I love my Moonman M800. I have the green one too. I don’t even switch out the bibs either. 🙂 When I saw your notification pop up I was so excited and had to watch immediately. Great video!
@@InkquiringMinds I just received my M800, but went with purple, which I like, but amber was a strong option. However, I didn't have a purple pen yet, so that swayed the choice. Waiting on a new ink, coming Monday to ink it, and try it out. Like the section better than I thought I would, so might get another one. The purple is just like amber, but in purple, so itvhas all those streaks, and is translucent. Overall a great resin. Enjoying it a lot.
One thing i found with moonman nibs is they write perfectly in reverse. I have a ranga 5 that i drilled out and jamned in a moonman silver nib housing. I primarily write with it upside down. I’ll use the normal nib orientation for bolder titles. With the 6ml ink capacity and the EF line I’ve never refilled it.
Looks like I need to branch out from my C1 to the M800. It looks stunning! I actually like Moonman nibs after some tweaking. Before tweaking it never gave me any problems it was just a little dry and had too much feedback for my liking. Anyways, great video!
Can you guys give some advice for nib tuning? Should I just get some micromesh for scratchiness? Realign the feed to make it more dry/wet? I never thought a micromesh would help and I'm wondering if you guys have tips
@@tristansalem3 I got some 10k and 12k micromash on ebay from a guitar equipment supplier and it worked well, not yet daring to try courser grit yet, but I've seen Chris Rap use them. As for the tricks with fill gauges, I got one on Ali Express but I'm not yet seeing a need for it. I've so far had good experiences using brass shims (also for a few $ for a 1m role that will last me a lifetime), I use them for both cleaning the slit and pulling tines sideways to make the nib wetter.
Thanks Doug!! I think this shows that the issues are more the nib than the feed. I.C. will be happy to hear I fixed and reinstalled one of my penbbs 308 nibs, so now have a spare goulet to use in a moonman! One minor correction in your video, only the twsbi vac 700 comes with a number 6 nib, the eco is number 5 and the 580 is a in between, often called a 5.5, i wouldnt worry though since a replacement vac 700 section is more expensive than the other options. Keep up the great videos!
Hi Doug, I have original momento zeros and four moonman m800's (in each colour) with both Bock and moonman nibs. I am a nibsmith as a hobby and once each pen was completed they all write incredibly well. The Bocks needed help just as much as the moonmans in order to meet my standards.. Thanks for the review
Interesting. I have a Moonman T1 and it is probably the best nib in my collection. Super smooth. Better than several pens I own in the 80 dollar range.
Thanks for sharing! I've had a couple of Moonman #6 nibs that have written well. My Moonman C1 was excellent out of the box. I guess my dismay has been the number of duds compared to Penbbs.
I agree with the you 100% although a few times I only purchase the inexpensive one as a gift, for a prop etc but I too get less expensive one AND the full price one.
I have 3 m800's and swapped out all 3nibs for Nemosine nibs. No complaints. Doug thanks for the in-depth review. I wouldn't but the Monto Zero because I would be afraid of misplacing it.
There were allot of problems with viscontis a while ago. I think they are Jowo nibs now, I have been considering, the price and magnetic closure keep me away.
@@InkquiringMinds I will take look and see if I can find the weblink, for a period SBRE Brown and others were reporting issues, following which a change was made. At this point unfortunately there is alot of nib purchasing from Jowo and Bock, which limits the writing experience a bit.
@@InkquiringMinds I have the Leonardo Momento zero in Positano Blue with broad Bock nib adjusted by Anabella from Appleboom. When i bought it i did not know the M800 existed
Doug, half way through your video, I placed an order for an amber M800... It looks stunning in your video. I think I still have my last Penbbs EF nib in reserve. I will definitely follow your lead and swap it in. Many thanks for the great video. Take care.
@@InkquiringMinds The previous two M800 videos convince me to give one a try, as I wasn't sure of that section by just looking at pictures of it. Much more benign slope in hand. I think it will be fine. If the Moonman nib won't perform, then I have a PenBBS RM in a keychain caddy, so that could get swapped in. I have a Nemosine stub lying around as well, so there are options, although I do like the Moonman nibs when they work.
My M800 Amber is here. I swapped a Penbbs steel "F" nib into it. It looks really great. I don't know how to share a pic here. Otherwise I can show you.
Thanks for the review, I was considering buying an m800 but the awful nib made me change my mind, the pen is $60 at Amazon but if I have to replace the nib, that is not a desirable situation. I do have some inexpensive nibs that work well still I'll have to think about it.
Hi Doug, I like the green though, very wise choice. A great colour match would be Diamine Sherwood Green (my fav green haha). My latest pen acquisition has disappeared between the United States and Australia, it left Hong Kong and seemed to have disappeared in the Indian Ocean somewhere :(
I does indeed. I keep in mind the adage about real estate; your home might be "assessed" at a certain amount, but the only time you no precisely what your house is worth, is the moment you sell it.
I have some Moonman/Majohn pens, their nibs are very inconsistent - I have Majohn T5, Majohn Wancai, Majohn S3, Majohn M600s, only T5 writes well, the other nibs on several pens have poor ink flow, extremely dry and scratchy, and one nib on M600s seem to be misaligned, I will verify this after my loupe arrives. Jinhao which has cheaper pens than Majohn have nibs that are consistent, Jinhao nibs have never disappointed me so far.
I'm getting by with a few Chinese fountain pens. I'm not a collector but I am unemployed (thanks Covid-19). One day who knows I will be able to buy a Momento Zero. I suspect it will be a gift from my wife when I'm almost a hundred years old. Great video.
Well, you might as well spring for the Purple M-800 too, just to make your collection complete. I have all four, and have been systematically replacing the ho-hum nibs. A Goulet black EF nib has been my favorite replacement so far. I agree that the M-800 "is a winner"; and to my thinking, it is the best Moonman pen of all.
@@InkquiringMinds I don't have a sample of it here, the closest I have in my col-o-ring are Diamine magenta and Noodler's Cactus fruit, but darker. I could try holding it against the screen with samples on mountain of ink but that's very inaccurate (even though my screen is calibrated, my lamp is not).
@@InkquiringMinds It is very close to Yama-budo indeed, at least the darker and translucent parts with some of the lighter swirls. Just checked as a WS 699 with Yama-budo is always on my desk.
Another timely vid, Sir! I have an M800 Galaxy in route from China and a Bock Ti nib in route from the UK. After some pen surgery I expect to have another great pen.
