Here are the Direct links to Montblanc Special Edition Beatles Psychodelic Purple, the ink used for this review: ruclips.net/video/jfyh_7-WUZQ/видео.html
This doesn’t mean I think the best complement is itself a great ink, just that it is a nice complement color. I am not running giveaways and I will not ask you for money. Watch out for scammers and spammers, and they want to steal your money and personal information.
No-nonsense overview. I like your presentation style - interspersion of narrative with the writing sample, & you don't go over the same ground as your contemporaries. Excellent !!
Hey, no bother. The fountain pen community seem more adept at communication (even electronically) than the average Joe on the street - just an observation, but I maintain it holds true.
I have the Lamy 2000 which my dad bought for me on my birthday last year and so far I’ve really come to like it. - I do feel the bumps (for the capping mechanism) while I’m writing, but they’re not bothersome by any means and I do know a lot of people had that complaint. - It is my first gold-nibbed fountain pen and this medium writes very smooth and wet. I always have it inked with a black ink, more specifically the Lamy Black. - I use it most of the time unposted but if I wanted to, I could post the cap on top of it which makes for a well-balanced writing instrument. - All in all, I’m very happy with my L2K!
As far as any complaints people might have on the bumps.... I blame people like me, the people making videos. Often we can look for something to talk about that not everyone talks about. That can lead to making a mountain out of a molehill, accidentally. I would say that if I had this BEFORE I had the Pilot 823 then I would probably like this more. I can see why so many love this pen, and it deserves all of its attention. Happy to hear you are loving yours! Your dad has great taste in getting this for you.
My only regret is I think I would have preferred a fine... but I do go on with my medium... Once I purchased and started using it I completely understood why so many people love it. The design survives for good reason.
Very good review straight to the point, no fluff. One thing to add is that it's very easy to clean as you can just unscrew the section unlike many other piston filled pens. Also love that they offer oblique nibs without any upcharge.
I know I could take the nib section off for cleaning, but I rarely disassemble pens for cleaning. Even though if it really need to happen it can, which is a nice feature of this pen. I think their offering oblique nibs as an uncharge is a great thing from Lamy. There are enough people that could use them that it really serves the community well.
One of my favorite pens! The design is timeless. For me, the best part is the writing experience...buttery smooth! I usually ink it up with Noodler's X-Feather. I may get a bottle of Diamine Earl Grey for a change of pace. Great review! Really glad I found your channel, lots of helpful and entertaining content. Thank you!
I completely agree! This is a pen that is so popular for a very good reason. I think the Earl Grey will be an interesting ink coming out of this pen. Enjoy!
This pen keeps getting a lot of praise and that's not surprising given that a top designer was commissioned for it's design. Somehow I never got one before my pen drawer was already overfull. Thanks for this review. For now I will remain tempted. A great review. Thanks.
I wanted to test one out before I purchased one. I went into the San Francisco Lamy store and gave it a go. I was immediately sold. I have some impressive pens but this one was amazing out of the box.
Glad it was helpful... if I had one complaint it would be how difficult it is to change the nib, as in how hard it is to purchase a replacement nib to change to a different size.
Es uno de mis favoritos. He tenido problemas de fuga de tinta, pero me los han cubierto como garantía. Es punto medio y cuando pueda compraré uno de punto fino, que se acomoda ahora más a el tamaño de letra que con los años se ha reducido de tamaño considerablemente. Cordial saludo
This was one of my first gold nib fountain pen along with pilot custom 74. In my opinion and experience the medium and broad nib in lamy 2000 give you the smoothest writing experience.
This is my EDC that I clip to my back pocket next to my phone for easy notes and list makings. I have it set with anOBB nib for making quick work of emptying the barrel of ink.
This is the only pen i've been mad at myself for waiting so long to get it! one of my favorites - I have it in M and F, and would definitely consider a broad also.
The cap has a metal ring inside, which grips the body's side pins. I think it is sufficient to prevent the cap from cracking if posted regularly, and somewhat carelessly. Also, I think the material, i.e., Makrolon, should be a little bit more resistant to cracking than other types of plastic (since it's a type of fiberglass).
