Thank you for the review. As from Germany, I had to smile when you said a glass bottle for a 10 bucks ink. I used to pay 3,99 € for my last bottle at a regular pen store, like the ones always a tiny bit more expensive than online but with expert staff. I guess prices really vary when you order from abroad. But the 4001 is a nice product line in my opinion.
I personally don’t care if the cap of the bottle is made out of plastic or metal. The metal cap of the Rohrer & Klinger bottles is to thin for my taste, especially since it can’t hold up to my notorious (over)tightening. :) But the caps of the 4001 series bottles hold up perfectly :) For me it depends on the individual construction :)
metal caps on Monteverde in particular, are terrible. Slippery, and easily deformed. I used knife to open it first time :-0. This plastic cap in Pelikan is easy to open, and friendly for wet hands.
@@awaken77 The best ones are from Pelikan either 4001 or Edelstein, Pilot Iroshizuku or Graf von Faber-Castell. Although my Kon-Peki locks up good every time and is very hard to open, because I can’t get a good enough grip on it. The caps of Octopus inks are also good. The R&K metal caps drive me insane though. I’m glad they didn’t use these for their SketchInk line.
I was thinking this too. I haven't used many ink bottles but based on the couple that have gotten stuck from dried ink there's no way a metal cap is going to keep its shape opening those lol.
I like the color for work. It's not fancy red, just standard red close to what teachers used in school to make a remarks in the homework. Diamine Brilliant Red and Poppy Red have similar tone, but darker in comparison
I do hate this ink. I glad I am not the only one. My brother and I always joke about it. Imaging giving someone a beautiful wrapped gift and the sheer face of horror when a bottle of brilliant red appears. I am frequently threatened with such a gift for Christmas 😂😂😂. Sibling love
Good review, nice writing and spilling test AND that staining on the nib. I don't like that. However I will comment that when I hear brilliant I think bright, not dark so I like this color. Like if something uses that word it better be in your face and a pure color, deep yes, dark no. In any case thank you I think I'm going to skip this one for now
In Germany this is basically teacher's correction color. So it reminds me on basically every botched test, which I had a lot. Big red flag to me. :D
Thank you for the review. As from Germany, I had to smile when you said a glass bottle for a 10 bucks ink. I used to pay 3,99 € for my last bottle at a regular pen store, like the ones always a tiny bit more expensive than online but with expert staff. I guess prices really vary when you order from abroad. But the 4001 is a nice product line in my opinion.
Ich amüsiere mich auch gerade wie ich die Pelikan Tinten hier wahrnehme.
I think you're right about needing to recalibrate. burgundy and oxblood are very dark. "brilliant" here means "bright" or "radiant"
Thanks for the thorough review. The music during the water test was a nice touch, but it was a distraction in the background when you were talking.
Love that red very bright
I personally don’t care if the cap of the bottle is made out of plastic or metal. The metal cap of the Rohrer & Klinger bottles is to thin for my taste, especially since it can’t hold up to my notorious (over)tightening. :) But the caps of the 4001 series bottles hold up perfectly :) For me it depends on the individual construction :)
metal caps on Monteverde in particular, are terrible. Slippery, and easily deformed. I used knife to open it first time :-0. This plastic cap in Pelikan is easy to open, and friendly for wet hands.
@@awaken77 The best ones are from Pelikan either 4001 or Edelstein, Pilot Iroshizuku or Graf von Faber-Castell. Although my Kon-Peki locks up good every time and is very hard to open, because I can’t get a good enough grip on it. The caps of Octopus inks are also good. The R&K metal caps drive me insane though. I’m glad they didn’t use these for their SketchInk line.
I was thinking this too. I haven't used many ink bottles but based on the couple that have gotten stuck from dried ink there's no way a metal cap is going to keep its shape opening those lol.
I like the color for work. It's not fancy red, just standard red close to what teachers used in school to make a remarks in the homework. Diamine Brilliant Red and Poppy Red have similar tone, but darker in comparison
I do hate this ink. I glad I am not the only one. My brother and I always joke about it. Imaging giving someone a beautiful wrapped gift and the sheer face of horror when a bottle of brilliant red appears. I am frequently threatened with such a gift for Christmas 😂😂😂. Sibling love
Just as a note: There is a Pelikan 4001 brilliant Pink (at least here in Germany)
Love the title 😂
Is he a star trek fan? Like me?
You want a real RED ink - here it is: Rohrer & Klingner "Morinda". Can't get any better for the price.
Nice review, thanks. I notice that this ink does not bleed through thin paper, like bible paper, with my Pelikan M 205 EF nib.
The Edelstein inks are also adorned with plastic lids - not metal. I like this ink!
Perhaps I am colour blind, the brilliant red seems like a tangerine orange colour in my eyes...
This is one of my favourite inks and it definitely is tangerine orange.
Good review, nice writing and spilling test AND that staining on the nib. I don't like that. However I will comment that when I hear brilliant I think bright, not dark so I like this color. Like if something uses that word it better be in your face and a pure color, deep yes, dark no. In any case thank you I think I'm going to skip this one for now
It's a coral red! Ö.Ö
I like that colour but it's definitely not "brilliant". I would want a real red too.
A Pelikan Burgundy would be real nice, but I don’t know if there would be enough demand for Pelikan to make one.
Nice review, thanks. I notice that this ink does not bleed through thin paper, like bible paper, with my Pelikan M 205 EF nib.