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Scrively i'm not a leftie but i think you are the only reviewer as far as i know that has reviewed the subject for left-handed writers. Thank you for sharing this interesting information with us all.
Hello, I'm a left hander (under handed) and today I tried the Lamy fine nib and the LH tip and I felt that LH nib was too rought and also found breakage in the lines compared to smooth uncut lines from the fine nib. So I bought the fine nib. I'm happy with the purchase so far. Also, the shopkeeper gave me a z28 converter which fits perfectly with my Lamy Vista. Regards, Aneesh.
I think for an overhader hook hand writer...the nib grind isn't the problem for us. Lamy grip section is just wrong for us. Parker in the 60s had the vp and 75 which solved the write angle. Other companies should bring the dial the angle design back
When I was younger I had a Lamy Safari (my father bought it for me). Brilliant writer but living in the UK everyone else did and still does only prefer the cheap ballpoints. To this day I know few people using fountain pens.
I purchased a Lamy Safari fountain pen with a EF nib. I bought the Lamy fountain pen because it was made in Heidelberg, Germany and I was born in Heidelberg too. Auf Weidersehen!
Hi I'm a newbie in the fountain pen world. I did a calligraphy course when I was in high school, but that is it. I have always had an interest in beautiful writing and calligraphy. After some research I finally bought a Lamy Safari with LH nib. The pen is good but the nib is a little disappointing. I thought the I was the problem, but your video confirmed my suspicions: I will probably be better off with a different nib... Thanks!
i want a buttery smooth fountain pen, something that has some sort of class and feels like it is gliding through paper. i dont like or care much for the "scratchy" sound or feel of the pen hitting the paper. if i wanted that sound id just use a cheap pencil and call it a day. it seems to be very hard to come across a means of having a kind of... gliding nib that is super buttery smooth on both crappy printer paper, and on rhodia or clairfontane. isnt there a part in the nib that can just be more rounded to ensure that smooth writing experience or do you just have to really break it in on a couple thousand sheets of paper?
Yeah, it’s just a matter of preference. Of course you can get what you just described - just buy a pen that writes that way. There’s tons of them put there. Almost all Pelikans, Faber Castells, etc. Almost all broader nib pens. Etc. Another option is to just invest the handful of money extra and have your nib tuned by a nibmeister to exactly your liking. Well invested 30 USD for something you will use everyday for years to come.
Hi, i'm lefty too, i've only have lamy pens with LH nib, but i want to buy some pen like a M205 WHITE or RED or save to buy the M400... os some pen in this price range... how would you discribe the pelikan's nibs (both, gold and steel) for a Lefty user, and how could you compare with the Lamy LH nibs? wich nib you recomend for me? I belive that pelikan's nibs steel nibs are similar to regual steel nibs like a lamy Medium... when looking to the nib tip...
@@Scrivelynotes Great Thank you so much!!! i'm almost with the money to buy a m400 or a m600 but i think that i'll buy the M200 smoky quartz ED i've loked at your channel and liked that!!
TheRacerRich just double checked and Lamy in their online shop just calls it „umbra“ without further specifying the color. Amazon describes it as „matte black“. The color Umbra according to Wikipedia designates a earthy brown or sepia. To my eye, this pen is rather black than sepia. Also do I find that a black pen makes more sense as a standard lineup color than a brown pen. But then everything lays in the eye of the beholder 😊
Umbra refers to the darkest part of a shadow (the part directly behind the object where all incoming light is blocked assuming no diffraction), so black fits :) Umber is a reddish brown similar to ochre, but a bit darker. That might be what you're thinking of/ came along in your searches, not sure.
An interesting debate, Michael. As a leftie myself, I have used purpose-built L/H nibs - & not unlike yourself, found them to be redundant. However, both you & I are 'Underwriters' ergo, we adopt a similar position to R/H users - your style is more as a side writer ~ perpendicular (within the main category of Over/under writer); I adopt an attitude whereby I tilt my paper/book to the right, but remain aligned to the square or rectangular writing platform. In terms of L/H over writers - those that write upside-down, then perhaps such a nib would be beneficial. I cannot say that I've ever met a leftie who over writes, so my experience of same, is (obviously) limited. Great pen - great review :)
Indeed. Agreed with Andrew. I am an upside down writer/ hook writer whatever it is called. It is a different situation as a lot of fountain pens give angle issues. However, great review! I did not really find anyone else addressing the left handed nib as well as you did! Thanks
lamy is a company that I would consider whenever they decide to create a pen that isn´t ugly looking and fat. The Lamy safari is an ok looking pen, one of the few pens with thinner bodies that they make, but has those sharp edges in the section that is quite uncomfortable for a lot of people that grab the pen a bit differently - including me. They probably think that innovative design alone is better no matter what - Not better, comfortable and good looking. Kaweco, and most especially, Pelikan and Faber Castell are certainly much better German pen creators. But I do like the LH nib, I am left handed and there is a difference there if you compare with the regular nib, not a big difference, though.
Think that this is all very subjective and comes very much down to personal preference. I know a lot of people that would argue the exact opposite: that Pelikan are overpriced luxury items and Lamys are much more affordable, while having high quality and are well designed. I am not saying that either of them is true or false - just opening the spectrum and saying that I am happy there is something for everyone :-)
@@Scrivelynotes all is very subjective, your opinion in the videos, my opinion. The point is who sells more: Lamy, a rather new company that is trying to show itself as innovative, or the experienced Pelikan , even with the higher prices.
Nestor M sure all is subjective. I still don’t follow your argument. Sure Pelikan is 100 years older than Lamy. But Lamy is still also almost 90 years old - not exactly what you would call a ‚rather new‘ company. I also don’t follow your ‚trying to be innovative‘ argument. Certainly the Lamy 2000 was and still is groundbreaking. The Safari is probably one of the world’s most sold and also most iconic fountain pen design wise (beside the Souverän and Meisterstück). And it’s not that Pelikan would be a great deal more innovative, having by and large one key model, the Souverän (and maybe the Classic), which they re-issue year after year just by changing colors. It’s not saying Pelikan isn’t great. It’s my favorite brand. And it’s of course totally fine that you personally prefer Pelikan. I just think your argument doesn’t exactly hold.
As a fellow sinistral schooled in cursive writing in the 1950's, I have only one comment about left handed nibs. Ridiculous. This is just another way of getting money out of customers, who have been foolish enough to pay an over priced vanity pen.