A wonderful review wherein the most practical and cogent characteristics of the Lamy 2000 were discussed. In particular, I would advise any prospective Lamy 2000 owner to carefully examine & compare the writing samples you have provided for the L2000 (which has a uniquely formed, highly versatile, 14K Gold, slightly wet nib with very mild feedback) against the Japanese pens + nibs You selected. Subjectively, this Masterpiece of German Art and Engineering is lovely in the hands of a woman, handsome in a man’s pocket, and quite rugged (but not unbreakable!). Using the L2000 every day, sometimes 2 or 3 hours between “breaks”, my hand is subject to very little fatigue despite the repetitive use; whether in Class, Office, Lab, and/or Home. Conclusion (my personal opinions and assessments after less than 10 years of ownership): The Lamy 2000 is a Handsome/Beautiful, Ergonomic, Rugged, Brilliantly-Designed, Piston-type fountain pen equally adept at utilising dye or pigment-based inks. The L2000, when used properly with a broad number of inks designed for fountain pens (such as Namiki, Iroshizuku, Sailor, Sailor Manyo, Platinum, Pelikan,… ¡and even Lamy!), exhibits a very high level of quality, precision, and consistency. This makes the Lamy 2000 a pure JOY TO USE AND CARRY. An expression that I frequently borrow from a colleague born in “The South” of the United States and which fits the L2000 PERFECTLY, is “She’s a Keeper!” Salomè (I wish Peace for You). Mögest Du in das Licht, der Wahrheit, und dem SEIN der Schöpfung leben.
I completely agree this is great for both men and women and complements anything they could be wearing. I have done some very long writing sessions with this pen and never get hand fatigue, like you I can do some sessions that last many hours of writing.
Very nice review of one of my favourite writing pens. Had it on my wish list for 7 years before I could get for a good price. Worth the waiting. Any favourite ink(s) to use with this pen Ink Guy or anyone else? Mine is a wet shading ink like Noodlers BSIAR.
I have the Lamy 2000 with a fine nib and it's my favorite fountain pen of all the pens I tried yet :) I usually use it with Graf von Faber-Castell Carbon Black and enjoy it very much.
Oh and the ink capacity is more than enough for my uses. I wrote my Abitur exams recently (i'm from Germany) and all of them where about 10 to 12 pages in 4-5 hours depending on the subject. After each exam I had more than half the ink left in the piston compared to the amount I started the day with.
Both the pen and you you prefer are both absolute winners. While this isn't my goto daily writer pen, Personally I go for the Pilot 823, It is a great pen and if it wasn't for my Pilot I could easily see this being a goto for me.
I have no issue with any pen's ink copacity really. For me that is why I can refill a pen, lol. Not like I just throw it away when empty. But I have easily used this for a full day of writing and only on a HUGE writing day would I completely write it out of ink.
I have one with a fine nib and one with a medium nib. These are the pens I would buy again should I need to. I regard them as really excellent. That said, I only use Lamy inks with them as I did have an issue with ink seeping around the nib when I used inks that were not Lamy inks.
Probably not, but I do enjoy the different writing experiences that other pens give me. So for the different writing experience I enjoy all the other pens I have. If all that mattered was the ability to get word on the page, then those two pens is all you would ever need.
This was my first bought-as-new gold nib pen and was my initial grail because, at the more budget end, I am a full-on Lamy fanboi. Since then I've hoarded far too many other upmarket pens & my Lamy 2000 has remained inked but largely sidelined. Recently I've forced myself to bring in a proper pen rotation system and the 2000 with Kon-Peki is first in the queue. It's only to write roughly daily journals, just a page or two in a Leuchtturm A5 at a time, and it's given me fewer problems than some of the others in the rotation. The only thing I don't love about my 2000 is that the nib can tend to squeak on the page, even under light pressure, particularly on Rhodia. I don't really know whether this is the same as a nib "singing" but the squeaking is a little distracting. Not exactly fingernails on a blackboard, but not pleasant. This seems to happen less on Leuchtturm so perhaps this is more to do with interaction between the nib and the paper coating/sizing, and it's not enough of a barrier for me to stop using it. I'm glad I am now using it, and my other upmarket pens, with more frequency & to record more than just the exploits of speedy foxes and sedentary canines.
When you nibs is singing, which I enjoy, to prevent it you might try a different paper or different ink and see how that does. I would expect a KWZ ink wouldn't have the singing nib because of how 'thick' their inks are.
