Thanks Mick, I bought the medium Lamy 2000 in 1973 and it continues to be a pleasure to write with. There is some competition in the price range with Pilot 823, Sailor 1911 and Leonardo.
I got the 2k for my 18th birthday back in 2018 😄, here in Germany the birthday of coming of age. A special gift from my parents for a special occasion and the start of a Journey. The you got a new 2k for 120-180€. After a short Time of writing, my best writing fountain pen next to the Pelikan M1000 an Visconti HS Dark Age with 23k Palladium in Fine. I Love the simple streamline, timeless Design… the complete opposite to the M1000.
i brought one not all that long ago for a great price. but i, as you, am left handed and i knew it was a risk. i love the look of the thing and the feel of that material but i couldnt get on with mine. i found the nib to catch on the page as i wrote and it would split alarming far apart and then jump back together leading to ink flicking across the page. i also found after an extended period of writing (x6 A4 pages) that the cap nibs really started to cut into my fingers. mine was also not a wet as the one you have shown and i wasnt fond of the sweet spot issue either. i fully expect that for a right handed person the very same pen would have been just fine but for me... i was heartbroken. one of THE best looking pens and i had to give it up. i am glad it works for a fellow leftie to be honest.
Thank you for the review,Mick! Love this pen to pieces.Lamy 2000 is firmly in my top 4 favorite fountain pens(the other three are all Pilot;823;E95S;Capless). I have had a nib L2K for a couple of years and just last week added a nib L2K. The only nitpicking negative I can say is that the clips are less than stellar at gripping a shirt pocket or anything else;so,I carry it in a double Rickshaw sleeve that stays fairly well put in a shirt pocket. The Lamy 2000 and Pilot Capless decimo are great traveling companions! But I have them both inked constantly anyway.
Yes, absolutely. The Lamy 2K is easily one of my favourite. It’s in my pantheon of pens. I love that it has everything you need: gold nib, piston fill, amazing design, quality build.
I love my L2K. It's got a broad nib and writes wet and smooth. I like the geometry of the tipping a lot. It writes like a thick stub. Wonderful. Mine is constantly inked, usually with KWZ Baltic Memories. I'd also recommend the pen a lot; it is a classic for a reason. Very ergonomic and understated. It is a good workhorse pen. Definitely buy a nib size under what you are expecting, though. Medium is closer to a conventional broad and a broad is like a double. If you prefer pens with a finer line weight, I'd probably recommend a Pilot Custom Heritage 92 instead.
I also love my Lamy 2000 with a broad nib. Yes, it is more like a double broad. However, I find it to be comfortable in the hand, and I love writing with it. I got mine several years ago when it was around $50 US less than it is now, but I would buy it again even at the higher price.
I've just ordered a broad, was tossing up between broad and medium... I am a underwriter and tend to write big so I'm hoping I made the right choice.... haha
I own two of the pens; m and b nibs. I have two negatives about the pen that never get mentioned 1. both pens have had to be repaired by Lamy under warranty for leaks down by the split in the body where the two metal lugs are. When you open up the pen here there is extra complexity inside , so hence more to go wrong and it did with my pens. 2. the nib has to be kept straight on to the paper while writing - no problem with daylight writing; but in low light situations I find it harder to see and monitor the position of the nib on the paper surfaces and to monitor the angles. So don't use my two pens at night with less overall lighting, even with overhead lights on. Otherwise the pens are great and write well. fyi. cheers
I love the Lamy 2000. I have my Lamy 2K (F) inked up right now, in fact. It is extremely well made, feels good in the hand, and writes beautifully. It is still worth the money, in my opinion.
I have the same pen and nib, and it always feels special to hold and write with. Even its design raises it above most pens. When you look at what you get with this pen for the price, compared to other pens, it's definitely worth it.
I have both the Lamy 2000, and a Lamy Studio with a gold nib. I actually prefer the Lamy Studio with a gold nib. The Studio is metal with a lacquer body. I like the weight
Lamy 2000 lovers unite! I own three L2Ks (one in stainless steel) in M, B and BB nib size points. All three nibs are superb writers. I have always loved the pen immensely. I can’t think of a single complaint I have about the pen. And although the prices have increased a few times, I still think the pen is well worth the price. If I didn’t already own three, I’d certainly buy my first one at the present price of the pen in the U.S. My favorite is the broad nib. Only the limited edition releases of the L2K, while extremely lovely, were quite outrageously priced. I remember really wanting to buy the LE brown one. But the ridiculous price plus the inexplicable decision to offer the pen with only the Fine nib killed the deal for me.
I just got my Lamy 2000. I got it in a fine. I just filled it with Lamy black ink, and I love it. I think I want to get it in a medium as well. Not sure how I’ll easily tell them apart though . . .
