What Size Lamy Fountain Pen Nib Should I Buy? (With Writing Comparison)
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Want to buy a Lamy fountain pen but having trouble choosing a nib size? Can't figure out if you should buy a Fine or an Extra Fine? Or are you wondering if the Lamy Broad nib is useful for day to day use?
The nib style in question in the Lamy Z50 steel nib. It's available in steel or black. I have used the gold but prefer the steel as the added value of the gold is minimal.
I used to prefer the Lamy Medium nib ( amzn.to/2W2MDS6 ) but has since moved to mainly using an LH nib ( amzn.to/2sysaqJ ) since I'm lefthanded or the Fine ( amzn.to/2W1U0ch ). The Extra Fine Lamy nib is very good, but I like the wetter feel of the fine. The Broad nib ( amzn.to/2DkUhQg ) is quite fun to use, but to big and too wet for most paper.
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For me it’s Broad all the way, for day-to-day and signatures. I live to really see the ink and the way any shading shows up, it really looks like a fountain pen should in my opinion. The narrower nibs for me, look much closer to other pens like say a rollerball or gel pen. Nice video 👍
Same here, I love the Boat nib. It is so smooth and the ink is really prominent
Totally agree
To me the difference in line weight only becomes obvious when you write small or try to write delicately. A good litmus test is how small you can write a cursive e or l while having a distinct loop.
To that end, people who like writing small need to look toward Japanese pens.
The fine looks thinner than the EF. I've got probably 6 Lamy EF nibs and they're all different. I just wish they could tighten up their quality control.
That is indeed one pity. I have a few Lamy pens, all of them using the Z50 nib, and when I buy a new EF (which is rarely necessary, by the way) I go to a shop and have a look at a few nibs before buying one. Things are far more constant with F and M.
Yes, my fine nib seems even a bit more fine than the extra fine. It ma be because the fine is black and the EF is silver colored.
I love Lamy fountain pens and happen to be left-handed. I use the broad for everyday use. I think that is because it fits my personality.
Sal, I really appreciate and enjoy your reviews of Lamy pens (fountain, rollerball).
In school i started with Parker fountain pens, but they weren’t for me. I switched to Lamy and have been using them since the early 90‘s.
I have not used any other fountain pens since then and my kids are using Lamy pens in school for years.
Personally, I think LAMY produces high quality and at the same time affordable pens that one can use for the rest of life.
I find that the Japanese medium is ideal for me. Read somewhere, some time ago, that German nibs produce wider lines of Japanese nibs of the same tip, so when I recently purchased a Lamy Al-star, I figured I should go with a fine as I had assumed the German medium would write more like a broad. To my delight, I discovered that the Lamy fine wrote comparably to a Japanese medium. Now, if only Lamy would produce a fountain pen that when its cap is posted its length doesn't exceed 5.8 inches. It would be then that I'd be more inclined to purchase Lamy fountain and rollerball pens.
Look up Kaweko Sport :) I guess you can't get any shorter posted pen ^^
Love the grip and look of my Al-Star, but it’s annoyingly top-heavy when it’s posted
Great video. I agree with you that the gold nibs are not good value for money, but they are a more pleasant writing experience. Personally I prefer the medium or broad
I was told to stay away from broads for day to day use but I found out that's not entirely true, with bad paper ink matters more than the nib and I've used iron gal inks in broad nibs with no issue.
Thanks for the video. Yes, the LH is officially the same size as a medium nib. You'll need to buy something like one of the creative writing nibs if you're looking for more line variation.
My partner and myself both prefer the 1.1 stub Lamy nibs.
Although I use a Jinhao 874 demonstrater pen with a 1.1 Chinese nib. A bit broader than the Lamy 1.1. Only $3 on the slow boat from China. Less scratchy than the Lamy nibs.
Perfect review. Just what I was looking for.
Very nice review. Next time req you to pl keep the camera in focus in front of the nib and paper while writing and not from behind your palm. We cannot see the writing or the nib or its performance
Noted. Newer videos have seen some improvement in this area
My favourite Lamy nib is 1.1 stub and stubs in general. Because of modularity and cheapness you can have just a few pens and switch less used nibs rather than having dedicated pens. Medium is very good, fine was always cointoss for me, I have one super scratchy, one pretty rough and one good, my EF is also just O.K, not great, not on a level of Metropolitan or Sailor Lecoule (which is also just O.K, Sailor's steel nibs aren't that special).
I prefer an extra medium nib
The EF is way too scratchy and thin for me. I wish Lamy would produce something in between the 1.1 and 1.5 calligraphy nibs.
Excellent reviews, respect. Manfred here from Vienna in Austria, Europe
Nice video, thanks for sharing.