@@AnInkGuy Thanks. I'm not sure whether my 2000's squeak is quite the same as what people call "singing". I've only tried a few inks in the Lamy 2000 so far; Lamy Blue/black, Noodler's Black Eel and currently Kon-Peki. All three of these squeaked on standard Rhodia, less so on Clairefontaine 90gsm (though it still happens) and not much squeaking so far from the Kon-Peki on Leuchtturm. A work in progress!
Hi i just bought 2 Lamy 2000 and when ever i unscrew the gripsections i feel some weird resistence as if the screws are cut not aligned ore i feel the injection molding lines. Does anyone have the same experience, is that normal ore was i only unlucky with my both pens?😅
I rarely disassemble my pens, but I went and removed my section so I could 'feel' what you are talking about. I do experience similar, let me describe it. At the beginning it is a very smooth unscrewing with a tiny bit of resistence of the nib section. This is the very beginning and only last about 0.5-1 turn when removing. Then I can 'feel' the threads as I rotate the body to remove the nib. That beginning part it is worth noting there is an O-ring that is working as a seal between the section and the body. When there is no 'compression' of the O-ring the slight resistance that was felt is no longer there, this allows the threads to be 'felt' more when disassembling. So if I am properly understanding what you are asking then I think there is nothing to worry about. Mine is the same way. I hope this was helpful.
I think the KWZ gives a very wet feel under the nib... I don't have any kind of spreadsheet of all the data where I could go find out what brand had the most 'wet' inks in it. Also never had a Diamine ink that I can remember that felt 'dry' to write with.
Just a little suggestion to Lamy 2000 users who find a bit of difficulty with the nib’s “sweet spot.” The Oblique Medium (OM), Oblique Broad (OB), and Oblique Double Broad (OBB) all write beautifully and do not seem nearly as critical as the traditional nibs regarding the “sweet spot.”
@@AnInkGuy Most people quickly adapt to the precision of the Lamy 2000 nib tipping. Other penmakers use nibs that are less precisely made and therefore less "picky' about writing angle.
Good pen review. The BB is hard to use, vastly wide and wet. B is more like BB. I am a broad guy but this is a pen that I find best in M. Really miss your old ink reviews. I looked forward to them. They were better than the new ones, which have way less energy and focus. Also miss the music.
@Steve Hynes…I’d mostly agree. I have three Lamy 2000s. The two makrolon ones in M and B; the steel one in BB. The double broad is really fun and unique. But entirely impractical for any kind of every day use. I still like the XL sized line width and the sublime smoothness. The B is just perfect for somebody like me who has always preferred and enjoyed broads best. The M is, perhaps, ideal for use every day of the year in any situation.
I have never used the stainless version so I cannot speak intelligently about it. For me while I love this pen I don't know about the price increase just for stainless steal so I don't know if I will ever have any real knowledge about it.
I do A LOT of writing everyday. Taking notes on what I doing has become a regular habit. I take notes as am teaching on what is getting through to students better and what didn't work. There is the daily planning of the next days, and weeks, lessons. I take noted on the books I am reading and on the next book I want to read. Along with the morning journaling and just general notes of things I see and hear through the day. Note-taking has just become a huge habit for me, so writing a lot is just a byproduct of it.
That is unfortunate. Hadn't thought it may be a bigger issue for lefties, they are in their right mind. I believe Lamy does make left handed nibs and perhaps that would help.
I have a Lamy 2000 . Would you feel comfortable using permanent inks like Noodler’s Black and X Feather Blue in a Lamy 2000? I leave my pen inked. Thanks
I haven't has any issue getting ,y Lamy 200 clean of any ink I've put in it. And I've never had an issue cleaning Noodler's Black of X'Feather out of a pen... So I would expect that their would be no issue cleaning either the Black or the X-Feather out of the Lamy 2000.
@@AnInkGuy last question regarding Lamy 2000 and Noodle’s X Feather Blue. How long is it ok to leave Lamy 2000 pen inked between water flush? I often go a week between letter writing. Thanks
@@BoulderJR I clean a pen when I empty it... unless I am refilling with the same ink. So for instance I use a Pilot Custom 823 almost everyday, and will use the same ink in it for months with no worries.