I would say that, yes, the black makrolon Lamy 2000 is worth the money, though I bought mine when it was quite a bit cheaper than it is now. It ticks so many boxes - beautiful, smooth, gold nib, sleek design, easy writer, not so expensive as to worry too much about taking it out of the house. However I also bought the stainless steel Lamy 2000 a few years ago, and find that unlike the makrolon version it does not, for some reason, post very easily, and I find that very frustrating, though it writes fabulously and looks beautiful. So for me, the stainless steel version is a thumbs down whilst the makrolon is very definitely a thumbs up.
I got a Lamy 2000 for my daughter, who shares my love of pens and writing. Unfortunately, she found it very scratchy; I tried it, and she was right. Very disappointing. I plan to have it tuned by a nibmeister in the coming Pen Show. That said, my wife bought a Lamy 2000 for me at Christmas, but with a medium nib. That pen is a joy to write with. I wonder if they have QC issues.
Update. I had the L2K of my daughter tuned during the Manila Pen Show, and now it writes really well. And just for good measure, I had the nibmeister increase the flow so that it writes a little thicker than a Japanese Fine.
My favorite pen. I have a medium and a fine and I love them both. Though I purchased mine at a lower price point, I do feel the recent prices are still worthy of this pen.
549 Australian Dollars seems a bit too high to me. Here in Europe we can still find them for around 190-200 euros (it was 160-170 a couple of years ago), which is approximately 315 - 330 australian dollars at the time I'm writing this.
I owned and used the Pilot 823 B nib for a long time before purchasing a LAMY 2000 EF nib. It took me quite awhile to finally purchase simply because it just wasn’t a “pretty” pen. To me, it looked like a pen for a businessman, not an elementary teacher, artist, Journaler, etc., no aesthetic beauty. Finding a great deal on a discounted sale price, I purchased the LAMY 2000 about 6-8 months ago. I absolutely LOVE it! I’ve even considered that if I was only allowed to have one fountain pen, this would be IT!
From its appearance, it is classic. From a writing experience, it is just too wet and writes too broad for me. I understand that the nib has changed from when I had one about 30 years ago. Maybe it has gotten better but now the price is beyond my wallet.
It is a classic pen, but I don't think it is worth over $500, as you stated. For that much, I would go for a bespoke wood from Casey Giddins and have plenty of change left.
I have four Lamy 2000’s and I love them. One is an extra fine and one is a fine. Not sure what the other one is. Two of them have two different blues and one has a black ink. The 4th one is the rollerball… hmm maybe that’s the ballpoint. It has black ink with an extra blue ink cartridge thing. Don’t use that all that much. Just the fountain pens.
Personally I never liked the look of the lamy 2000 and in my opinion you can get everything he's saying in a $60 twizby 580 diamond and it even has a better grip because they made a bunch of rings going all the way down so it's comfortable to hold almost any way
That’s the Twsbi Diamond 580 AL R with the micro-grooved grip section. It’s a really great pen… especially for a $65 USD pen! But, it doesn’t post well, has a steel nib, and doesn’t have the durability of the Lamy. The design of the Lamy isn’g going to be to everyone’s taste… same as the Twsbi. But I love both myself.
@@theoffstageme very true I've had mine for 3 years and knock on wood nothing has happened to it yet I do agree though that one of the biggest failures is the fact that the pen can't be posted in office setting I have to be very careful and make sure that I always put the cap in my pocket I do remember seeing people online through who make custom nibs so maybe if you cared you could actually get a gold or iridium but for a standard workhorse pen that's going to be used every day and still look stylish especially because of the clear demonstrator body the twsbi is definitely the way to go
@@theoffstageme For TWSBI, I recommend paying an extra $20 USD and getting the Precision. It is aluminium rather than plastic, and it posts well. It also has a hexagonal body and cap, so it won't roll off a table.
Indisputably a classic design combining sophisticated engineering and flawless manufacturing. Only one trouble--I don't like it in my hand, due to the slippery grip. Can't please everybody. Thanks for the show.
The Lamy 2000 will not be part of my collection. I have to like how it looks just as much as how it writes, and this is just very bland and blah to me.. but that's what makes this hobby great. If a pen doesn't work for you, there are others. But thanks for the review, it's not a pen for me
It’s definitely not going to be for everyone. I think it is very beautiful… so it is definitely (one of) the pen for me. What style of pen grabs you in particular?
It's endured for so many decades and even been displayed in a museum for a reason: because it's beautiful. You're of course allowed to say that a work of art is ugly, but informed people will disagree with you.
The Lamy 200 is worth every penny of its price. It is an absolute dream to write with and that resounding endorsement is coming from a lefty that has many fountain pens. I love it so much that I am going to purchase the 2021 limited addition brown one as well. I have been hunting for months to find it at a reasonable price and finally found one today. I am going to pull the trigger. This is my go to pen and I imagine it wont be easy for another pen to fill its shoes so to speak.
