Lamy 2000 for £135. Be rude not to…
@jeremycherfas It certainly is. I just hope the pen lives up to the hype. Mind you, I'm very much a fan of the new Lamy Aion (I have two), so it's about time I picked up their flagship model.
@vanessa there’s so much hype about the pen and I’ve been wanting to get it to see what all the fuss is about, it I can’t say the look really appeals to me (I’m more of a Sailor Pro Gear fan).
@vishae I'll let you know! So far, the only Sailor I have is the fude de mannen one. I've yet to dip my toe into the Pro Gear pond; I think I'd want to try one first, as I've read that the Sailor nibs are a bit love/hate. Not sure I like the 1911 shape.
@vanessa oh I’m not a fan of the 1911 shape either, but the Sailor x BungBox collaborations are sweeeet!
@vanessa Learned something new today, my first thoughts were a Lamborghini or a Lambretta.
@vanessa very nice thankyou - good old ‘W.H.’ - now there is a retailer surviving against all odds!
@vanessa I hope you haven't ordered yet, because it's currently £111.93 (weirdly) from Amazon.
@devilgate Ah, bugger. Yes, ordered already. Mind you, some of the Amazon ones have a long delivery time, and they are coming from Japan. I'm ok with paying a bit more & getting it from a UK-based firm. Not that they have sent it yet (I have no patience where pens are concerned).
@devilgate Actually £123.05 for the Lamy 2000. The cheaper one is the LAMY 1201350 Fine Nib Fountain Pen.
@Ron Oh, well spotted. From the pictures they don't look any different, but the pictures may well lie, of course.
@devilgate The only difference seems to be whether the nib is fine or medium. I don't take any credit for noticing the difference. I'm not a member of the Pen & Ink contingent around here.
@vishae I don't know there's a specific group, just a good few of us who like such things: pens, paper, pencils. Maybe we need to get a featured emoji-thingy like exists for books etc. ✒️ Though no doubt Manton could be inundated with such requests.
@rnv @vanessa FYI, @Burk is keeping a community-generated list of suggestions for new “tagmoji” on his great Discover page.
@smokey @vanessa @Burk Cool! But here’s a curious problem: How would we distinguish a tag referring to writing, and a tag referring to writing tools? Maybe all discussions about the product could be tagged with 📚 (or 📖, or even 📝), whereas all discussions about the tools would use ✒️ or 🖋 or 🖊 or ✏️ (and, for stationery/paper: 📃, 📒, or 📓)?...
(Frankly, I think any fountain pen discussions should also use the tag 💸!)
@Aleen @Ron @rnv @vishae @Ron @devilgate @vanessa
it is not official - but may i reference you to the unofficial emoji want list that we hope @manton keeps in mind.
// @burk
@rnv I can imagine quite a number of groups wanting to use 💸 to represent them, lol.
@Aleen @Ron to apply for membership, one must answer this question, “what is the one fountain pen + ink combination you’d take to a deserted island?”
And the correct answer should be, “but I never go anywhere with just one inked up pen...”
@vishae Ha ha. I'm going to try to be good when my Lamy 2000 arrives. I think that will then make 42 pens that I will have inked.
As that's the answer to everything, I'd better stick at that number. Any new pens inked thereafter will result in one being rotated out.
@vanessa 42 inked up pens?? How do you remember to use them all?
I aim for 3, and usually end up with 6...
@vishae I have some I use daily at work, some attached to my main notebook, so when I pick that up they are used there. Some are for drawing, but a lot are on a 4-week rotation for use in my nightly diary/journal. Multicoloured notebook.😀
@Aleen @vishae No nothing official, but there certainly IS a Pen & Ink contingent here. I'm not a part of it, but I do enjoy reading the postings about various nuances of pens & notebooks. @Aleen is definitely the expert. Maybe there isn't really any secret handshake, but there should be. Sometimes when I write, I suddenly realize my tongue has gotten stuck in my cheek again.