I have recently bought this pen from Etsy . Very nice pen with a comfortable grip for long writing .The nib has a bit of feedback and is not scratchy at all. Ebonite feed with no 8 size nib is not very common with under $30 pen . I have ordered a fine nib and am very happy with the purchase❤
Wonderful review, Chris! I don't have either of these pens yet... I only just a month ago finally got a couple of WingSung 630s, but I really like the look of these Hongdian nibs much better. I have some catching up to do on my Chinese pen wishlist, I guess... though I did just order a PenBBS gold nib, finally. Anyway... I loved the video, as usual! Thanks!
Congratulations. First review of the new A9. I've got one on its way to me. I ordered quickly based on how fast the blue N10's sold out. 💙 Thanks for the review.
@@omeryehezkely3096 as far as I can discover, there aren't any more. I found an Ebay site that advertised them. I ordered and paid and when I didn't get a shipping notification, I asked if they even had the blue one and they admitted that they didn't. I got a refund and left a poor review.
The "sold out" of the N10 blue it's a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. I think it only lasted a few hours, maybe minutes, on sale. The magenta and green ones, on the other hand, are still found everywhere and sometimes at a very good price, more on the side of 20 than 30eur
@@MateuMatheu what do you think happened? Did Hongdian only make a small number of them? Are there millions of them; out there clutched in the hands of pen lovers, that we just don't know about? 🤔 It IS an enigma.
I received mine last week and I think it is one of the best Hongdian pens. I do think the vertical lines are a design flaw that I find annoying, and I am not one to be overly picky on things like that. But the no 8 like nib with the feed is excellent and it posts well and is not heavy at all.
I have the A9 in the shopping cart and haven't pulled the trigger yet. The finish on the pen reminds me of a barber pole. Interesting that the nib width differs slightly on the pens. With cartridge converter pens, I look to see if it can be eyedropper filled. I do not change inks very often so I am always looking for a way to increase the capacity. Can you do this with this pen? Nice review and comparison, Chris.
From my experience, modern ebonite feeds like these are not significantly better than the plastic feeds. Vintage ebonite feeds, carved differently, can support a large ink flow.
