Helpful video! I appreciate the review of filling from converter only, and of priming the feed. I will say that you are having with this nib my modern flex nib experience. The Magna Carta flex nib seems only a little better than the FPR flex nib I got a few of years ago. It writes nicely, often. I have not quite reached the level of proficiency with it where I am confident in using it to write a letter. Ink blobs on page, and long wait times for feed to catch up, annoy me. This may be a feature, not a bug. I will say that my experience with the Pineider iperflex nib is better; but it can't compare to the couple of vintage (mid-20th century) nibs I have. But, they best serve a small handwriting style. I'd still say that for an impressive signature, a fine italic cut modern nib serves most reliably.
As much as I would love to have a pen like this, I would like it to perform as well with writing at normal speed in the same manner. I am sure the nib would begin to railroad. I am not one to do calligraphy but I love a nib that provides line variation. The closest I have come to my goal is with a Pilot Soft Fine nib and is one of my favorite pens. The other pen is a Leonardo Momento Zero Grande with an Elastic nib. Glad that the nib worked well right out of box.
Flex nibs are the ones that force you the most to learn a lot about inks, but they are indeed *so fun*! Yours and Aidan's reviews are definitely put our resolution to stay out of debt to the test... ;-)
What a stunning pen. I usually try to match or compliment the pen with the ink I choose. Love Ancient Copper, I use it almost exclusively with my orange Diplomat Aero. You need an ink miser, allows for fatter pen fills. Me I usually syringe my converters, less mess This looks like an easy flex writer. I'm not a big flex writer, it takes a lot of practice. I have a few, I like them but let them flex naturally. So I get a little variation but not what they are capable of because it takes more practice than I care to but love the bounciness. I've thought about the Magna Carta before. After seeing your video, I may consider it even more.
I tried a Mag 600 at the Baltimore pen show. I didn’t get one there but I bought one from Pen Chalet within a week. Wow - what an amazing pen! I haven’t tried a vintage flex pen but I’m having lots of fun with the Mag 600. I hope you have fun with it, too!
I have a vintage 1937 Parker vacumatic junior with Parker's flex nib. An amazing writer! I have not written with M600. By the way, which parker pen did you name your cat after?
Thanks for doing this first impressions video. It's very helpful and interesting to see your very first experiences with a new pen. Hardly any of us can just buy everything we might want, so this type of video allows us to see what it might be like if we jumped onto the Magna Carta boat. Thanks!
Same here. I'm about to go do a full body workout. Edit: I love my Mag 600 grand sapphire valentine edition. So this is a first impressions video. Brown ink I recommend is Lamy Topaz. It is like the brown version of Konpeki versatility if that makes sense.
Everybody goes in and out with mental health and self care. I think of self care more as a long-range thing. Even if I skip it for some periods, I always take it up again. It’s really great that you are working out, because by the time you are old you will understand the importance of exercise and have the habit in place.
Looks like a great pen! Longtime watcher, first time commenter. I like your videos and tend to pay attention to your recommendations since our pen/ink preferences tend to align. My very first BENU will be on the way soon - I pre-ordered the Sandalwood Talisman. Enjoy the flex!
Hey, Kerry! Love to see your videos every day. Thank you. Exercise in moderate amounts, enough to make them a lil bit sore, is good. Make sure your cells and organs know they are useful, wanted, needed. It will be rewarding for overall health. Keep at it while you can.
Gotta wonder why you'd need to heat set an ebonite feed, if it's a well made pen. Wasn't an issue with any vintage pens, really. (Imagine trying to heat set a 1950s Esterbrook ReNew nib unit.😁) Noodler's kinda lowered people's expectations, seems like, as well as other cheaply made pens from that part of the world. And the name of the ink? Kiowa Pecan is the original name. It's just Pecan, now. Is this like vintage flex? Pretty darn close. There's the really flexible and wet ones from generally pre 1930 (really flexible pre WWI), but there's some considered vintage flex that could be less flexible. Magna Carta did come closest to original flexible nibs. No cutouts. Thinner sheet material. Close to many original flexible pens in profile (tends to have longer tines than most, today.) Haven't used a Magna Carta, yet, but I have owned vintage flex pens from several manufacturers and time periods (1912 through the 1940s.) From what I've seen, the Magna Carta looks close to the later Waterman's flexible nibs, or some of the Sheaffer's Junior ones of the 1930s. Not as flexible and such as my 1912 Mabie Todd (I've accidentally splayed it to around 90° and it didn't spring it,with no railroading even with an iron gall ink until it was at almost 90°) but within the range. 😁
I just fell into the rabbit hole & bought the M660 in Cyanic from Goldspot. OMG it is ever a wonderful pen - as close to the perfect pen as I can imagine! If it is a good representation of the flex vintage pens had, are we ever missing something phenomenal in our modern stiff-nibbed pens! I feel cheated! I’ve never had a vintage pen but I’ve had most of the modern flex nibs & none could hold a candle to this one. I’m running Tom’s Studio Mallard in mine.