It may or may not (it did) have happened that somehow I ended up with 6 of these in different colors/finishes. And they are all good pens. I agree on the girth, it is very important for me. For work I used an EF nib for some time, but this particular copy paper and the nib didn’t get along. The ink was Aurora Black. The nib frequently caught the paper. So I stopped using it and went of a different pen for work. Now that there is different copy paper at work, I‘ll give it another try tomorrow. I wish I had a F nib for work (or in general) as well. However… I don’t really NEED a 7th Lamy 2000. So, I guess; no fine nib for me. :)
Here are the Direct links to Montblanc Special Edition Beatles Psychodelic Purple, the ink used for this review: ruclips.net/video/jfyh_7-WUZQ/видео.html
This doesn’t mean I think the best complement is itself a great ink, just that it is a nice complement color.
I am not running giveaways and I will not ask you for money. Watch out for scammers and spammers, and they want to steal your money and personal information.
No-nonsense overview. I like your presentation style - interspersion of narrative with the writing sample, & you don't go over the same ground as your contemporaries. Excellent !!
Glad you enjoyed it! and Thank You.
A I G, forgot to mention, I subscribed on the strength of this presentation, alone - keep 'em coming ! 🙂
@@andrewtongue7084 Thank you very much for letting me know how much you enjoyed it.
Means a bunch!
Hey, no bother. The fountain pen community seem more adept at communication (even electronically) than the average Joe on the street - just an observation, but I maintain it holds true.
I have the Lamy 2000 which my dad bought for me on my birthday last year and so far I’ve really come to like it.
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I do feel the bumps (for the capping mechanism) while I’m writing, but they’re not bothersome by any means and I do know a lot of people had that complaint.
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It is my first gold-nibbed fountain pen and this medium writes very smooth and wet. I always have it inked with a black ink, more specifically the Lamy Black.
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I use it most of the time unposted but if I wanted to, I could post the cap on top of it which makes for a well-balanced writing instrument.
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All in all, I’m very happy with my L2K!
As far as any complaints people might have on the bumps.... I blame people like me, the people making videos. Often we can look for something to talk about that not everyone talks about. That can lead to making a mountain out of a molehill, accidentally.
I would say that if I had this BEFORE I had the Pilot 823 then I would probably like this more. I can see why so many love this pen, and it deserves all of its attention.
Happy to hear you are loving yours! Your dad has great taste in getting this for you.
I have this in an extra fine, and it writes beautifully. It’s not scratchy or dry, but rather is a smooth, wet writer. Love it!
My only regret is I think I would have preferred a fine... but I do go on with my medium...
Once I purchased and started using it I completely understood why so many people love it. The design survives for good reason.
Very good review straight to the point, no fluff.
One thing to add is that it's very easy to clean as you can just unscrew the section unlike many other piston filled pens. Also love that they offer oblique nibs without any upcharge.
I know I could take the nib section off for cleaning, but I rarely disassemble pens for cleaning. Even though if it really need to happen it can, which is a nice feature of this pen.
I think their offering oblique nibs as an uncharge is a great thing from Lamy. There are enough people that could use them that it really serves the community well.
One of my favorite pens! The design is timeless. For me, the best part is the writing experience...buttery smooth! I usually ink it up with Noodler's X-Feather. I may get a bottle of Diamine Earl Grey for a change of pace.
Great review! Really glad I found your channel, lots of helpful and entertaining content. Thank you!
I completely agree! This is a pen that is so popular for a very good reason. I think the Earl Grey will be an interesting ink coming out of this pen. Enjoy!
This pen keeps getting a lot of praise and that's not surprising given that a top designer was commissioned for it's design.
Somehow I never got one before my pen drawer was already overfull. Thanks for this review. For now I will remain tempted.
A great review.
Thanks.
I wanted to test one out before I purchased one. I went into the San Francisco Lamy store and gave it a go. I was immediately sold. I have some impressive pens but this one was amazing out of the box.
Glad it was helpful... if I had one complaint it would be how difficult it is to change the nib, as in how hard it is to purchase a replacement nib to change to a different size.
I am always happy using mine, and think it deserves all the praise it gets.
Love my Lamy2000!!
Such a great pen!
I love my Lamy 2000, second new fountain pen I bought when I picked the hobby back up.
I highly recommend it to anyone who’s interested.
Well you made a great choice as an early purchase getting back into fountain pens!
Great review. This is one on my favorite fountain pen in my collection. I have it in a fine nib. I never had an issue with the infamous “sweet spot “.
I've never had any sweet spot issues either, I will believe it is there but I think it is over talked about when people talk about the 2000.
