black is phenomenal. But for general purposes I’d go with Noodler’s Black. Blue? Diamine Jack Frost or Skull & Roses? No…I’ll go with Organics Studio Nitrogen. Killer. Now, a straight red. Diamine Red Dragon. So I NEED a number six…a Teal! Gotta have it. Purple? Oh…what to do? Well, rules are rules. Thanks for the fun.
Now you need to do a top five from specific makers…Diamine, Lamy, Noodler…etc.
PS: did you notice I cheated and picked six anyway? Bwwaaaahahaha!
Wow! 5 inks! Let's see:
1) Pilot Black
2) Pilot Red
3) Waterman's Serenity Blue
4) J Herbin Lie de The
5) Iroshizuku Yama Budo
Cheers!!!
Ooh what ink would I pair with Harney Hot Cinnamon? Picking only from inks I own, I'll go with Ancient Copper. For the other 4, I flipped through a journal to see which gave me the best legibility while still being a little bit interesting -- Herbin Poussière de Lune, Diamine Chocolate Brown, Diamine Twilight. For number 5 I pick a "party" ink - Robert Oster Fire & Ice.
When you tell Siri to turn off your Christmas tree lights, my Siri turned off my TV! 😂😂😂
My start-over 5:
De Atramentis Document Fog Grey (waterproof)
Diamine Spiced Apple (chameleon)
Jacques Herbin Bleu de Minuit (shading)
Monteverde Yosemite Green (sheening)
Colorverse Hayabusa Glistening (shimmer)
A little bit of everything.
Blackest black! Thank you!!!!
(5:30am, watches video, trundles downstairs, pours Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice tea)
It’s so good!!!
Five favorite inks at the moment: Diamine Ancient Copper, Diamine Polar Glow, Iroshizuku Ina-Ho, Iroshizuku Kiri-Same, Waterman Mysterious Blue. Runners-up, Platinum Carbon Black and Iroshizuku Fuyu-Syogun.
If this were which single brand would I use if I had to, "Iroshizuku would be it. I love Diamine, Noodler's, and half a dozen or more other brands, but I don't think you can beat Iroshizuku as a writing brand filled with beautiful, well-behaved inks.
Great video. My five would be:
Robert Oster Blue Water Ice
Noodler's 54th Massachusetts
Herbin Lie de The
Herbin Poussiere de Lune
Noodler's El Lawrence
I feel like I'm missing out on a "fun" ink, would probably pick Diamine Winter Spice for that but not sure I'd want to swap out any of the five for it. So many other inks I'd want to have though...
Iroshizuku Shin-Kai, Tsuki-Yo, Syo-Ro, Yama-Buddo, & Montblanc Midnight Blue
No green 😢
Harney and Sons Earl Grey imperial is the best tea I’ve ever had. In fact it’s about the only tea I’ll drink now.
That one is VERY good!
My 5 inks (in no particular order): Platinum Carbon Black, Diamine Polar Glow, Noodlers Southwest Sunset, Sailor Manyo Haha, Jacques Herbin Shogun. Some hard choices in there…
I’ll take it 😊
Is it just me, or does Ancient Copper show up a very large number of times in the comments? I've seen the same elsewhere. I knows it's one of my five favorite inks, and the only one that competes with James Purdey for journaling, but I didn't know it was as popular as it now seems to be. Right up there with Oxblood, which I love almost as much as Red Dragon.
I try to limit my inks to the basic colors and that they are quick drying as I am left handed.
I have searched for a black ink that, like you, is really black. I thought about the Platinum Carbon Black but have stayed away from it due to cleaning issues. So far the best I have come up with is Aurora Black. That may change as there is the Private Reserve Ultra Black that seems to be a contender.
As for blue I found Diamine Regency Blue and Iroshizuku asa-gao.
I do have one blue-black;. Robert Oster Thunderstorm. Fabulous color and quick drying.