Another wonderful video, Doug! I have the M800 and M600S in green and love them both. The 600S came with a 2 tone Moonman medium nib that is great! following your lead, I replaced the Moonman fine on the M800 with a Goulet fine from a Jinhao 159 and it was a great swap. Thanks for the idea!! Ebay must not like me as I did not receive any $25 coupon!!
Hello! Great comparison between all the pens. That was fun! What a great deal you scored on the M800 Emerald! Wow! I hope to add the Blue Galaxy to my collection sometime in the near future. You are so right about those M800 nibs. Like you, I tweaked mine and it writes so well now. Smooth and lays down a lot of ink. I think the Moonman M800 nibs are a better quality compared to the M8 nibs. Have a great week! Thank you!
I had similar problems with the stock moonman nib on my galaxy m800. I tried micro meshing and flossing, which didn’t help. Upon digging deeper, the nib is not sitting flatly on the feed (i.e. there’s a visible gap between the two) - I wonder if there’s any qc with their nib manufacturing. 🤔 I ended up swapping it with a Nemosine nib I had sitting around, and it’s sooooo much better.
I've heard great things about the Nemosine nibs, Alan. I know Kathy at gadgetstop321 loves her Nemosine nib and swaps it around. Many times the Moonman nibs don't seem to fit the feeds flush or they are askew which pushes a tine out of alignment. I've seen that a few times. Weirdly, the Penbbs nibs fit the Moonman feeds better than the Moonman stock nib does.
@@InkquiringMinds They are great. Wish I stocked up on more of them when they had the fire sale last summer. As it is I only have a couple, and they are all great nibs. Swapped one of them into my FPR Himalaya, and it is great combo that way.
I had M800s on my list but wasn't thrilled with the available colors. And the nibs being ho-hum knocked them down further. If I had spare nibs it might be an option but I'm new. Yours is a nice green. The purple might have been good with the yama budo though 🍇 I'm considering the rose red New Moon you reviewed, since I love the color and want to try the upturned nib. I saw some shipping from the US online, quick pen candy. I'm going back and forth between the New Moon and the Delike Element brass pen. Something to fiddle with while I wait for the right PenBBS model/color combo to come along.
I got the Moonman M800 with the galaxy finish and bock nib version at a discounted price, I had high expectation with this pen on Bock, but.... alas... although Bock is made from Germany, it is nothing like Pelikan nib, half of the cost of the Moonman M800 goes to the Bock nib and yet it cannot perform. Bock nib writes smoothly, but... pales the hue of ink, it presents grey instead of black when on Lamy Black, very disappointing. The pen itself is a nice hold, I really like to hold the pen, it would be perfect if Bock performs as expected which unfortunately not...:( This M800 is too light for my liking, I thought the pen has some weight since it is quite oversized, but my Jinhao Centennial is heavier than this.
TWSBI ECOs and 580s take #5, not #6 nibs, and the Jowo 5s from Goulet don't fit well. Some people claim to have made it work, but the oem nibs are good so why bother?!
So it sounds like they are basically the same except you prefer the Zero because it is of higher quality than the M800. As a non-collector, I'm curious: why keep the M800s? I don't get it.
As a chinese pen with a cost of less than $30 i think it would be difficult to sell as a pre owned pen. Once you have nib fixed it is an excellent writting pen and the colors are different from those on the Zero.
@@edisontrent5244 Good points. One must really intend to keep it when buying an unresellable pen. So on some days one would rather use an inferior pen in a different finish. Or enjoy looking at it in the display case.
They are all different. Not just the different colours and different colour inks, the nibs are all different. The MZ is an Architect Italic and VERY different line than all the others. The Galaxy has the smoothest Penbbs fine nib of all my Penbbs pens - gorgeous writer for long sessions and the ink is KWZ Azure #5 which smells like vanilla. The Amber has the Bock nib, again a slightly different feel (now that I've tuned the hell out of it) and the Emerald with the Penbbs 355 nib now write almost as well as the Galaxy. Four different colours, four different experiences.
Great review. Yes, well known 'high end' brands are overpriced. BUT you know that you are getting a well made and durable pen. Chinese pens have their place but they are not pens for life. Just my opinion and experience, of course.
I would say that the one thing that is more durable in a high end pen would be the hardware plating. That being said, the gold plating on a Pelikan steel nib is ultra thin. You don't want to be polishing those birds!
I've had a few Moonman nibs that were iffy, a few that were horrible and a handful that were excellent. The good thing is they can all be made to write better fairly easily.
Thanks for another awesome video. I had been wondering about the real differences between them. The comparison of the plating was something I hadn't considered. Time will tell how mine hold up as my galaxy is normally my go pen especially when leaving the house. I like that it posts nicely and for me is very comfortable to write with posted. I'm waiting on delivery of the amber one with a bock nib, never tried a bock nib. If it doesn't work well a jowo will replace it. I assume that given identically tuned nibs the basic in hand, writing experience would be the same. Thanks for another interesting and informative video.
@@InkquiringMinds wow got my amber m800 with the bock nib and all I can say is you must have gotten a lemon as this is smoother than the fine jowo nib I have in my galaxy m800. Looking forward to the review for the Pelikan 😁
@@RichardSmith-uw6st I have no doubt, Richard! And I'm glad you got a good one. I have had roughly 10 or 11 Moonman #6 nibs and out of those there were three or four that were very smooth and wet out of the box. That's a low percentage. I have 22 or 23 Pennbs and maybe two or three were not great - they'd write - but not great out of the box. That's a much lower percentage.
My only gripe with moonman is their lack of creativity with their copied models, don't get me wrong I enjoy my two M800's but it was such a missed opportunity to turn Leonardo's idea into their own by simply changing the clip design and filling system. Personally I've been doing some research on nib grinding mainly to spark some new life in my unused stock nibs, as I have so much free time due to a little "something" going around and I don't feel like giving up so much coin for each of my unused nibs to get grounded into something I'd like. Either way I ramble too much, another enjoyable video, keep up the good work.
@@InkquiringMinds I am tempted to get a bunch of Jinhao nibs for cheap, and experimenting. Already, well last year, turned a WS 3013 from fine to a nice stub by just clipping it off, and micromeshing it smooth. Nathan from Noodler's has some videos on this. It was an experiment which had worked very well. I spend quite the amount of time getting that thing smoothed out on four of the progressively finer micromeshes I have, but the end result is worth it.