Thank you! I keep Baystate blue in one. What a great pen.
That is a very vibrant ink in this pen, lol. But when you have a combination you love it is always worth it.
Es uno de mis favoritos. He tenido problemas de fuga de tinta, pero me los han cubierto como garantía. Es punto medio y cuando pueda compraré uno de punto fino, que se acomoda ahora más a el tamaño de letra que con los años se ha reducido de tamaño considerablemente.
Cordial saludo
También he considerado conseguir otro de punta fina. Creo que es un bolígrafo tan bueno que comprar un segundo no es una pérdida para mí.
This was one of my first gold nib fountain pen along with pilot custom 74. In my opinion and experience the medium and broad nib in lamy 2000 give you the smoothest writing experience.
I agree about the writing experience, I love it. And I am generally a fan of more feedback I get from Japanese nibs, yet I love using this.
This is my EDC that I clip to my back pocket next to my phone for easy notes and list makings. I have it set with anOBB nib for making quick work of emptying the barrel of ink.
This pen just goes with everything and is so professionally underspoken.
This is the only pen i've been mad at myself for waiting so long to get it! one of my favorites - I have it in M and F, and would definitely consider a broad also.
This seems to be a pen that a bunch of people have committed to multiples of, which says more about the pen than any review can ever say.
The cap has a metal ring inside, which grips the body's side pins. I think it is sufficient to prevent the cap from cracking if posted regularly, and somewhat carelessly. Also, I think the material, i.e., Makrolon, should be a little bit more resistant to cracking than other types of plastic (since it's a type of fiberglass).
100% with you there. Though I rarely post my pens, so not much of an issue to me.
good review thank you
Glad it was helpful!
A wonderful review wherein the most practical and cogent characteristics of the Lamy 2000 were discussed. In particular, I would advise any prospective Lamy 2000 owner to carefully examine & compare the writing samples you have provided for the L2000 (which has a uniquely formed, highly versatile, 14K Gold, slightly wet nib with very mild feedback) against the Japanese pens + nibs You selected.
Subjectively, this Masterpiece of German Art and Engineering is lovely in the hands of a woman, handsome in a man’s pocket, and quite rugged (but not unbreakable!). Using the L2000 every day, sometimes 2 or 3 hours between “breaks”, my hand is subject to very little fatigue despite the repetitive use; whether in Class, Office, Lab, and/or Home.
Conclusion (my personal opinions and assessments after less than 10 years of ownership):
The Lamy 2000 is a Handsome/Beautiful, Ergonomic, Rugged, Brilliantly-Designed, Piston-type fountain pen equally adept at utilising dye or pigment-based inks. The L2000, when used properly with a broad number of inks designed for fountain pens (such as Namiki, Iroshizuku, Sailor, Sailor Manyo, Platinum, Pelikan,… ¡and even Lamy!), exhibits a very high level of quality, precision, and consistency. This makes the Lamy 2000 a pure JOY TO USE AND CARRY.
An expression that I frequently borrow from a colleague born in “The South” of the United States and which fits the L2000 PERFECTLY, is “She’s a Keeper!”
Salomè (I wish Peace for You). Mögest Du in das Licht, der Wahrheit, und dem SEIN der Schöpfung leben.
I completely agree this is great for both men and women and complements anything they could be wearing. I have done some very long writing sessions with this pen and never get hand fatigue, like you I can do some sessions that last many hours of writing.
Fantastic review.
Thank you kindly!
Nice pen, and cool ink... :-)
Thanks
Very nice review of one of my favourite writing pens. Had it on my wish list for 7 years before I could get for a good price. Worth the waiting.
Any favourite ink(s) to use with this pen Ink Guy or anyone else? Mine is a wet shading ink like Noodlers BSIAR.
I think the Lamy inks work better than the Noodler's inks in general with it. I frequently ink up Lamy Blue-Black in mine.
I have the Lamy 2000 with a fine nib and it's my favorite fountain pen of all the pens I tried yet :)
I usually use it with Graf von Faber-Castell Carbon Black and enjoy it very much.
Oh and the ink capacity is more than enough for my uses. I wrote my Abitur exams recently (i'm from Germany) and all of them where about 10 to 12 pages in 4-5 hours depending on the subject. After each exam I had more than half the ink left in the piston compared to the amount I started the day with.
