I started with a Pilot Metropolian, still own it, and use it as my going out pen. Welcome to FPAD.
Best Fountain pen under $25?
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I am the farthest thing from a Noodler's fanboi... and in fact I've been overly critical of the Ahab.
But my experience with the Konrad is 180 degrees from the Ahab. I spent hours tweaking the Ahab and never got it to work properly, and the pen was finally destroyed when my efforts to free a stuck piston resulted in breaking out the threads on the convertor.
The Konrad does not use the same push-pull piston mechanism. The piston driver is built into the tailcap, not unlike the Lamy 2000 (but at $20 instead of $160-$300!)
HUGE ink capacity... it's a good pen for a "working" writer.
But my experience with the Konrad is 180 degrees from the Ahab. I spent hours tweaking the Ahab and never got it to work properly, and the pen was finally destroyed when my efforts to free a stuck piston resulted in breaking out the threads on the convertor.
The Konrad does not use the same push-pull piston mechanism. The piston driver is built into the tailcap, not unlike the Lamy 2000 (but at $20 instead of $160-$300!)
HUGE ink capacity... it's a good pen for a "working" writer.
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They konrads seem nice, i dont like the look of the lamy so much.
Lamy makes some very solid and reliable pens.
I run their EF nib and it is very nice, but some complain that it can be too "scratchy" and I can see where they get that.
The Safari is what it is... it is a student pen, not an executive pen, and it looks the part.
The Al-Star is a bit nicer (and better balanced), but the CP-1 took it's place in my jacket pocket.
But I do like the more traditional looking nibs of other pens. I really like my new Schaeffer and it has taken it's place as regular duty on my desk here at home.
