Choosing a fountain pen

  Lamy Safari 
  Originally uploaded by Adibi.

I know that nowadays,not many people are using fountain pens. Ball pens are more convenient. I agree, but personally I prefer fountain pens despite some gel ball pens are almost equally good.My choice of ballpen is Uniball Signo model 207,size 0.7mm.It cost me RM5.80

Currently, I have two fountain pens-one Parker and one Lamy Safari. actually one is enough but I happen to like both of them.Each cost me less than RM80. This is small amount to pay if I compared to my previous Mont Blanc that I used to have when I was younger. I love it very much but it bleeds all the time.However, it had served me for more than five years..

If you wish to know more on how to choose a fountain pen,please click on the link below the photo on the right.

Comments

[Gukita]

My favorite for writing memoirs and notes is PILOT G-TEC-C4 0.4mm. It cost roundabout RM6.00. For signatures and joting on official mails, I use a thicker point one....all are modest roundabout RM5.00 pens.

I had used a Dunhill about 10 years ago and still love the feel of it. However, my `adventurous' nephew had tested the pens' supposed to be invincible property of the nib by using it as a dart. The smoothness of writing turn coarse and I missed it very much. Now I've resigned myself to the more mundane disposables that serve the same purpose....

[Maverick SM]

I love fountain pen. But for convenience reason, I needed various type of pen: for school homework, for signatures, for scribbling notes and for thesis writing.

I had some nice pen that I had yet to use: Dunhill, and shaeffer. But I use more of ballpen, cheap, easy and not to worry if I lost it.

[Adib]

Personally,I love to see good handwriting.Many a time I also tried my best to write nicely whenever I have the time.What disappointed me many time is that I can't read the notes I wrote when I listen to the talk.When I write fast, my writings go hay wired:-(

[GAB]

The name brand was HERO, a fountain pen that I used when I was 13. It was a tough and durable one. You can even dive it straight down on a wooden table surface and it sticks standing and you can use it again as if no rough treatment has ever been done on it. And it is cheap too.

Now I use Dunhill & Davidoff

[Adib]

My observation shows that the type and cost of pen reflect a person's age and his career path.At my age, a Uniball ball pen is good enough...

[Adib]

Here is a review of Uniball 207 ballpen:
http://www.moleskinerie.com/2006/06/pen_review_unib.html

[Adib]

Someone asked me about Lamy fountain pen.Here is some info:http://www.rickconner.net/penspotters/lamy.html

[Lesia]

It's no secret that I love myself a nice writing pen. I often go to pen stores and drool over the $500+ instruments, but when it comes to my personal collection, I like to keep it in the fifty dollar range. When I write, I like to have something pretty in my hand, something a little heavy, but not something that I am afraid of breaking or losing. Fountain pens are my favorite-- I have about four or five each filled with a different color ink. Each day, I choose different one for my work so I can remember what I wrote when.

Anyway, Daly's is my favorite on-line pen shop. (The brick-and-mortar location is in Milwaukee.) The prices are already pretty reasonable, but right now they having a great sale . Also, the customer service is great. When you call, you talk to a real person who will not treat you like you are crazy just because you are in tears over purchasing the wrong cartridge.

[Jerry Wilson]

I have always preferred Cross (any color / tip) for ballpoint, and Uniball Micro (blk-blu-red/0.2mm)for liquid ink. The Cross are always smooth writing and the Uniball stands up to laundering pretty well (sad to say this is learned from running my wallet through the laundry more than once). Not being an aficionado, I have no idea about the pH but the pages in my 40+ year-old Bible don't seem to have suffered any ill affects from these pens. :-)