Nailed it! I own both pens, also. Both are oblique double broad nibs. My 220 is a cartridge converter. Bought it in a German bookstore 1976 or 1978. If it is “vintage” what does that make me? I bought the Lamy a couple of years ago to save wear and tear on the MontBlanc which has been back to Germany (without me!) three times for repair and needs to go again. Love the bounciness of the 220 which I miss in the 2000. The 220 does have a bit of a stub line which is why I bought it in the first place: to do one of Tolkien’s Elvish scripts, the Tengwar. The 2000 is pretty much a round tipped nib, a little disappointment for me. Perhaps I should send it off to a nibmeister, but it seems not to get done. I enjoy both pens. The Lamy’s sweet spot noted. Thanks for the good review.
Loved the comparison. Thanks!! I have both fountin pens in Extra Fine nibs. I was putting off buying the 2K but with the sale of Lamy to Mitsubishi, I figured I should get one before the new owners would begin to get creative and "improve" the pen. My Lamy arrived last week and I am enjoying the pen but definitly can feel the sweet spot. It's not a big problem since I normally don't rotate my pen when I write, but it's definitely there. It is a VERY smooth, especially for an extra-fine, but I was expecting a bit more bounce to the nib, which there is none. As you mentioned, it writes very wet but the grind on mine is almost an architect. By no means is it an XF. The downstrokes run between a XF to F But the sidestrokes can almost appear to run up to a medium. Honestly, I do like the character this gives my writing. I bought my MB-220 also on EBay almost in mint condition, about a year ago, and am very pleased with the pen. It is a smooth writer with way more bounce than the 2K. There is a bit of feedback but it is not scratchy at all. The feedback is most likely due to the XF nib. They both write beautifully but very different. Comparing the capping, the 2K slips on beautifully until it snaps in place. The 220 is solid but a bit more harsh. Between the two, I feel the MB is more refined and elegant but also more delicate,. The Lamy feels more solid. If I were out and someone asked me to borrow my pen, I would cringe at the thought of handing them my MB, but the Lamy, feels like it could easily stand up to a heavy hand. Both are top notch on quality and I agree with you that they are must-haves in any collection. Great job on the video! Thanks!
Nailed it! I own both pens, also. Both are oblique double broad nibs. My 220 is a cartridge converter. Bought it in a German bookstore 1976 or 1978. If it is “vintage” what does that make me? I bought the Lamy a couple of years ago to save wear and tear on the MontBlanc which has been back to Germany (without me!) three times for repair and needs to go again. Love the bounciness of the 220 which I miss in the 2000. The 220 does have a bit of a stub line which is why I bought it in the first place: to do one of Tolkien’s Elvish scripts, the Tengwar. The 2000 is pretty much a round tipped nib, a little disappointment for me. Perhaps I should send it off to a nibmeister, but it seems not to get done. I enjoy both pens. The Lamy’s sweet spot noted. Thanks for the good review.
Loved the comparison. Thanks!!
I have both fountin pens in Extra Fine nibs. I was putting off buying the 2K but with the sale of Lamy to Mitsubishi, I figured I should get one before the new owners would begin to get creative and "improve" the pen.
My Lamy arrived last week and I am enjoying the pen but definitly can feel the sweet spot. It's not a big problem since I normally don't rotate my pen when I write, but it's definitely there. It is a VERY smooth, especially for an extra-fine, but I was expecting a bit more bounce to the nib, which there is none. As you mentioned, it writes very wet but the grind on mine is almost an architect. By no means is it an XF. The downstrokes run between a XF to F But the sidestrokes can almost appear to run up to a medium. Honestly, I do like the character this gives my writing.
I bought my MB-220 also on EBay almost in mint condition, about a year ago, and am very pleased with the pen. It is a smooth writer with way more bounce than the 2K. There is a bit of feedback but it is not scratchy at all. The feedback is most likely due to the XF nib. They both write beautifully but very different. Comparing the capping, the 2K slips on beautifully until it snaps in place. The 220 is solid but a bit more harsh.
Between the two, I feel the MB is more refined and elegant but also more delicate,. The Lamy feels more solid. If I were out and someone asked me to borrow my pen, I would cringe at the thought of handing them my MB, but the Lamy, feels like it could easily stand up to a heavy hand. Both are top notch on quality and I agree with you that they are must-haves in any collection.
Great job on the video!
Thanks!