A beautiful pen with plenty of flex, but the cost is to steep for my taste. I have at least one vintage pen that will flex with any pressure above just dragging the pen across the paper. From just watching you right with it, it does appear that Magna Carta has come close to that level of flexibility in the nib. For me, I've gone with getting a Fountain Pen Revolution Ultra-Flex nib unit to use in one of my Chinese pens for now.
I’m not a true vintage flex pen user. I only have three flex pens and consider myself to be a novice. However, in my limited experience none of my vintage pens are this soft. My Mag 600 feels like the paintbrush vintage pens are supposed to feel like.
In terms of vintage pens, you still have the full range, from super flexible through bouncy all the way to stiff as a bone, even in gold nibs.
I did have a eversharp fountain pen, I put a quick video of it on my youtube a few years ago. I do like vintage flex but not all the time.
I love Ancient Copper ink!
It was nice to see you go through the process of inking the cartridge directly. You make much less of a mess than I do 🙂
I tried very hard not to lol
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If you buy a Visconti, you should be terrified to ink it up for the first time.
Yes, why?
Helpful video! I appreciate the review of filling from converter only, and of priming the feed. I will say that you are having with this nib my modern flex nib experience. The Magna Carta flex nib seems only a little better than the FPR flex nib I got a few of years ago. It writes nicely, often. I have not quite reached the level of proficiency with it where I am confident in using it to write a letter. Ink blobs on page, and long wait times for feed to catch up, annoy me. This may be a feature, not a bug. I will say that my experience with the Pineider iperflex nib is better; but it can't compare to the couple of vintage (mid-20th century) nibs I have. But, they best serve a small handwriting style. I'd still say that for an impressive signature, a fine italic cut modern nib serves most reliably.
As much as I would love to have a pen like this, I would like it to perform as well with writing at normal speed in the same manner. I am sure the nib would begin to railroad.
I am not one to do calligraphy but I love a nib that provides line variation. The closest I have come to my goal is with a Pilot Soft Fine nib and is one of my favorite pens. The other pen is a Leonardo Momento Zero Grande with an Elastic nib.
Glad that the nib worked well right out of box.
Flex nibs are the ones that force you the most to learn a lot about inks, but they are indeed *so fun*! Yours and Aidan's reviews are definitely put our resolution to stay out of debt to the test... ;-)
What a stunning pen. I usually try to match or compliment the pen with the ink I choose. Love Ancient Copper, I use it almost exclusively with my orange Diplomat Aero.
You need an ink miser, allows for fatter pen fills. Me I usually syringe my converters, less mess
This looks like an easy flex writer. I'm not a big flex writer, it takes a lot of practice. I have a few, I like them but let them flex naturally. So I get a little variation but not what they are capable of because it takes more practice than I care to but love the bounciness.
I've thought about the Magna Carta before. After seeing your video, I may consider it even more.
I tried a Mag 600 at the Baltimore pen show. I didn’t get one there but I bought one from Pen Chalet within a week. Wow - what an amazing pen! I haven’t tried a vintage flex pen but I’m having lots of fun with the Mag 600. I hope you have fun with it, too!
I have a vintage 1937 Parker vacumatic junior with Parker's flex nib. An amazing writer! I have not written with M600.
By the way, which parker pen did you name your cat after?
Thanks for doing this first impressions video. It's very helpful and interesting to see your very first experiences with a new pen. Hardly any of us can just buy everything we might want, so this type of video allows us to see what it might be like if we jumped onto the Magna Carta boat. Thanks!
Same here. I'm about to go do a full body workout.
Edit: I love my Mag 600 grand sapphire valentine edition.
So this is a first impressions video. Brown ink I recommend is Lamy Topaz. It is like the brown version of Konpeki versatility if that makes sense.
Everybody goes in and out with mental health and self care. I think of self care more as a long-range thing. Even if I skip it for some periods, I always take it up again. It’s really great that you are working out, because by the time you are old you will understand the importance of exercise and have the habit in place.