Both the pen and you you prefer are both absolute winners. While this isn't my goto daily writer pen, Personally I go for the Pilot 823, It is a great pen and if it wasn't for my Pilot I could easily see this being a goto for me.
I have no issue with any pen's ink copacity really. For me that is why I can refill a pen, lol. Not like I just throw it away when empty. But I have easily used this for a full day of writing and only on a HUGE writing day would I completely write it out of ink.
@@AnInkGuy I ordered my first fountain pen Pilot 823 ( not received yet) and now I already feel itchy to order the Lamy 2000 as a 2nd pen 🙃
@@AnInkGuy would the pilot 823 be a good pen for long writing sessions (3-4 hrs)
I have one with a fine nib and one with a medium nib. These are the pens I would buy again should I need to. I regard them as really excellent. That said, I only use Lamy inks with them as I did have an issue with ink seeping around the nib when I used inks that were not Lamy inks.
I will say that I do think pens frequently have a slightly better performance with ink made by the same manufacture. Weird but it just seems that way.
If you own a Lamy 2000 and a Pilot Custom 823, do tou really need more fountain pens? Especially pricier ones?
Probably not, but I do enjoy the different writing experiences that other pens give me. So for the different writing experience I enjoy all the other pens I have. If all that mattered was the ability to get word on the page, then those two pens is all you would ever need.
This was my first bought-as-new gold nib pen and was my initial grail because, at the more budget end, I am a full-on Lamy fanboi. Since then I've hoarded far too many other upmarket pens & my Lamy 2000 has remained inked but largely sidelined. Recently I've forced myself to bring in a proper pen rotation system and the 2000 with Kon-Peki is first in the queue. It's only to write roughly daily journals, just a page or two in a Leuchtturm A5 at a time, and it's given me fewer problems than some of the others in the rotation. The only thing I don't love about my 2000 is that the nib can tend to squeak on the page, even under light pressure, particularly on Rhodia. I don't really know whether this is the same as a nib "singing" but the squeaking is a little distracting. Not exactly fingernails on a blackboard, but not pleasant. This seems to happen less on Leuchtturm so perhaps this is more to do with interaction between the nib and the paper coating/sizing, and it's not enough of a barrier for me to stop using it. I'm glad I am now using it, and my other upmarket pens, with more frequency & to record more than just the exploits of speedy foxes and sedentary canines.
When you nibs is singing, which I enjoy, to prevent it you might try a different paper or different ink and see how that does. I would expect a KWZ ink wouldn't have the singing nib because of how 'thick' their inks are.
@@AnInkGuy Thanks. I'm not sure whether my 2000's squeak is quite the same as what people call "singing". I've only tried a few inks in the Lamy 2000 so far; Lamy Blue/black, Noodler's Black Eel and currently Kon-Peki. All three of these squeaked on standard Rhodia, less so on Clairefontaine 90gsm (though it still happens) and not much squeaking so far from the Kon-Peki on Leuchtturm. A work in progress!
@@bikkies It sounds like what people call a singing nib. It's something some people like and others don't.
@@AnInkGuy Thanks.
Hi i just bought 2 Lamy 2000 and when ever i unscrew the gripsections i feel some weird resistence as if the screws are cut not aligned ore i feel the injection molding lines. Does anyone have the same experience, is that normal ore was i only unlucky with my both pens?😅
I rarely disassemble my pens, but I went and removed my section so I could 'feel' what you are talking about. I do experience similar, let me describe it. At the beginning it is a very smooth unscrewing with a tiny bit of resistence of the nib section. This is the very beginning and only last about 0.5-1 turn when removing. Then I can 'feel' the threads as I rotate the body to remove the nib.
That beginning part it is worth noting there is an O-ring that is working as a seal between the section and the body. When there is no 'compression' of the O-ring the slight resistance that was felt is no longer there, this allows the threads to be 'felt' more when disassembling.
So if I am properly understanding what you are asking then I think there is nothing to worry about. Mine is the same way.
I hope this was helpful.
Thank you for your fast answer. Im much more relaxed now that i know its normal😁
I love this pen, already have two!
If I may Mr. Ink Guy, which brand of inks have the best | wettest flow from your experience ?
I think the KWZ gives a very wet feel under the nib... I don't have any kind of spreadsheet of all the data where I could go find out what brand had the most 'wet' inks in it.
Also never had a Diamine ink that I can remember that felt 'dry' to write with.
