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I absolutely love the looks and feel of my Phileas (green marble look), but I do wish they had an extra fine nib for them. I have to be careful of my writing for the fine that I got. Overall though, really pleased with it.
I was torn between which nib to go with as I had read that Japanese pens tended to have finer nibs so I went with a medium this time out. If I don't like it I see it can be easily changed.
I carry a Elysee Parthenon fountain, roller ball, and ballpoint as my daily writing instruments.
the fountain has an italic nib. Good writing tools are a joy to use.
What's the difference between roller ball and ball point?
The ink. Historically rollerballs has liquid ink so it was vulnerable to drying out, therefore the pens were capped. Ballpoint ink is... well, it's ballpoint ink, kind of syrupy, hence the point can retract and not have to be capped.
Curently there are gel rollerball inks that fit in ballpoint pens but give a rollerball experience (read: very smooth). This is my go-to non fountain set up.
It's like electric vs straight, buick vs Lexus, dogs vs cats.
Just a few of my reasons...
1. The nostalgia factor
2. no one asks to borrow my pens...not that I'd let them anyway...because they don't know how to use them.
3. conversation pieces
4. Very important to me: I have 2 companies with over 100 employees for which I sign my name 100 times a day...I use a specific color noodlers bulletproof ink. Good luck matching it or erasing it.
5. You don't press when u write, which means less cramping.
6. It's addictive.
I don't think you can go wrong with the Lamy Safari. It can be bought for 25-30 bucks new either online or most pen shops. There are some cheaper pens out there I would start by checking out www.isellpens.com and see if any catch your eye.
I plan on buying a Safari pretty soon with either a Fine or Extra Fine nib (I'm leaning toward Extra Fine). My Hero 616 arrived today and a bottle of Noodler's Bulletproof Black should get here on Friday.
Bulletproof ink?
It's a term that Noodler's uses to name their inks that are waterproof, tamper proof, and permanent among other things. Someone more educated on it can chime in, but it basically means that it's nearly impossible for someone to mess with it once it's on paper. Not all of their inks are "bulletproof" but the ones that are will be labeled as such.