Left hand Lamy Safari Vista alongside a travelers company notebook in basic brown leather.
Oh, the Vista! Rather than be lured by the many colors of the safari, you have sought out the clarity of the clear. Great choice! Welcome to fountain pens!
First fountain pen came in yesterday.
Submitted 1 year ago by SPARKLEPONY@midwest.social to fountainpens@wayfarershaven.eu
Comments
uniqueid198x@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Steam501@lemm.ee 1 year ago
What’s the dimensions of the notebook? The picture makes it look long and narrow. At a guess I would say 4x11 or a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet folded in half.
Jah348@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Nice, I’m using my lammy today. I’d like to get one with a slightly flat tip so I can write with some slighly more interesting calligraphy. I’ll have to research what to get
BZen@beehaw.org 1 year ago
Congratulations! Such great choices, too. Happy writing!
cedled@kbin.social 1 year ago
The Lamy Vista is epic!
Korvmedbrod@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Congratulations! Beautiful set.
wjrii@kbin.social 1 year ago
Neat! I have a couple of Vistas, a Safari, and an Al-Star with nibs from EF to B. Solid pens and iconic design.
Saturdaycat@kbin.social 1 year ago
What makes the book left handed ?
wjrii@kbin.social 1 year ago
Not the book, the nib on the pen. I imagine it's ground to accommodate the "hook" that many lefties do to avoid smearing fountain pen ink.
UnfortunateTwist@beehaw.org 1 year ago
Lamy Lemmy Lamy Lemmy mlem mlem
simple@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Wow, that’s pretty. I’ve been flirting with the idea of buying a fountain pen but I found the good ones expensive considering I rarely even write on paper anymore.
DarkThoughts@kbin.social 1 year ago
The regular Safari & Joy are like sub ~20 bucks. Everyone in school used them.
SPARKLEPONY@midwest.social 1 year ago
Honestly if you’re just looking to dip your toes in without breaking the bank look into something made by jinhao. Basically all of them are sub 5 dollars and are good enough to try the hobby out, worst case you’re out a latte.
toga@wayfarershaven.eu 1 year ago
Jinhao are great for new & experienced users alike. I’d highly recommend the 82, 100, & X159 models. Platinum Preppy’s are also excellent budget pens that write far better than a lot of pens in the sub £100 range. The Plasir and Prefounte are basically the same pen but with fancier aesthetics if the Preppy doesn’t do it for you. Other pens worth looking at are the Pilot Kakuno & Metropolitan, Kaweco Sport & Perkeo, Faber-Castell Grip, and the Lamy Safari.