The GOAT!
It definitely is a great one!
Just a little suggestion to Lamy 2000 users who find a bit of difficulty with the nib’s “sweet spot.” The Oblique Medium (OM), Oblique Broad (OB), and Oblique Double Broad (OBB) all write beautifully and do not seem nearly as critical as the traditional nibs regarding the “sweet spot.”
Great tip! I usually don't have any issue with the 'sweet spot' of nibs.
@@AnInkGuy Most people quickly adapt to the precision of the Lamy 2000 nib tipping. Other penmakers use nibs that are less precisely made and therefore less "picky' about writing angle.
Maybe, but I think the issue people have with the 'sweet spot' is because the nib is semi hooded.
Good pen review. The BB is hard to use, vastly wide and wet. B is more like BB. I am a broad guy but this is a pen that I find best in M. Really miss your old ink reviews. I looked forward to them. They were better than the new ones, which have way less energy and focus. Also miss the music.
As far as the ink reviews, there is a need to change so I still enjoy doing them. The data took a lot of time to do.
@Steve Hynes…I’d mostly agree. I have three Lamy 2000s. The two makrolon ones in M and B; the steel one in BB. The double broad is really fun and unique. But entirely impractical for any kind of every day use. I still like the XL sized line width and the sublime smoothness. The B is just perfect for somebody like me who has always preferred and enjoyed broads best. The M is, perhaps, ideal for use every day of the year in any situation.
@@sajjadhusain4146 A man after my own heart! Totally agree!
@@stephen_hynesHa, I really meant it, too. We’re twins on the same page on this, then. How cool is that? 🙂
Any comment on the stainless steel variation?
I have never used the stainless version so I cannot speak intelligently about it. For me while I love this pen I don't know about the price increase just for stainless steal so I don't know if I will ever have any real knowledge about it.
How do you have the time to write with anything but what you're using to test one of your inks? I can't figure out how it's doable.
I do A LOT of writing everyday. Taking notes on what I doing has become a regular habit. I take notes as am teaching on what is getting through to students better and what didn't work. There is the daily planning of the next days, and weeks, lessons. I take noted on the books I am reading and on the next book I want to read. Along with the morning journaling and just general notes of things I see and hear through the day.
Note-taking has just become a huge habit for me, so writing a lot is just a byproduct of it.
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I'm left handed. The sweet spot is real, it exists, and it's a constant adjustment for me to find it.
That is unfortunate. Hadn't thought it may be a bigger issue for lefties, they are in their right mind. I believe Lamy does make left handed nibs and perhaps that would help.
Sooo what’s your number one EDC?
Pilot Custom 823
Please review the m1005
I am planning on doing a review of all the pens I own... so I will get to it.
@@AnInkGuy thanks...Sir...For your kind reply...
I have a Lamy 2000 . Would you feel comfortable using permanent inks like Noodler’s Black and X Feather Blue in a Lamy 2000? I leave my pen inked. Thanks
I haven't has any issue getting ,y Lamy 200 clean of any ink I've put in it. And I've never had an issue cleaning Noodler's Black of X'Feather out of a pen...
So I would expect that their would be no issue cleaning either the Black or the X-Feather out of the Lamy 2000.
Thanks. Great analysis!
@@BoulderJR thank you!
@@AnInkGuy last question regarding Lamy 2000 and Noodle’s X Feather Blue. How long is it ok to leave Lamy 2000 pen inked between water flush? I often go a week between letter writing. Thanks
@@BoulderJR I clean a pen when I empty it... unless I am refilling with the same ink. So for instance I use a Pilot Custom 823 almost everyday, and will use the same ink in it for months with no worries.
It may or may not (it did) have happened that somehow I ended up with 6 of these in different colors/finishes. And they are all good pens.
I agree on the girth, it is very important for me.
For work I used an EF nib for some time, but this particular copy paper and the nib didn’t get along. The ink was Aurora Black. The nib frequently caught the paper. So I stopped using it and went of a different pen for work. Now that there is different copy paper at work, I‘ll give it another try tomorrow. I wish I had a F nib for work (or in general) as well. However… I don’t really NEED a 7th Lamy 2000. So, I guess; no fine nib for me. :)
That is a lot of love for this pen. I honestly don't blame you.
@@AnInkGuy I didn’t plan on getting that many, it just happened. :)