I tend to write with medium and broad nibs. I love a wet pen that puts down a good amount of ink and shows ink colour. I also write big do thick lines work for me. Thanks you for this informative video .
There are times for a Medium and times when only an EF will do. A Medium shows off our beautiful ink, but I tend to use EF in business writing. I just used a stub in all my Christmas correspondence. A time and a place for everything.
Great content! I just got a Custom 823 in F.. which is more of an EF in the Jowo, on my Esties. One of my fav EF nibs came on a Ranga pen, an in-house Ranga EF.. really smooth!
Some cool stuff for new comers. TY. I gravitate towards m nibs as they start showing shading properly. For that's one of the reasons to love fountain pens😊
That is one thing I do lose due to how I write is shading, as it really doesn’t show from many EF nibs, and shimmer is just about impossible without clogging the feeds.
I’m new to fountain pens. But I like the ef nib in my lamy safari’s. I also got a medium steel nib for the safari. Think I’m gonna use that one to start my journal. Awesome video. It was neat to see all the different nib brands.The ef nibs do skip some in my field notes note book. But that might be me being new to writing with them. Have a good evening.
My Pilot Kakuno EF nib is like writing with a pin, so I use it very little. However, all of my Edison fountain pens have EF nibs and they are as smooth as butter.
Well done video, sir! I mainly use Japanese Fine-Mediums (Pilot Custom Heritage 912 soft-FM, CH92 hard-FM, and Sailor Profit Jr MF), as well as Western fines (Lamy Safari F and Twisbi Eco Jowo #5 F), as the 0.4-0.5 size is perfect for me. I also have a Platinum Century with the 14K Fine nib, which is super satisfying to write with, but it’s a bit finer than what I need from a nib. I recommend that anyone who wants to try out an extra fine nib with pencil-like feedback give the Platinum Preppy 02 Extra Fine a go. It’s an absolutely superb writer for how affordable it is. I also snagged a Lamy Safari with an extra fine black coated nib for peanuts, and it writes superbly.
I like EF in gel pens for general writing, but I like softer, more flowing medium or italic/stubs with fountain pens, mainly because I love to see the inks. I have a Platinum Preppy in an EF (02) and (it may be a dud) but it is unbearably scratchy and barely lays down a line. I like the F Platinum Preppy’s (03) just fine and they are smooth, crisp writers. A western Fine in a fountain pen is comfortable and has a decent line width for me, but I think that Japanese EFs are just too fine. I don’t like the scratchy feedback feel (on any type of pen) and because I tend to death grip (nope, I’m a fully grown adult and I’m not changing at this point in my life) and press down hard, the less feedback the better. Also, for me, the fountain pen inks and doing pretty handwriting is what I like them for, so I tend to get the larger nibs. For that tiny writing, I love my Pentel Energel 0.4 needle tip…still smooth like butter but with a very fine line (I don’t like their .38s 🤷♀️ just that little difference is too scratchy.)
I’m a huge fan of EF because I write small. I have a Lamy 2000 F and needed to have it ground down to an ef. I even had my Sailor KoP adjusted to a finish size. May even go thinner, but haven’t decided.
I almost got a KOP luminous smoke in NYC, but it only came in medium, and that is too big for how I write. That is part of why I made this, as I know there are other small writers out there who this can be helpful for. Thanks for watching.
Some EFs are just not that F. So I got something thinner, a Franklin-Christoph Needlepoint, which I believe they grind down from a Jowo. Thing is way scratchy buy hey, it's thin.
Nice, comprehensive comparison! Thanks. You discuss the differences among papers and EF nibs from different pen makers, but what influence does ink have on line width? Some inks are described as "dry", oxymoronic as it seems. Nathan Tardif made some inks formulated to dry quickly and named them for a Federal official, whom he pictured as a horned animal on the label. Haters condemned Nathan as a Jew-hater, though that was far too excessive a leap, as well as untrue and insupportable, imo. But back to the subject, what do you think about ink and its influence on line width?
The only time that I really see a huge difference is mainly more of the nib than the inks. All of the inks appear to be wetter on the hobonici paper in the video for example, where they are razor thin lines on the other papers. I use Iroshizuku and Montblanc inks in many of my pens, as they provide a consistent experience. The wet or dry ink shows more on target nibs from what I have seen if my wife puts the same ink in one of her medium or broad inks and then writes on less than ideal paper.
yup, agreed:); I write mostly on my Hobonichi Techo(which uses tomoe river Sanzen paper) and my Traveler’s Notebook passport sized(which uses DesignPhil’s lightweight paper) and both of these cope well with most inks but they struggle a bit with Pilot inks, esp. from their Iroshizuku line and with some inks by J Herbin (which go down fine but come back 5min later and the line’s spread out!)
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love the UEF ^^
Very nice and useful comparison man!
Glad you liked it!
I love extra fine nibs and needle points. I also use them with my drawing and art.
I am not an artist by any means, but I do like to doodle on paper with the EF nibs.
Thank you for very crissp precise info
Thanks for watching.
great video!!!! Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for watching
I recently purchased a Platinum 3776 in UEF to use with my Jibun Techo Biz and I love it.
They are great. Thanks for watching
I tend to write with medium and broad nibs. I love a wet pen that puts down a good amount of ink and shows ink colour. I also write big do thick lines work for me. Thanks you for this informative video .
It’s good to see a variety of nib preferences. There is a place for all styles in this hobby.