I am still looking for a green. I have Conklin Kelly Green which is nice but I am looking for a darker green that is quick drying. Do you have any suggestions?
For red I chose Diamine Oxblood as it is quick drying.
A few years ago, Auroa tested as the blackest black. I think it still is with dye based ink. But pigmented inks may have passed it. I hate black ink because I HAD to use it several hours per day for nearly twenty years. I also hate most blue inks because that was all we were allowed to use in school.
@@jamesaritchie1 Black, blue or blue - black were the only colors allowed in school. Teachers however were granted use of red, of course.
Me: reading the title and keeping an eye out for Ginger Chicken from the beginning 👁
Love the top five..!!
I’ve heard you say dilhole a few times. I wonder if you know what it means?
This was harder than choosing the five fountain pens to keep.
Noodler's Bad Black Moccasin
OMAS Green
Montblanc Permanent Blue
Sheaffer Skrip Blue-Black
Pilot Iroshizuku Morning Glory (asa-gao)
I only HAVE 5 inks, hahaha But that will me more :)
I gotta say it. I tried to bite my tongue, but I can't any longer. I found your choice of black deeeeeeeply underwhelming, given the hype. Three blacks hit the spot better for me. In reverse order:
3. 🎖 Black
2. 🥈 Namiki Black
1. 🏅 Diamine Onyx Black
Yes. Put your camera in manual mode and lower the shutter speed below 1/100 to something like 1/50 or 1/25. Try/Error
Soooo, your'e NOT getting rid of all your inks. Ok, I get the picture. Well, I walked right into that one. 😉🙃 Good choices. I have
Polar Glow and Writer's Blood and like them, too.
This was really hard to get it to 5, however:
Herbin Lie de thé
Sailor Ink Studio 224
Diamine Soft Mint
Noodler's Borealis Black
Diamine Oxblood
Thank you for your video's and for this mental challenge.
If you don't mind, what is your favorite thing about Borealis Black, vs. other blacks?
I don't know what's going on, it might be the caffeine...as you take another sip of your tea. 😂
If I was starting over with my current inks, it would be MB Psychedelic Purple, Ultramarine, Egyptian Blue, Pelikan 4001 - Turquoise and either MB Moctezuma, Victoria & Albert or Turquoise. The last three are all pretty similar and I haven't used them enough yet to know which one I'd choose.
...if I could get a vintage/previously used ink back, I'd trade Pelikan 4001 - Turquoise for Sheaffer Peacock Blue.
🤣🤣🤣
👍So... who will you go into partnership to produce a "Miss Parker" or a "Miss Purrker" ink, eh? 😉
If any ink manufacturer will let me, I’m onboard asap! Lol
Sailor Kiwa-Guro
Sailor Seiboku
Montegrappa Bordeaux (discontinued)
Visconti Blue
Sailor Jentle Doyou/Aurora Sepia
Let's see, let's see. Only what I have on hand? Hmmm...
If I was restricted to JUST five inks for the rest of time, I'd go with:
1. Platinum Carbon Black.
2. Platinum Blue-Black.
3. Iroshizuku Ama-Iro.
4. Diamine Terra Cotta.
5. Noo... wait. No, DeAtr... Wait. MMMM! Urrgh! Screw it. Montblanc Toffee Brown.
In real life, there's no way I could restrict myself to five inks. I want a good blue-gray like DeAtramentis Document Fog Grey, a better good brown ink, a definite striking red like Montblanc Corn Poppy red (which I don't currently have). I'm not sure what else I'd HAVE to have. I could probably build a more satisfying list of 10 inks.
Not only the camera se the flickering even animals like on the TV, because of diferent rate of watching the world.
Diamine Oxblood
Noodler's Baystate Blue
De Atramentis Document Black
Sailor Storia Spotlight (yellow)
Sailor Ink Studio 453 (violet)
If you want lower shipping prices in Canada the people need to vote differently. Is voting still allowed in Canada or have the farmhouse pigs revoked that right too?