I had a really bad experience with a M8 gold nib. It was impossible to fix, and I simply replaced it with a not-great-but-usable Noodler's nib. This week, I got a T1 Brass (have you ordered one? Quite interesting, weighty, but rather well-balanced - and brass!). It has a chrome nib and it writes magnificently right out of the box. So, I guess it is hit-or-miss with moonman nibs...
Hmmmmmm I wonder if this could possibly fit the Ultra Flex Nib and ebonite feed from Fountain Pen Revolution so I can finally chuck that incredibly stinky converter...
Hi Dog, I really like my M800 with Bock nib, I think it is far superior to the version with Moonman nib, the nib of the latter I think is inferior even than the Jinhao FP (X450, X750, 100) .
Woof! I agree Canetas! I have a Bock on my M800 Amber and it is great. My other two M800s (Galaxy and Emerald) have Penbbs fine nibs on them. All three are superior to the Moonman stock nib.
Thanks for yet another informative and nuanced video. My experience with a Moonman T1 is completely different. It had one of the best fine nibs (more medium fine) and was smooth in all directions with perfect flow. Looks like I won the nib lottery in that one. However, because I'm not a fan of none-italic pens, I've changed it to a Medium Jowo BF nib in cursive italic, which elevated a good pen to my favorite pen (and that is against tough competition). I'm still considering this pen, but maybe you can clear something up for me - I think you may have mentioned it in a previous video. As I understand it, the M800 with a Bock nib is supposed to take a Bock nib unit, whereas the M800 with a Moonman fine nib takes a proprietary / different nib unit? I find it preferable to leave nib and feed together, and just get the version with a bock nib unit, so I can order a custom ground Bock nib and replace this.
Yes, indeed, you are correct, Michael. The M800 with the Bock nib has the Bock nib/feed collar unit which is incompatible with the Moonman version of the pen. So, if you want to order a custom ground Bock unit to swap into an M800, it only works with the Bock version.
@@InkquiringMinds Thanks for the quick reply! As for the Leonardo pens - I take it they'll send you Jowo nibs in a Bock 250 nib unit as replacement, that'll be interesting. I'll look out for a video of that :)
I have the leonardo officina Italiana with a small crack in the center threads.I have used it but only once..!Italians be careful, the Chinese are coming..!Momento zero its not better to the Moonman no way..and its too dear compared to the Chinese one.The Moonman has a slight problem when you screw the cup in place.Be careful,check them when you buy.!...Both write well,the bock nib of Moonman is great,is little wet.The Italian writes also very smoothly. Which one i will buy next..?The Moonman.
@@InkquiringMinds ..after a 100+ pens in my collection, i have my own opinion.Chinese are here to stay thats why westeners are hate them.Pelikan is the writing instrument i prefer,although i dont like Germans.Their fountain pens are excellent..!Now i have something in my mind..from Pelikan.
@@InkquiringMinds ooh that's good to know thanks they're 30$ not insaley expensive. Does Leonardo use a standard? I love esterbrook nibs too they're soft
Have you tried the bock 250 titanium nibs? I got one and didn't like them at first. back then I preferred the penbbs nibs as my first choice (still love them, thanks for the tip!). But after time I would keep getting back to the titanium nib, wondering why. One day I realized that I swapped the titanium nib into every pen I wrote with at work at that moment :) there is something about the softness of that nib without being a flex nib. And it writes so wett, just exquisit.
I've heard a lot about the Bock Titanium nibs. Alan (What I Ink) has done a swap with one and so did Aaron (Aaron's Pen Videos). They seem to have a graphite pencil-like feedback to them and they are certainly nothing to look at.
Are moonman nibs usually terrible? I recently bought the S5 and C1 and both of the fine moonman nibs they came with were awful. Luckily the other nibs that came with S5 were great and it's one of my favorite pens now. Also that Emerald green color is gorgeous! Wish it was on a pen that wasn't exclusively converter filled.
Not terrible, awful. And not always. Most of the time they are okay - they write. They are uninspiring. I think I've replaced about 90% of the Moonman nibs I've purchased. The S5s were great but they were #5 and not Moonman (stub). You might find that emerald on a Moonman M100 or M300? I can't recall, but I knew I saw it on another pen.
I can't decide between the Amber and the green, someone help me out! I have never had any experience with a Bock nib which was better that any Chinese nib and I am pretty good at tuning and regrinding nibs so it is easy to choose the cheaper variant but I really like how Jowo nibs have a good amount of spring in them so how well do Jowos fit in this pen? It's nice to not have to spend loads for a nice acrylic.
@@InkquiringMinds Oh, I do like J.Herbins inks. My first ever ink pot was their Pearl Noir which got me through college. I suppose the sad part for me is that you have a custom nib I couldn't practically get duplicated since I don't live in the states. I have to ask though, is the feedback in the opening panel with that pen real or is that a sound effect dubbed over it? It sounds so good! I've never considered an architect nib before, but I am now. Maybe a Hongdian long knife.
@@StarKnightZ The sound is a sound effect, not the actual nib. If you have a Hongdian #6 size pen already, you can get the HD Long Knife separately. I just got one.
I bought an Emerald M800 with a Bock nib and it wrote Perfectly right out of the box. I also have more than Bock nibs on Namisu and Jinhao pens and they all wrote Perfectly right out of the box. It seems that you are the most unlucky guy in the world regarding Bock nibs.
I personally enjoy Bock nibs more than Jowo but you'd have to be in denial to say Bock doesn't have a problem with QC. Leonardo isn't the only one to run into this issue, Kaweco, Monteverde, Conklin, and Stipula, just to name a few, have all ran into issue with Bock nibs. However do take into consideration of 'user error' which "could" play a part for some reports of a bad nib as a newbie doesn't always have a full grasp of what they're talking about.
@@i.c.3157 the only time that I have experienced inconsistent performance was with some Kaweco Sport #5 nibs, never with #6 nibs. May be I'm just lucky. Yes I've heard of the cases that you mentioned and yes I too like Bock better than JoWo. I find original JoWo nibs less refined and not to my taste, although I like their TWSBI and Faber-Castell incarnations.
@@korax67 Most of the nibs are probably fine, but you ship the number of pens Leonardo does, then even a small percentage of bad nibs slipping out of the Bock's factory is going to give you headaches with the returns, replacements, and customer service. And lately that percentage of bad nibs wasn't so small, ergo all the companies switching away from Bock.
