Lamy Fine vs Extra Fine - Which Nib Should I Buy? 

Many thanks!

I love the Lamy 14k nib as well. Been meaning to talk about it more!

Good summary. I tend to use F for smaller writing and the LH (basically a medium) for general notes

​@@unsharpen Though I too am LH I have not used a LH nib. My pen angle is straight up from my hand towards top of page 12:00 o'clock position hand below the written text. Many LH writers have their hand over the top of the writing line with their pen pointing down towards them such as towards the 4:00 or 5:00 o'clock position dragging their hand through the ink. Thus I am not sure a LH nib would benefit me.

Doing some searching I found your video "Lamy Left handed Nib: Fountain Pen Fix For Lefties?" it answered all my questions. Based on your video I should stay with the M nib (or F nib). Being as both the F and M nib are very smooth they are okay by me. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for the tip. Been Considering this

My pleasure!

Yes the Lamy nib variance is a problem!

what do you mean "tune it" ? I'm a fountain pen noob and yesterday I bought a Lamy Vista with fine nib :)

Does it really not have much difference? Because from Lamy's website they have a sample handwriting and the thickness difference between EF and F are very noticeable. I hope you can answer my question so I can save some money from buying an extra nib :)

@@maggiearmenta8626 I m just gonna paste in here my other comment I wrote under this video a year ago... Seems like your EF is on the broader side. I can actually tell the difference between my EF‘s and my F, but it still is not huge. I would say if you can use the F and if it is not too broad for you, go with the F. The difference isn’t huge, but you will get a much better writing experience, and it is a very balanced nib. Not too broad, well smoothed and you still feel what paper your writing. I wouldn’t consider this as feedback. You can just tell what type of paper you are using by the vibrations you are getting while writing. ...end of paste. Present me here: I don t know in which direction you want to go and if you either the EF or the F. If you have the EF: If you think that you could still write with an F nib in terms of thickness and inkflow, that would be great. Because then the F might be an option for you. I got lucky on my one and only Lamy F nib and it writes good. You could probably benefit from a good fine nib in terms of writing experience compared to an EF nib. If you have the F: If this is perfectly fine in terms of nib width and inkflow, not too wet or too broad, then stick with the F I would say. The difference is not huge. Though it still could be the bit that makes the difference for you when you when you need something a bit finer. You probably know if you think that you could need something a bit finer. If it is just a bit, it might be worth a try. Though if it would need to be a lot finer than an F, then you should probably consider other pens that offer some really fine nibs. I hope I was able to help you. :) But you can still ask me if you have more questions.

Yea Lamy doesn’t do a true EF in that sense. It and most other European nibs tend to be on the wide side relative to their rating.

I believe that is a Pilot Kon-Peki. unsharpen.com/pilot-iroshizuku-fountain-pen-ink-review/

Not really. The gold nibs write wetter.

@@unsharpen thank you so much! I've been thinking about this for a while!

EF

I already got the EF and it writes well. A little feedback, but it's okay.

Yes the fine and extra fine are basically interchangeable unless if you buy a large number of each and select the ones with the correct tolerances

I’ll compare the EFs I have and try to figure out where I got that one from.

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Prototype for something similar is here unsharpen.com/best/ but yea, definitely something I think about

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