There are times for a Medium and times when only an EF will do. A Medium shows off our beautiful ink, but I tend to use EF in business writing. I just used a stub in all my Christmas correspondence. A time and a place for everything.
I struggle to use larger nibs, as my writing gets messy, but I do try every so often for fun. Thanks for watching.
Great content!
I just got a Custom 823 in F.. which is more of an EF in the Jowo, on my Esties.
One of my fav EF nibs came on a Ranga pen, an in-house Ranga EF.. really smooth!
I love the 823 F nib.
This is a super comparison 😊
I’m glad to hear you say that. That was my intention to have a good reference as I wish I would have had something like this when I got started.
Some cool stuff for new comers. TY. I gravitate towards m nibs as they start showing shading properly. For that's one of the reasons to love fountain pens😊
That is one thing I do lose due to how I write is shading, as it really doesn’t show from many EF nibs, and shimmer is just about impossible without clogging the feeds.
I’m new to fountain pens. But I like the ef nib in my lamy safari’s. I also got a medium steel nib for the safari. Think I’m gonna use that one to start my journal. Awesome video. It was neat to see all the different nib brands.The ef nibs do skip some in my field notes note book. But that might be me being new to writing with them. Have a good evening.
Some field notes papers are not very fountain pen friendly, so definitely try on different paper as well.
Make sure your nib is clean, and that you don't let it dry as you pause to think.
@@judyjacobs5827 thanks.
My Pilot Kakuno EF nib is like writing with a pin, so I use it very little. However, all of my Edison fountain pens have EF nibs and they are as smooth as butter.
Yea the tuning can really make a huge difference in how the nibs write for sure.
Well done video, sir!
I mainly use Japanese Fine-Mediums (Pilot Custom Heritage 912 soft-FM, CH92 hard-FM, and Sailor Profit Jr MF), as well as Western fines (Lamy Safari F and Twisbi Eco Jowo #5 F), as the 0.4-0.5 size is perfect for me. I also have a Platinum Century with the 14K Fine nib, which is super satisfying to write with, but it’s a bit finer than what I need from a nib. I recommend that anyone who wants to try out an extra fine nib with pencil-like feedback give the Platinum Preppy 02 Extra Fine a go. It’s an absolutely superb writer for how affordable it is. I also snagged a Lamy Safari with an extra fine black coated nib for peanuts, and it writes superbly.
Which is the smoothest?
Of these, I would probably say the Pilot 823 for gold nibs. For the steel, the Opus 88 tuned Jowo nibs are probably the smoothest.
I like EF in gel pens for general writing, but I like softer, more flowing medium or italic/stubs with fountain pens, mainly because I love to see the inks. I have a Platinum Preppy in an EF (02) and (it may be a dud) but it is unbearably scratchy and barely lays down a line. I like the F Platinum Preppy’s (03) just fine and they are smooth, crisp writers. A western Fine in a fountain pen is comfortable and has a decent line width for me, but I think that Japanese EFs are just too fine. I don’t like the scratchy feedback feel (on any type of pen) and because I tend to death grip (nope, I’m a fully grown adult and I’m not changing at this point in my life) and press down hard, the less feedback the better. Also, for me, the fountain pen inks and doing pretty handwriting is what I like them for, so I tend to get the larger nibs. For that tiny writing, I love my Pentel Energel 0.4 needle tip…still smooth like butter but with a very fine line (I don’t like their .38s 🤷♀️ just that little difference is too scratchy.)
I’m a huge fan of EF because I write small. I have a Lamy 2000 F and needed to have it ground down to an ef. I even had my Sailor KoP adjusted to a finish size. May even go thinner, but haven’t decided.
I almost got a KOP luminous smoke in NYC, but it only came in medium, and that is too big for how I write. That is part of why I made this, as I know there are other small writers out there who this can be helpful for. Thanks for watching.
Some EFs are just not that F. So I got something thinner, a Franklin-Christoph Needlepoint, which I believe they grind down from a Jowo. Thing is way scratchy buy hey, it's thin.
I have tried some needlepoint grinds before, but I haven't pulled the trigger to own one yet.
I prefer EF nibs, Japanese pens make true EFs
Nice, comprehensive comparison! Thanks. You discuss the differences among papers and EF nibs from different pen makers, but what influence does ink have on line width? Some inks are described as "dry", oxymoronic as it seems. Nathan Tardif made some inks formulated to dry quickly and named them for a Federal official, whom he pictured as a horned animal on the label. Haters condemned Nathan as a Jew-hater, though that was far too excessive a leap, as well as untrue and insupportable, imo. But back to the subject, what do you think about ink and its influence on line width?
The only time that I really see a huge difference is mainly more of the nib than the inks. All of the inks appear to be wetter on the hobonici paper in the video for example, where they are razor thin lines on the other papers. I use Iroshizuku and Montblanc inks in many of my pens, as they provide a consistent experience. The wet or dry ink shows more on target nibs from what I have seen if my wife puts the same ink in one of her medium or broad inks and then writes on less than ideal paper.
yup, agreed:); I write mostly on my Hobonichi Techo(which uses tomoe river Sanzen paper) and my Traveler’s Notebook passport sized(which uses DesignPhil’s lightweight paper) and both of these cope well with most inks but they struggle a bit with Pilot inks, esp. from their Iroshizuku line and with some inks by J Herbin (which go down fine but come back 5min later and the line’s spread out!)