Between the four Lamy pens and extra nibs I've purchased I have Extra Fine, Fine, Medium, Broad, 1.1mm, 1.5mm and 1.9mm stubs. I haven't inked up any of them in a long time but I think I agree that in general for daily use the Fine is the best option, at least in my case. Thanks for the review.
I like my EF nib best. It is also the smoothest. :)
I know it's a bit late (2 years 😂) Which are your favorite pens? Since you have definitely grown out of Lamy I guess!
@@humanfirst11
I actually bought the two new Safari pens in Terra and Savannah Green, although I haven't inked them up. I have definitely gone up the price scale in acquisitions over the last two years. Right now I'm using a Pelikan M800 brown stripe, a Montblanc 146, and my most expensive and cherished, a Namiki Yukari Pine Needles. I also just yesterday received the new TWSBI Draco and it's a great writer. I'd say right now these are my favorites. 🙂
@@chrislj2890 congratulations on your new acquisitions and yes, they are definitely grail level pens. I am yet to have a Lamy fountain pen, so gathering opinions from everywhere. Thanks for your reply.
@@humanfirst11
A pen I actually prefer using over the Safari is the Kaweco Perkeo. It writes as well or better and costs around $17 compared to $30 for the Lamy. Check them out also if possible.
Great idea, but the camera position lets it down completely. Any discussion about writing should show the actual writing on the paper.
Lamy production tolerances are 0.06mm either side of the nominal size, so it's possible to get an EF that is within tolerance, but writes the same as a fine. The same applies to all the widths in fact. So you could get a medium that writes the same as a broad, or that is the same as a fine, depending on whether it's above or below nominal size for a medium. So it pays to check the nibs in a shop before buying it.
Great video, thanks for sharing.
BROAD forever
Any downsides to the LH nib? (Speaking as a left hander of course)
The LH nib is not for a backhanded left handed writer.
Found this after I already got most of them 😮 No, but it’s nice to have some variety.
I would get MULTIPLE Lamy CP1 if this cheeky little piece of German-engineering wouldn’t be THAT DAMN SMALL! I would freak out if Lamy would come out with a Lamy CP1 Large... That is like 7 mm longer (this just for the ecstatics), has a grip section that is a bit longer as well (like 4 mm) and would have a bigger grip diameter... something like 9,5 mm instead of 8,5... I think I would have like 3 of a these... But it is really on the edge of being usable for me. If my hands get any bigger I might not be able to really use it anymore, because its too thin.
Sal Not by much... Just a bit :/ I really hope they come up with a Lamy CP1 Large.
@@herrkeks8509 Take a look at the Lamy Pur. Looks very similar and is bigger.
Thomas Kufner Excellent tip! I bought one roughly 8 or 9 months ago. The pen itself is bigger, but the grip section is just a hint bigger. And you notice that it is the cheaper pen of both. The Lamy 2000 is overall the better pen, so I got 3 of those :D
• Lamy 2000 Makrolon, Black Amber, Blue Bauhaus (EF, 2x M)
• also the Ball Point and the Rollerball in standard Makrolon
Can any of these handle newsprint without digging in or feathering terribly? I’d be using a well-behaved ink like Waterman. Thanks!
I doubt it. Extra fine would be your best bet though. Give it a shot and let us know!
I find extra fine nibs like to grab fibers on bad paper. Makes it super wet until you remove it from the tip.
thank you
Sorry can all lamy nib be used for all types of lamy pens? Lamy logo use Z50 nib? this is my first time using a fountain pen, and i use lamy logo
A bit late for you, but maybe helpful for someone else:
All Lamy nibs fit on all Lamy fountain pens. Except the Lamy 2000, it's a completely different system and has a partially hooded nib etc. But everything else is completely interchangeable. Even the Z53 fits on every pen even if it looks a bit different.
@@marctestarossa thank you so much :))
Btw how do we buy the extra nibs.... and from where
Almost anywhere, from an authorized Lamy dealer to Amazon or Ebay
Do you find the Fine to be a little scratchy compared to the medium?
Yes.. you can hear it when you write. Also if you're using LAMY cartridges, it looks lighter than they show on these videos.
What is your favorite Lamy pen? I'm considering a studio.
Lamy Vista is my favorite Lamy
@@unsharpen So the safari shape then. I have yet to own a lamy and am debating between the studio, aeon or safari.
Does Ink dry out faster with a finer or broader nib, broader right?
Yea I’d tend to agree
Wasn't your channel name Sal, a few months ago?
No one cares obviously
3:15 whos Lary? :P
Mr fancy pants doesent use steel nibs ooOooOOOooo :P