For a warm brown, I opted for Diamine's "Burnt Sienna," and I do enjoy it.
Wish you all the luck on your journey of getting better. You are brave.
The FPR gold ultra flex nib is just like a true vintage flex nib, too
You need a syringe or fine-liner tipped bottle for refilling cartridges or converters. Very convenient!
Looks like a great pen! Longtime watcher, first time commenter. I like your videos and tend to pay attention to your recommendations since our pen/ink preferences tend to align. My very first BENU will be on the way soon - I pre-ordered the Sandalwood Talisman. Enjoy the flex!
Impressive pen and you did well stepping out of your comfort zone.
I don't have that pen, but I have a Conklin 1898 14Kt Gold Orange Misto Omniflex nib. I've had it for 3 weeks - love it!
Hey, Kerry! Love to see your videos every day. Thank you.
Exercise in moderate amounts, enough to make them a lil bit sore, is good. Make sure your cells and organs know they are useful, wanted, needed. It will be rewarding for overall health. Keep at it while you can.
Great to see you enjoying this so much!
Gotta wonder why you'd need to heat set an ebonite feed, if it's a well made pen. Wasn't an issue with any vintage pens, really. (Imagine trying to heat set a 1950s Esterbrook ReNew nib unit.😁) Noodler's kinda lowered people's expectations, seems like, as well as other cheaply made pens from that part of the world.
And the name of the ink? Kiowa Pecan is the original name. It's just Pecan, now.
Is this like vintage flex? Pretty darn close. There's the really flexible and wet ones from generally pre 1930 (really flexible pre WWI), but there's some considered vintage flex that could be less flexible.
Magna Carta did come closest to original flexible nibs. No cutouts. Thinner sheet material. Close to many original flexible pens in profile (tends to have longer tines than most, today.)
Haven't used a Magna Carta, yet, but I have owned vintage flex pens from several manufacturers and time periods (1912 through the 1940s.) From what I've seen, the Magna Carta looks close to the later Waterman's flexible nibs, or some of the Sheaffer's Junior ones of the 1930s. Not as flexible and such as my 1912 Mabie Todd (I've accidentally splayed it to around 90° and it didn't spring it,with no railroading even with an iron gall ink until it was at almost 90°) but within the range. 😁
I just fell into the rabbit hole & bought the M660 in Cyanic from Goldspot. OMG it is ever a wonderful pen - as close to the perfect pen as I can imagine! If it is a good representation of the flex vintage pens had, are we ever missing something phenomenal in our modern stiff-nibbed pens! I feel cheated! I’ve never had a vintage pen but I’ve had most of the modern flex nibs & none could hold a candle to this one. I’m running Tom’s Studio Mallard in mine.
You need at ask Magna Carta for a commission on all the pens this video sells.
😆😆😆that would be a dream
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I hope you have a great weekend and you are feeling great.
Hey Kerry, How does it compare to Pilot's falcon "FA" nib?
wonderful video!
Great video!
A beautiful pen with plenty of flex, but the cost is to steep for my taste. I have at least one vintage pen that will flex with any pressure above just dragging the pen across the paper. From just watching you right with it, it does appear that Magna Carta has come close to that level of flexibility in the nib. For me, I've gone with getting a Fountain Pen Revolution Ultra-Flex nib unit to use in one of my Chinese pens for now.
Have you tried Fountain Pen Revolution's ultra Flex Nibs? They also give really good flex but at a fraction of the cost.
How much left do you have of the Montblanc single malt ink?
I’m not a true vintage flex pen user. I only have three flex pens and consider myself to be a novice. However, in my limited experience none of my vintage pens are this soft. My Mag 600 feels like the paintbrush vintage pens are supposed to feel like.
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That pen/feed is too wet. I'm still waiting for Magna Carta to fix all of their issues before I buy one of their flex pens.
If you have access to a swimming pool I would recommend half an hour of swimming as often as you can, especially after a gyn session the day before.
I wish I did! I used to swim a lot as a kid and I miss it
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What is the nib size of the pen?
This is absolutely the wettest pen I own. By a long shot.
I told you! It's like being in a race car on ice!
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Such a beautiful pen. The brown is so warm and lovely. Haven't tried a flex nib yet, but might try it eventually. 😇🩷🙏🙌
I'd pay good money 2C a DB P&T podcast. U2B amazing tog.
First here!! Havent watched the video yet i think i deserve a pin🥲🥲
Legend!
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