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Oh, thanks, Sug!!

That is great information to carry with me. At the moment, the plan is to get a black/silver M205 to match the black/silver M6. The price is right too.

I will need to save up for a M800 Green/black to match my green M3. I don't think there is a M805 in green so I may have to "settle" for gold.:)
 
coelacanth said:
Dave,

Great choice (to be made) going with Pelikan as your 1st fountain pen. Pelikan Mxxx series is really fantastic because you can enjoy the all aspects of fountain pen world (e.g. piston filling, swappable nibs, classic and classy design with or without modern twist, etc) with a broad range of price points and aesthetics that suit you.

A few notes from my experience:

• If you decide to buy, see if the store will let you dip the actual pen you are about to buy (not just the same model on display) to test the nib.

• Buy from an authorized dealer for future customer service including the lifetime warranty and one-time privilege of swapping the nib with a different size if you change your mind within 30 days of purchase.

• M2xx, M4xx and M6xx nibs (and many vintage ones) are interchangeable with each other. If you start with M2xx that has a steel nib and later want to venture out to a solid gold nib, you can buy the nib unit from higher-end models or vintage ones (see nibs.com or other places) and that should fit M2xx pen perfectly (but the steel nib on M2xx is really fantastic).

• If you find the nib skipping or feels dry right after the purchase, don't worry too much. Try flushing the nib, feed, ink reservoir with room temperature clean water thoroughly before attempting other solutions.

Good luck!!

My very 1st fountain pen that I bought myself about 10 years ago.
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Wow, great first pen!!!!;)
 
Robert Lai said:
Monz,
I've got a Pelikan that looks just like yours, except that mine is called the M250. The only visible difference is that mine came with a 14K semi-soft fine nib. It writes beautifully.

Regarding typewriters: A couple of years ago, we were told that the Russian government is going back to typewriters for all of their most confidential correspondence.
http://nypost.com/2013/07/12/russia...to-leak-proof-sensitive-classified-documents/

Use of fountain pens and typewriters and shunning of electronic (easily surveilled) communication will probably increase in the future.
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That 14K semi-soft fine nib sounds great. My next Pelikan nib will be a Fine, hopefully.
 

Cross Townsend by Monz, on Flickr

An original sterling silver Cross Townsend fountain pen with a 18K medium stub nib. A heavy pen, best used un-posted. The ink is J. Herbin "Stormy Grey." The pen was given to me by a friend as a "thank you" for servicing some fountain pens for him :) The pen is very old and has a lovely patina. The tines of the nib were slightly mis-aligned when I received it but this was easy to remedy with the aid of a 12x loupe.
 
Arghhhh...

Artlite had everything I was looking for, both the M205 and the M800. Putting the M800 on hold, I took the M295, ink and paper to the counter to checkout.

But wait!

The owner said he forgot that he did not stock piston fill M205's!!! All of the stock was cartridge pens. WTH?:eek:

So I left with a Rhodia pad in hand...nibs doesn't carry anything with steel nibs, so who has the best price for the M205 I am looking for?:mad:
 
Monz said:

Cross Century by Monz, on Flickr

An original sterling silver Cross Century fountain pen with a 18K medium stub nib. A heavy pen, best used un-posted. The ink is J. Herbin "Stormy Grey." The pen was given to me by a friend as a "thank you" for servicing some fountain pens for him :) The pen is very old and has a lovely patina. The tines of the nib were slightly mis-aligned when I received it but this was easy to remedy with the aid of a 12x loupe.
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I have an ordinary every day Cross in stainless and find it to be a nice writer despite its stiff nib. You silver Century pen looks stunning.
 
dave lackey said:
Arghhhh...

Artlite had everything I was looking for, both the M205 and the M800. Putting the M800 on hold, I took the M295, ink and paper to the counter to checkout.

But wait!

The owner said he forgot that he did not stock piston fill M205's!!! All of the stock was cartridge pens. WTH?:eek:

So I left with a Rhodia pad in hand...nibs doesn't carry anything with steel nibs, so who has the best price for the M205 I am looking for?:mad:
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Hmm. M20x pens are ALL piston filler (I believe P20x is cartridge/converter). Look at places like

http://www.fountainpenhospital.com/

http://www.nibs.com/PelikanMainPage.htm

or Amazon sells quite a few from the line, but be sure to buy from Amazon directly or a 3rd party reseller that states they are a Pelikan authorized dealer.

Also, if you have a credit card without foreign transaction fee, you may get a good deal with the exchange rate by buying from someone like http://www.cultpens.com/

Good luck!
 
Pelikan M805 Demonstrator with engravings, filled with Iroshizuku Fuyu-Gaki.

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Can someone tell me if there are any advantages to a cartridge pen?

I seem to have missed why one would consider a cartridge pen somewhere in the excitement of seeing this pen orgy!:p
 
^ you don't have to carry a bottle of ink ...although you do lose all the wonderful excitement that goes with spilling ink on someone else's desk.
 
dave lackey said:
Can someone tell me if there are any advantages to a cartridge pen?

I seem to have missed why one would consider a cartridge pen somewhere in the excitement of seeing this pen orgy!:p
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Cartridge pens are easier to reload but you are more limited to ink/colours... unless you are willing to use a syringe and blunt needle to refill empty cartridges with a bottled ink :)
 
Monz said:
Cartridge pens are easier to reload but you are more limited to ink/colours... unless you are willing to use a syringe and blunt needle to refill empty cartridges with a bottled ink :)
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Aren't there "cartridge converter" units that are intended to be filled from a bottle, so you can use any ink in a cartridge pen?
 
kermaier said:
Aren't there "cartridge converter" units that are intended to be filled from a bottle, so you can use any ink in a cartridge pen?
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Yes there are.... but there are some pens which do not accept these convertors and are "cartridge only."
 
Ah, cartridges look to be very interesting especially with Diamine colors like Ancient Copper offered in cartridges. That said, I found an M205 Classic Black Pelican pen for very little money online and it is shipping to me today. I hope it will be here in 3 business days.

I love my coin bag slush fund. LOL. :))
 
dave lackey said:
Ah, cartridges look to be very interesting especially with Diamine colors like Ancient Copper offered in cartridges. That said, I found an M205 Classic Black Pelican pen for very little money online and it is shipping to me today. I hope it will be here in 3 business days.

I love my coin bag slush fund. LOL. :))
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Congrats Dave. The Pelikan M205 is a bit unusual...it comes either as "cartridge" filler or "piston filler." I'm sure you'll love it.
 
Monz said:
Congrats Dave. The Pelikan M205 is a bit unusual...it comes either as "cartridge" filler or "piston filler." I'm sure you'll love it.
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Thanks, it is unusual and it was chosen to match my chrome M6. I finally found the piston filler I was looking for on the well known "lizard" website. Much cheaper than the cartridge pen Artlite tried to sell me.
 
Oh my ... whilst we are having a pen thread here on the camera site, my favo(u)rite pen site has a slightly camera-influenced posting on their blog: http://blog.gouletpens.com/2015/07/thursday-things-grayscale-and-gold.html
It's the common-as-chips Pentax K1000, but still. By the way, I've got some Field Notes notebooks (also shown there) and use them for recording exposure information when shooting medium format in the field. Nice quality books.

(Again, I am no relation to Goulet or their founders &c. &c.; just a satisfied customer.)

--Dave
 
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