So you mean I can switch it with a #6 nib??..... what about a M600s Do they use the #6 nibs? ooooo please tell me!!!!! say it is so SAY IT IS SOOOOOO ( WEEPING DRAMATICALLY)
Nice videos! I'm thinking about getting one of these they looks really nice for the price. Do you know if I buy the moonman nib model because it's cheaper than the bock nib model if I can just unscrew the moonman nib from the grip section and swap it for a bock #6 I already have or do I need to buy the bock nib model if I intend on using bock nibs in it?
Thanks! The Moonman nib and Bock nib versions of the M800 are not compatible with each other. The nib/feed assemblies are different and take different converters. You might be able to swap the Bock nib you have for the Moonman nib if you pull it out of the nib assembly. Both are #6 size nibs but your mileage may vary depending on how will the Bock nib conforms to the Moonman feed. I've moved my Bock #6 around to a number of different pens with varying results.
Hmmm. I just bought a few fountain pen revolution nibs and put them in my jinhao 750s... they would be much prettier in this pen. I could have bought the fpr pens with these nibs for a similar price, but the one I did buy, although pretty, isn’t that well made, and leaks.
@@bandit-revolver I am unsure about the Jowo as I have never tried that brand in a M800. The standard Moonman #6 and the Jowo #6 are roughly the same size. The Bock might fit a Moonman feed, but I only have a Bock in the M800 that came with the Bock nib unit and feed. I have Penbbs #6 nibs in my Moonman M800s and they fit perfectly, so I expect a Jowo should do as well. Again just a guess as I've not tried it.
I liked it. It demonstrated a stock nib for each, and a preferred repair / swap by doug. If you would like to see large numbers of different nibs compared try ChrisRap52's channel, he has demonstrated something from just about every brand at some point and has many conversions.
@@edisontrent5244 I know, and I have learned a lot from his channel. It was my humorous way of giving Doug a "like" on the "not terrible, Aweful!" Remarks :) I too have two m800s with Bocks, they are not bad for my needs, and I like the Bocks on my Kawecos, I have a few Jowos and a metric ton of Jinhao nibs to compare with, but I don't feel like I have enough experience to discern what I like. Doug helps me listen to my hands as I write, as do Chris, Jason, Stephen and the other great pen channels. I love them all.
@@InkquiringMinds Certainly watching Chrisrap52's channel gives you the confidence to start messing with your nibs when they don't perform the way you expect them to, or at all. Certainly at least with the steel ones anyway.
It is easy to put Moonman's nibs ass to work. Just a good loupe and you can see what happens most of the time. Once you fix them, they are great. If I can do it, anyone can do it! LOL
The Penbbs fine nib is a slightly upturned, bent nib sometimes called a mini-fude or a Waverly nib. They tend to write a little thicker than a regular eastern fine nib. They measure around .5mm.
Please don't stop with those little clips! I absolutely love them!
Thank you, Mishak!
I love my Moonman M800. I have the green one too. I don’t even switch out the bibs either. 🙂 When I saw your notification pop up I was so excited and had to watch immediately. Great video!
Yay! Thank you!
Thanks for this lovely comparison of these pens (and inks!). I have the Moonman M800 in Amber. I do really like both the blue and the green!
Glad it was helpful! The amber is almost identical to the Penbbs amber. I suspect they are the same supply.
@@InkquiringMinds I just received my M800, but went with purple, which I like, but amber was a strong option. However, I didn't have a purple pen yet, so that swayed the choice. Waiting on a new ink, coming Monday to ink it, and try it out. Like the section better than I thought I would, so might get another one. The purple is just like amber, but in purple, so itvhas all those streaks, and is translucent. Overall a great resin. Enjoying it a lot.
One thing i found with moonman nibs is they write perfectly in reverse. I have a ranga 5 that i drilled out and jamned in a moonman silver nib housing. I primarily write with it upside down. I’ll use the normal nib orientation for bolder titles. With the 6ml ink capacity and the EF line I’ve never refilled it.
Thank you, mGARANDEUR1!
Looks like I need to branch out from my C1 to the M800. It looks stunning! I actually like Moonman nibs after some tweaking. Before tweaking it never gave me any problems it was just a little dry and had too much feedback for my liking.
Anyways, great video!
I don't mind stock nibs being too dry. It's much easier to tune them wetter than to tune a wet nib to be drier, after all.
Can you guys give some advice for nib tuning? Should I just get some micromesh for scratchiness? Realign the feed to make it more dry/wet? I never thought a micromesh would help and I'm wondering if you guys have tips
@@tristansalem3 I got some 10k and 12k micromash on ebay from a guitar equipment supplier and it worked well, not yet daring to try courser grit yet, but I've seen Chris Rap use them. As for the tricks with fill gauges, I got one on Ali Express but I'm not yet seeing a need for it. I've so far had good experiences using brass shims (also for a few $ for a 1m role that will last me a lifetime), I use them for both cleaning the slit and pulling tines sideways to make the nib wetter.
@@tristansalem3 take a look for the pen habits videos, he has handlens scale camera videos, and a multi pary seriers for different issues.
Thanks Doug!! I think this shows that the issues are more the nib than the feed. I.C. will be happy to hear I fixed and reinstalled one of my penbbs 308 nibs, so now have a spare goulet to use in a moonman! One minor correction in your video, only the twsbi vac 700 comes with a number 6 nib, the eco is number 5 and the 580 is a in between, often called a 5.5, i wouldnt worry though since a replacement vac 700 section is more expensive than the other options. Keep up the great videos!
Hi Doug, I have original momento zeros and four moonman m800's (in each colour) with both Bock and moonman nibs. I am a nibsmith as a hobby and once each pen was completed they all write incredibly well. The Bocks needed help just as much as the moonmans in order to meet my standards.. Thanks for the review
Thanks for sharing!
Interesting. I have a Moonman T1 and it is probably the best nib in my collection. Super smooth. Better than several pens I own in the 80 dollar range.
Thanks for sharing! I've had a couple of Moonman #6 nibs that have written well. My Moonman C1 was excellent out of the box. I guess my dismay has been the number of duds compared to Penbbs.
I agree with the you 100% although a few times I only purchase the inexpensive one as a gift, for a prop etc but I too get less expensive one AND the full price one.
I have 3 m800's and swapped out all 3nibs for Nemosine nibs. No complaints. Doug thanks for the in-depth review. I wouldn't but the Monto Zero because I would be afraid of misplacing it.
The Leonardo Officina Italiana Moment Zero. Don't leave home with it.
would be nice to get a review of a pen that wasnt changed... i guess
This was great, Doug! And, I love those Penbbs (F) nibs! Smooth as "budda"!
