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Namiki Vanishing Point Carbon Fountain Pen - Carbon Fiber Blue, Fine Nib 60149 | 
 enlarge | Brand: Namiki
Category: Office Product
Buy New: $115.00 (On sale from $139.96)
You Save: $24.96 (18%)
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 15907
MPN: 60149
UPC: 072838601490
EAN: 0072838601490
ASIN: B0002ZQAZW
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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What is it like to use this pen? April 6, 2007
Randall Helzerman (campbell, ca)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
The pictures of this pen don't do it justice--I'll try to describe in words what it is like to hold this pen in your hand. I have the blue carbon fiber model, and the dark navy blue next to the rhodium finish indeed looks very sharp. The bottom of the pen, where the nib comes out, has a vague hint of art deco about it, whereas the rest of the pen, with its unfamilier, yet totally logical geometry and layout, has a fashion-forward air. But the styling of this pen is neither retro nor futuristic. The combination of a (lets face it) archaic writing technology combined with advanced materials like carbon fiber makes a dramatic styling statement--but without a hint of irony. And yet, the look is anything but contemporary---what is it?
The best way to describe it is that this pen looks like an artifact from an alternate world history--it looks like what a high-end fountain pen would look like today had the ball point pen never been invented. It fits, unselfconsciously, into your lifestyle as if you had been using fountain pens all your life. The retractible nib makes for a very practical writing instrument--it is so much quicker to whip the pen out of your pocket and press the clicker to jot something down that you do it much more naturally than uncapping a regular fountain pen. Another click and the nib vanishes just as fast, ready to be cliped back into your pocket.
I bought the model with the fine nib, and I really like the ultra-precise line it can draw, but I can't really recommend the fine nib model to casual or first-time fountain pen buyers. I had to adjust the nib by (very carefully!!!) inserting a razorblade to spread the tines out a bit, in order to get the kind of ink flow I desire. And fine nibs can be finnicky. It is a fountain pen, after all. So newbies please get a model with a medium nib.
But I really love this pen, and can't imagine what I did without it.
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