Lamy pens

[Benner]

A couple of Lamy's products have caught my eye and I was wondering if anyone here had much experience with their products?  I am particularly interested in this http://www.lamyusa.com/picoplatinum.html although this looks real nice as well http://heinnie.com/2wY464774059/Pens/Lamy/Lamy-2000-Blackwood/p-290-306-1965/.  REAL expensive though  .

Thanks

Ben

[DaveK]

Can't you get a Fisher Space Pen and squash it a bit so it looks like the first one

[Benner]

Can't you get a Fisher Space Pen and squash it a bit so it looks like the first one

 

Although I have carried the Fisher for a few years now and it has served me well, I find the refills to be really cack at writing long documents.  It's great as a quick note and signing pen but that's about it IMO.

[DaveK]

I agree with that, they're not the most comfortable of pens to use either. I wonder if the Lamy might be the same though.

I really like Cross pens, they are good quality and good pens to use, without being so expensive you're scared to use them.

[Benner]

I agree with that, they're not the most comfortable of pens to use either. I wonder if the Lamy might be the same though.

I really like Cross pens, they are good quality and good pens to use, without being so expensive you're scared to use them.

I'll look into Cross, thanks.

I agree, it's not the most comfortable pen around, but I can live with that.  It's that refill - I just don't like it.

[DaveK]

For that kind of moola on a pen, I wouldn't want to live with anything - I'd want it to be perfect!

Although, it does look nice.......

[Benner]

For that kind of moola on a pen, I wouldn't want to live with anything - I'd want it to be perfect!

Although, it does look nice.......

Yes it does.   

[Roadie]

I used to have a Lamy fountain pen, not sure where it went, but it was a really comfortable pen and lasted me a good few years at school! I'd have no qualms about recommending them

[Benner]

I used to have a Lamy fountain pen, not sure where it went, but it was a really comfortable pen and lasted me a good few years at school! I'd have no qualms about recommending them

Thanks.    It seems a pen of theirs, the 2000 fountain pen, is pretty well known as is highly recommended.

[Neil]

I like the look of the pico but at about half the price

I too have carried a little chrome space pen (its in my pocket as I write). I don't actually like it, but its a very practical pocket pen.

Neil

[Benner]

I like the look of the pico but at about half the price

I too have carried a little chrome space pen (its in my pocket as I write). I don't actually like it, but its a very practical pocket pen.

Neil

Yeah the price is a tad high. 

That's why I carry it.  Not really for it's writing performance.

[Roadie]

I used my space pen as my main writing tool at uni after i got it and never had cause for complaint.....maybe i should have written more

[revolvergeek]

I have several Lamy Safari fountain pens and they are .. uh.. bullet(pen) proof. I used one all through college as my main note taking pen. I keep a charcoal x-fine nib and a silver All-Star with medium nib on my desk at work.

The disposable Papermate Profile with 1.4mm tip writes a very smooth line and is my current favorite pen for when I have to use a ballpoint. 

Re: Cross pens - I am very found of the broad ballpoint refills and have a number of their Solo and Radiance ballpoint pens. The broad is much smoother IMHO than the fine or medium.

Re: Space / Bullet pens -  I never was wild about the feel of writing with them, and kept losing them, so I retired mine in favor of a Sharpie Micro ultra fine point in blue or navy. http://www.sharpie.com/enUS/Product/Sharpie_Micro_Permanent_Marker.html They are light, cheap, write on most anything, are a little fatter than a Bullet Pen (so more comfortable to write with) and I can buy a couple dozen of them for the cost of one Bullet Pen. Not so great for carbon / duplicate forms, but I rarely do any of those so this is not an issue for me.

[Neil]

Sharpie Micro ultra fine point

Anyone know where to get these in the UK?  I've just had a hunt and come up with nothing.

Neil

[Benner]

Sharpie Micro ultra fine point

Anyone know where to get these in the UK?  I've just had a hunt and come up with nothing.

Neil

I can't seem to find any either. 

Any more thoughts on Lamy anyone?

[Benner]

This is pretty clever

[DaveK]

This is pretty clever

It was a bit! Have you noticed on youtube comments these days, everything is "sick". I'll have to get my daughter to translate I think.

[Benner]

This is pretty clever

It was a bit! Have you noticed on youtube comments these days, everything is "sick". I'll have to get my daughter to translate I think.

Please do. 

[Neil]

I thought it was just American kids who used that in place of cool    Are the UK childs now embracing this mutation of meaning?

Dave  only you can help us now 

Neil

[Benner]

I thought it was just American kids who used that in place of cool   

Neil, you are so 'with-it'.

[Neil]

I doubt that SO much

Neil

[DaveK]

I doubt that SO much

Neil

That's sick.... err duuuude

[Neil]

Wow  Dave can speak Teenish!

Are there no limits to your talents

Neil

[DaveK]

Wow  Dave can speak Teenish!

Are there no limits to your talents

Neil

Well I'm sure there are, but I've not encountered them yet [/bs]

[american lockpicker]

A good pen is the Parker Jotter and its not expensive either.

[Neil]

Agreed, I have a couple on my desk and they are one of my favourite pens, just not small enough for pocket carry though.

I finally got a pack of the Sharpie Micro Ultra Fine Point pens. They're fine for quick notes and signing but I wouldnt want to write more than an address with them really.  Still the fact that they're permanent makes them handy.

A quick  to revolvergeek for offering to help me get some when it looked like my search was going to my fruitless 

Neil