I'm taking back what i said yesterday , nevermind Visconti, I'll stick with my Leonardo... No FROU - FROU but Boys it's a smooth writer.
There were allot of problems with viscontis a while ago. I think they are Jowo nibs now, I have been considering, the price and magnetic closure keep me away.
Which Leo did you get again Luc? Model and colour?
I thought Visconti made their own nibs?
@@InkquiringMinds I will take look and see if I can find the weblink, for a period SBRE Brown and others were reporting issues, following which a change was made. At this point unfortunately there is alot of nib purchasing from Jowo and Bock, which limits the writing experience a bit.
@@InkquiringMinds I have the Leonardo Momento zero in Positano Blue with broad Bock nib adjusted by Anabella from Appleboom. When i bought it i did not know the M800 existed
Doug, half way through your video, I placed an order for an amber M800... It looks stunning in your video. I think I still have my last Penbbs EF nib in reserve. I will definitely follow your lead and swap it in.
Many thanks for the great video. Take care.
Right on! Please keep me updated on your progress!
@@InkquiringMinds The previous two M800 videos convince me to give one a try, as I wasn't sure of that section by just looking at pictures of it. Much more benign slope in hand. I think it will be fine. If the Moonman nib won't perform, then I have a PenBBS RM in a keychain caddy, so that could get swapped in. I have a Nemosine stub lying around as well, so there are options, although I do like the Moonman nibs when they work.
My M800 Amber is here. I swapped a Penbbs steel "F" nib into it. It looks really great. I don't know how to share a pic here. Otherwise I can show you.
@@williamyuen7139 Thanks for the note and the photo! It looks awesome!
Thanks for the review, I was considering buying an m800 but the awful nib made me change my mind, the pen is $60 at Amazon but if I have to replace the nib, that is not a desirable situation. I do have some inexpensive nibs that work well still I'll have to think about it.
I bought the less expensive versions with the Moonman nibs and replaced them with Penbbs.
Hi Doug, I like the green though, very wise choice. A great colour match would be Diamine Sherwood Green (my fav green haha). My latest pen acquisition has disappeared between the United States and Australia, it left Hong Kong and seemed to have disappeared in the Indian Ocean somewhere :(
They tend to sit in a warehouse waiting for the backlog. It will arrive eventually.
You ask, "How do we assess value?" with only half the video left. That question merits an entire series of discussion.
I does indeed. I keep in mind the adage about real estate; your home might be "assessed" at a certain amount, but the only time you no precisely what your house is worth, is the moment you sell it.
I have some Moonman/Majohn pens, their nibs are very inconsistent - I have Majohn T5, Majohn Wancai, Majohn S3, Majohn M600s, only T5 writes well, the other nibs on several pens have poor ink flow, extremely dry and scratchy, and one nib on M600s seem to be misaligned, I will verify this after my loupe arrives. Jinhao which has cheaper pens than Majohn have nibs that are consistent, Jinhao nibs have never disappointed me so far.
I'm getting by with a few Chinese fountain pens. I'm not a collector but I am unemployed (thanks Covid-19). One day who knows I will be able to buy a Momento Zero. I suspect it will be a gift from my wife when I'm almost a hundred years old. Great video.
Thanks! The MZ is a marvelous pen. But the Moonman M800 is a very affordable and very close alternative.
Well, you might as well spring for the Purple M-800 too, just to make your collection complete. I have all four, and have been systematically replacing the ho-hum nibs. A Goulet black EF nib has been my favorite replacement so far. I agree that the M-800 "is a winner"; and to my thinking, it is the best Moonman pen of all.
I have one, it's not really purple, it's redder, more like a magenta.
It is certainly my favourite Moonman of them all. What colour M800 did you put a black Goulet (Jowo) EF into? Please tell me the Amber.
Seafood: Hmmm I might have to get it. Would it match Iroshizuku Yama Budo?
@@InkquiringMinds I don't have a sample of it here, the closest I have in my col-o-ring are Diamine magenta and Noodler's Cactus fruit, but darker. I could try holding it against the screen with samples on mountain of ink but that's very inaccurate (even though my screen is calibrated, my lamp is not).
@@InkquiringMinds It is very close to Yama-budo indeed, at least the darker and translucent parts with some of the lighter swirls. Just checked as a WS 699 with Yama-budo is always on my desk.
Another timely vid, Sir! I have an M800 Galaxy in route from China and a Bock Ti nib in route from the UK. After some pen surgery I expect to have another great pen.
You'll like that Bock titanium M800 combination I'm sure!
@@InkquiringMinds I already do! I have my Amber M800 paired with a "M" Bock Ti nib and I love it. This time I am going with a "F".
Another wonderful video, Doug! I have the M800 and M600S in green and love them both. The 600S came with a 2 tone Moonman medium nib that is great! following your lead, I replaced the Moonman fine on the M800 with a Goulet fine from a Jinhao 159 and it was a great swap. Thanks for the idea!! Ebay must not like me as I did not receive any $25 coupon!!
Well my account goes back to February 2000.
@@InkquiringMinds , that is 12 years before mine!
Hello! Great comparison between all the pens. That was fun! What a great deal you scored on the M800 Emerald! Wow! I hope to add the Blue Galaxy to my collection sometime in the near future. You are so right about those M800 nibs. Like you, I tweaked mine and it writes so well now. Smooth and lays down a lot of ink. I think the Moonman M800 nibs are a better quality compared to the M8 nibs. Have a great week! Thank you!
Hey, Annie! Read the pinned comment on the PAS GAS Giveaway video and the post on my community tab. Then email me because.. shhhh... you're a winner.
@@InkquiringMinds Wha???? Holy smokes. Thank you. I will. = ) ! ! !
@@anniebus105 Yaaaayyyyy! :)
I had similar problems with the stock moonman nib on my galaxy m800. I tried micro meshing and flossing, which didn’t help. Upon digging deeper, the nib is not sitting flatly on the feed (i.e. there’s a visible gap between the two) - I wonder if there’s any qc with their nib manufacturing. 🤔
I ended up swapping it with a Nemosine nib I had sitting around, and it’s sooooo much better.
I've heard great things about the Nemosine nibs, Alan. I know Kathy at gadgetstop321 loves her Nemosine nib and swaps it around. Many times the Moonman nibs don't seem to fit the feeds flush or they are askew which pushes a tine out of alignment. I've seen that a few times. Weirdly, the Penbbs nibs fit the Moonman feeds better than the Moonman stock nib does.
