I just bought the Black. My Aurora Black is almost gone. It has been a very consistent ink but have decided to try Lamy. It seems darker. The price is also quite good.
Hi Mick, what's going yo happen when you run out of 2016-Dark Lilac? I think Diamine inks have some pretty good purples that aren't the same, maybe those Diamine run close (but no cigar), however, those purples in their own right are beautiful inks. We as pen and ink nerds give too much praise to 2016-DL when we should be exploring and loving other inks that are just as beautiful in my mind. Sorry for the rambles, I just love Imperial Purple in my wet and broad-ish medium nib Visconti Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee, great combination. Chels
When I run out of 2016 DL I will be able to remember it fondly and then continue using all the other inks I love. That’s a while away as I have close to 80ml of DL in reserve. i love Imperial Purple. Great ink. I had it in a self-ground wet architect nib recently and it’s an ink people regularly comment on when they see me using it. Stunning. Diamine Pansy is the closest I have found to Lamy DL… but there are so many amazing purples I like to enjoy DL in it’s own right… not try and find replacements for it.
Lamy Turquoise is a super ink and a great shader.
I just bought the Black. My Aurora Black is almost gone. It has been a very consistent ink but have decided to try Lamy. It seems darker. The price is also quite good.
Hi Mick, what's going yo happen when you run out of 2016-Dark Lilac? I think Diamine inks have some pretty good purples that aren't the same, maybe those Diamine run close (but no cigar), however, those purples in their own right are beautiful inks. We as pen and ink nerds give too much praise to 2016-DL when we should be exploring and loving other inks that are just as beautiful in my mind. Sorry for the rambles, I just love Imperial Purple in my wet and broad-ish medium nib Visconti Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee, great combination.
Chels
When I run out of 2016 DL I will be able to remember it fondly and then continue using all the other inks I love. That’s a while away as I have close to 80ml of DL in reserve. i love Imperial Purple. Great ink. I had it in a self-ground wet architect nib recently and it’s an ink people regularly comment on when they see me using it. Stunning. Diamine Pansy is the closest I have found to Lamy DL… but there are so many amazing purples I like to enjoy DL in it’s own right… not try and find replacements for it.
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