@@InkquiringMinds They are great. Wish I stocked up on more of them when they had the fire sale last summer. As it is I only have a couple, and they are all great nibs. Swapped one of them into my FPR Himalaya, and it is great combo that way.
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Thanks MR! :)
I had M800s on my list but wasn't thrilled with the available colors. And the nibs being ho-hum knocked them down further. If I had spare nibs it might be an option but I'm new. Yours is a nice green. The purple might have been good with the yama budo though 🍇
I'm considering the rose red New Moon you reviewed, since I love the color and want to try the upturned nib. I saw some shipping from the US online, quick pen candy. I'm going back and forth between the New Moon and the Delike Element brass pen. Something to fiddle with while I wait for the right PenBBS model/color combo to come along.
If you like Penbbs nibs, you can get a nib in a really nice acrylic keyring charm for only $5US at the Etsy store.
I got the Moonman M800 with the galaxy finish and bock nib version at a discounted price, I had high expectation with this pen on Bock, but.... alas... although Bock is made from Germany, it is nothing like Pelikan nib, half of the cost of the Moonman M800 goes to the Bock nib and yet it cannot perform. Bock nib writes smoothly, but... pales the hue of ink, it presents grey instead of black when on Lamy Black, very disappointing. The pen itself is a nice hold, I really like to hold the pen, it would be perfect if Bock performs as expected which unfortunately not...:( This M800 is too light for my liking, I thought the pen has some weight since it is quite oversized, but my Jinhao Centennial is heavier than this.
Bock seem to be all over the place. A lot depends on how well the pen company that uses Bock does their quality control.
TWSBI ECOs and 580s take #5, not #6 nibs, and the Jowo 5s from Goulet don't fit well. Some people claim to have made it work, but the oem nibs are good so why bother?!
Yes. Another commenter has already made me aware of that. It knocks the 580 down a notch for me. I hear it is more like a 5.5 than a 5 though.
Hey Doug, did you use the feed on the moon man or the feed from your pen BBS?
If you are talking about using a Penbbs nib on a Moonman, you use the feed and collar native to the pen you are swapping to.
So it sounds like they are basically the same except you prefer the Zero because it is of higher quality than the M800. As a non-collector, I'm curious: why keep the M800s? I don't get it.
I'm not trying to be a jerk here, I'm genuinely curious.
As a chinese pen with a cost of less than $30 i think it would be difficult to sell as a pre owned pen. Once you have nib fixed it is an excellent writting pen and the colors are different from those on the Zero.
@@edisontrent5244 Good points. One must really intend to keep it when buying an unresellable pen. So on some days one would rather use an inferior pen in a different finish. Or enjoy looking at it in the display case.
They are all different. Not just the different colours and different colour inks, the nibs are all different. The MZ is an Architect Italic and VERY different line than all the others. The Galaxy has the smoothest Penbbs fine nib of all my Penbbs pens - gorgeous writer for long sessions and the ink is KWZ Azure #5 which smells like vanilla. The Amber has the Bock nib, again a slightly different feel (now that I've tuned the hell out of it) and the Emerald with the Penbbs 355 nib now write almost as well as the Galaxy. Four different colours, four different experiences.
I haven't even thought about selling any of these.
Great review. Yes, well known 'high end' brands are overpriced. BUT you know that you are getting a well made and durable pen. Chinese pens have their place but they are not pens for life. Just my opinion and experience, of course.
I would say that the one thing that is more durable in a high end pen would be the hardware plating. That being said, the gold plating on a Pelikan steel nib is ultra thin. You don't want to be polishing those birds!
I haven’t had a bad Moonman nib yet. They have been good writers with a bit of tweaking. Maybe I have been lucky.
I've had a few Moonman nibs that were iffy, a few that were horrible and a handful that were excellent. The good thing is they can all be made to write better fairly easily.
Thanks for another awesome video. I had been wondering about the real differences between them. The comparison of the plating was something I hadn't considered. Time will tell how mine hold up as my galaxy is normally my go pen especially when leaving the house. I like that it posts nicely and for me is very comfortable to write with posted. I'm waiting on delivery of the amber one with a bock nib, never tried a bock nib. If it doesn't work well a jowo will replace it.
I assume that given identically tuned nibs the basic in hand, writing experience would be the same.
Thanks for another interesting and informative video.
Thanks, Richard. You would have to pull the Bock and friction fit the Jowo as the collar assemblies are not compatible.
@@InkquiringMinds wow got my amber m800 with the bock nib and all I can say is you must have gotten a lemon as this is smoother than the fine jowo nib I have in my galaxy m800. Looking forward to the review for the Pelikan 😁
@@RichardSmith-uw6st I have no doubt, Richard! And I'm glad you got a good one. I have had roughly 10 or 11 Moonman #6 nibs and out of those there were three or four that were very smooth and wet out of the box. That's a low percentage. I have 22 or 23 Pennbs and maybe two or three were not great - they'd write - but not great out of the box. That's a much lower percentage.
My only gripe with moonman is their lack of creativity with their copied models, don't get me wrong I enjoy my two M800's but it was such a missed opportunity to turn Leonardo's idea into their own by simply changing the clip design and filling system.
Personally I've been doing some research on nib grinding mainly to spark some new life in my unused stock nibs, as I have so much free time due to a little "something" going around and I don't feel like giving up so much coin for each of my unused nibs to get grounded into something I'd like.
Either way I ramble too much, another enjoyable video, keep up the good work.
I"m doing the same thing. I have my Dremel setup to give it a go on some throwaway nibs.
@@InkquiringMinds I am tempted to get a bunch of Jinhao nibs for cheap, and experimenting. Already, well last year, turned a WS 3013 from fine to a nice stub by just clipping it off, and micromeshing it smooth. Nathan from Noodler's has some videos on this. It was an experiment which had worked very well. I spend quite the amount of time getting that thing smoothed out on four of the progressively finer micromeshes I have, but the end result is worth it.
I had a really bad experience with a M8 gold nib. It was impossible to fix, and I simply replaced it with a not-great-but-usable Noodler's nib. This week, I got a T1 Brass (have you ordered one? Quite interesting, weighty, but rather well-balanced - and brass!). It has a chrome nib and it writes magnificently right out of the box. So, I guess it is hit-or-miss with moonman nibs...
I've seen the Brass T1 but have not pulled the trigger. And yes, very hit and miss with Moonman nibs.
Interesting. I take it the nib and feed are simply friction fit into the housing?
Yes!
I would love to see the Green inked with Diamine Dark Forest....A fav ink of mine
I'm not a huge green fan (not easy ya know). So, when I got to the green side (Luke, the green side), I prefer a teal, emerald, peacock kind of green.
@@InkquiringMinds Dark Forest comes across very dark teal in most pens. Very dark and saturated. Happy Sunday, Sir Doug! 😸🖋
@@stargazer1359 Thanks, Stacy! You too!
@@InkquiringMinds Looking forward to your walks to the mailbox in the cold ❄ It's still hot as heck here in HumidityVille, Florida
@@stargazer1359 LOL Don't push it mate!
Hmmmmmm I wonder if this could possibly fit the Ultra Flex Nib and ebonite feed from Fountain Pen Revolution so I can finally chuck that incredibly stinky converter...
I would doubt the FPR nib assembly would fit.
Hi Dog, I really like my M800 with Bock nib, I think it is far superior to the version with Moonman nib, the nib of the latter I think is inferior even than the Jinhao FP (X450, X750, 100) .
Woof! I agree Canetas! I have a Bock on my M800 Amber and it is great. My other two M800s (Galaxy and Emerald) have Penbbs fine nibs on them. All three are superior to the Moonman stock nib.
Thanks for yet another informative and nuanced video. My experience with a Moonman T1 is completely different. It had one of the best fine nibs (more medium fine) and was smooth in all directions with perfect flow. Looks like I won the nib lottery in that one.
However, because I'm not a fan of none-italic pens, I've changed it to a Medium Jowo BF nib in cursive italic, which elevated a good pen to my favorite pen (and that is against tough competition).
I'm still considering this pen, but maybe you can clear something up for me - I think you may have mentioned it in a previous video. As I understand it, the M800 with a Bock nib is supposed to take a Bock nib unit, whereas the M800 with a Moonman fine nib takes a proprietary / different nib unit?
I find it preferable to leave nib and feed together, and just get the version with a bock nib unit, so I can order a custom ground Bock nib and replace this.
Yes, indeed, you are correct, Michael. The M800 with the Bock nib has the Bock nib/feed collar unit which is incompatible with the Moonman version of the pen. So, if you want to order a custom ground Bock unit to swap into an M800, it only works with the Bock version.
@@InkquiringMinds Thanks for the quick reply!
As for the Leonardo pens - I take it they'll send you Jowo nibs in a Bock 250 nib unit as replacement, that'll be interesting. I'll look out for a video of that :)
@@TweakMDS It will be interesting to see how that works. I should have the nibs tomorrow morning.
@@InkquiringMinds Another video coming soon then. Glad the swap to the new nibs is going fast for Leonardo.
I have the leonardo officina Italiana with a small crack in the center threads.I have used it but only once..!Italians be careful, the Chinese are coming..!Momento zero its not better to the Moonman no way..and its too dear compared to the Chinese one.The Moonman has a slight problem when you screw the cup in place.Be careful,check them when you buy.!...Both write well,the bock nib of Moonman is great,is little wet.The Italian writes also very smoothly. Which one i will buy next..?The Moonman.
I think the Leonardo IS better than the Moonman. The acrylic is better, the converter is better, the section is better and the nib is better.
@@InkquiringMinds ..after a 100+ pens in my collection, i have my own opinion.Chinese are here to stay thats why westeners are hate them.Pelikan is the writing instrument i prefer,although i dont like Germans.Their fountain pens are excellent..!Now i have something in my mind..from Pelikan.
A video so nice, I had to watch it twice.
Just like WagaWaga! A place so nice, they named it twice!
"It ain't easy being green, having to spend each day the color of the leaves"
You got that right!
Sometimes I think it would be easier...being red...or yellow.....or gold.
do you replace just the nibs, or unscrew the entire units? I was thinking of replacing the nib with a titanium bock or a goblet one
I’ve done both. On my current (3) Moonman M800s I have two Leonardo nibs and one Bock. The Leos were fit into the Moonman nib units.
@@InkquiringMinds ooh that's good to know thanks they're 30$ not insaley expensive. Does Leonardo use a standard? I love esterbrook nibs too they're soft
@@ameliabuns4058 Leonardo uses standard #6 size Jowo nibs.
Have you tried the bock 250 titanium nibs? I got one and didn't like them at first. back then I preferred the penbbs nibs as my first choice (still love them, thanks for the tip!). But after time I would keep getting back to the titanium nib, wondering why. One day I realized that I swapped the titanium nib into every pen I wrote with at work at that moment :) there is something about the softness of that nib without being a flex nib. And it writes so wett, just exquisit.
I've heard a lot about the Bock Titanium nibs. Alan (What I Ink) has done a swap with one and so did Aaron (Aaron's Pen Videos). They seem to have a graphite pencil-like feedback to them and they are certainly nothing to look at.
Saw your fender shirt and Mustang hat and thought I was looking in a mirror!
I had a 2011 Mustang V6 convertible for 9 years. Wonderful car! And I'll never get rid of my 50th Anniversary Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster.
Are moonman nibs usually terrible? I recently bought the S5 and C1 and both of the fine moonman nibs they came with were awful. Luckily the other nibs that came with S5 were great and it's one of my favorite pens now.
Also that Emerald green color is gorgeous! Wish it was on a pen that wasn't exclusively converter filled.
Not terrible, awful. And not always. Most of the time they are okay - they write. They are uninspiring. I think I've replaced about 90% of the Moonman nibs I've purchased. The S5s were great but they were #5 and not Moonman (stub). You might find that emerald on a Moonman M100 or M300? I can't recall, but I knew I saw it on another pen.
I can't decide between the Amber and the green, someone help me out!
I have never had any experience with a Bock nib which was better that any Chinese nib and I am pretty good at tuning and regrinding nibs so it is easy to choose the cheaper variant but I really like how Jowo nibs have a good amount of spring in them so how well do Jowos fit in this pen?
It's nice to not have to spend loads for a nice acrylic.
Well, the nib that is now in that emerald green Moonman M800 (Moonman nib version) is a Jowo #6 1.1 stub. So, I'd say it fits really well.
Finally i know what pen you use in the opening! What ink do you use?
J Herbin Kyanite du Nepal.
@@InkquiringMinds Oh, I do like J.Herbins inks. My first ever ink pot was their Pearl Noir which got me through college. I suppose the sad part for me is that you have a custom nib I couldn't practically get duplicated since I don't live in the states. I have to ask though, is the feedback in the opening panel with that pen real or is that a sound effect dubbed over it? It sounds so good! I've never considered an architect nib before, but I am now. Maybe a Hongdian long knife.
@@StarKnightZ The sound is a sound effect, not the actual nib. If you have a Hongdian #6 size pen already, you can get the HD Long Knife separately. I just got one.
@@InkquiringMinds might have to do that! Thanks for the info, have a wonderful day 😊
I bought an Emerald M800 with a Bock nib and it wrote Perfectly right out of the box. I also have more than Bock nibs on Namisu and Jinhao pens and they all wrote Perfectly right out of the box.
It seems that you are the most unlucky guy in the world regarding Bock nibs.
I personally enjoy Bock nibs more than Jowo but you'd have to be in denial to say Bock doesn't have a problem with QC. Leonardo isn't the only one to run into this issue, Kaweco, Monteverde, Conklin, and Stipula, just to name a few, have all ran into issue with Bock nibs.
However do take into consideration of 'user error' which "could" play a part for some reports of a bad nib as a newbie doesn't always have a full grasp of what they're talking about.
@@i.c.3157 the only time that I have experienced inconsistent performance was with some Kaweco Sport #5 nibs, never with #6 nibs. May be I'm just lucky. Yes I've heard of the cases that you mentioned and yes I too like Bock better than JoWo. I find original JoWo nibs less refined and not to my taste, although I like their TWSBI and Faber-Castell incarnations.
@@korax67 Most of the nibs are probably fine, but you ship the number of pens Leonardo does, then even a small percentage of bad nibs slipping out of the Bock's factory is going to give you headaches with the returns, replacements, and customer service. And lately that percentage of bad nibs wasn't so small, ergo all the companies switching away from Bock.
My Bock/M800 Amber writes fine now (not just a fine line but fine in terms of it writes well). :)
So you mean I can switch it with a #6 nib??..... what about a M600s Do they use the #6 nibs? ooooo please tell me!!!!! say it is so SAY IT IS SOOOOOO ( WEEPING DRAMATICALLY)
Yes. I've swapped in #6 nibs in all my M600/M600s pens.
great informative for me. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Nice videos! I'm thinking about getting one of these they looks really nice for the price. Do you know if I buy the moonman nib model because it's cheaper than the bock nib model if I can just unscrew the moonman nib from the grip section and swap it for a bock #6 I already have or do I need to buy the bock nib model if I intend on using bock nibs in it?
Thanks! The Moonman nib and Bock nib versions of the M800 are not compatible with each other. The nib/feed assemblies are different and take different converters. You might be able to swap the Bock nib you have for the Moonman nib if you pull it out of the nib assembly. Both are #6 size nibs but your mileage may vary depending on how will the Bock nib conforms to the Moonman feed. I've moved my Bock #6 around to a number of different pens with varying results.
@@InkquiringMinds thanks for the info.
Hmmm. I just bought a few fountain pen revolution nibs and put them in my jinhao 750s... they would be much prettier in this pen. I could have bought the fpr pens with these nibs for a similar price, but the one I did buy, although pretty, isn’t that well made, and leaks.
I had the same experience with FPR Rose Mary.
Where can I find one of those penbbs nibs
Look at the PenBBSOfficialStore on Etsy for Model 353 Charm.
@@InkquiringMinds Thanks! Another question: If I buy this with the moonman nib, do #6 nibs from both Bock and Jowo fit into the moonman unit?
@@bandit-revolver I am unsure about the Jowo as I have never tried that brand in a M800. The standard Moonman #6 and the Jowo #6 are roughly the same size. The Bock might fit a Moonman feed, but I only have a Bock in the M800 that came with the Bock nib unit and feed. I have Penbbs #6 nibs in my Moonman M800s and they fit perfectly, so I expect a Jowo should do as well. Again just a guess as I've not tried it.
Where do you get those pen supports antiroll things shown at 25:45 thanks
Hey, Vern! Right here... www.etsy.com/shop/PENBBSOfficialStore?ref=usf_2020&search_query=Pen+rest
ok i will buy it the Blue!!!
The Galaxy is a stunning acrylic.
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Thank you, MR Pilot Sapien!
Hola, saludos desde chile. Estoy intrigado por las plumillas bbs que mensionas, ¿sabes si se pueden obtener por aliexpress?
Si. Simplemente busque Penbbs en Aliexpress y encontrará muchos modelos de plumas estilográficas Pennbs.
@@InkquiringMinds gracias por la respuesta, pero preguntaba solo por el plumín, la punta. Como para cambiársela a otra pluma fuente.
@@1selronds1 De acuerdo, lo entiendo. Los encontré en Aliexpress. El modelo es Penbbs 353. Aquí hay un enlace a lo que encontré: tinyurl.com/t3jv8e8
I rate the nib comparison section 3.6 Roentgen. Not Great, Not Terrible. 😜
I liked it. It demonstrated a stock nib for each, and a preferred repair / swap by doug. If you would like to see large numbers of different nibs compared try ChrisRap52's channel, he has demonstrated something from just about every brand at some point and has many conversions.
Chris has 1000's of pens and decades of experience. I go to him for all my newbie questions and he always has an answer.
LOL! Thanks!
@@edisontrent5244 I know, and I have learned a lot from his channel. It was my humorous way of giving Doug a "like" on the "not terrible, Aweful!" Remarks :)
I too have two m800s with Bocks, they are not bad for my needs, and I like the Bocks on my Kawecos, I have a few Jowos and a metric ton of Jinhao nibs to compare with, but I don't feel like I have enough experience to discern what I like. Doug helps me listen to my hands as I write, as do Chris, Jason, Stephen and the other great pen channels. I love them all.
@@InkquiringMinds Certainly watching Chrisrap52's channel gives you the confidence to start messing with your nibs when they don't perform the way you expect them to, or at all. Certainly at least with the steel ones anyway.
It is easy to put Moonman's nibs ass to work. Just a good loupe and you can see what happens most of the time. Once you fix them, they are great. If I can do it, anyone can do it! LOL
They look good, but they really are rip offs of some of the finest pens ever made. They should stop copying and start making their own styled pens.
They should!
Those “fines” look pretty wet to me .
The Penbbs fine nib is a slightly upturned, bent nib sometimes called a mini-fude or a Waverly nib. They tend to write a little thicker than a regular eastern fine nib. They measure around .5mm.
Douglas Rathbun Thanks for that info !