Originally Posted by milkpowder
What is Parker Quink Black like? I wanted a darker ink than the MB black, so I had a look 'round a fountain pen forum and they recommended the Pelikan Brilliant Black and the Aurora Black. In the end, I got the Pelikan one. It still hasn't arrive yet. I'm really looking forward to the Visconti Blue because I heard it is one of the nicest blues around. I'll probably be using it with my still to come Waterman Carene Black Sea.
Are Pelikan pens really that good? There is a lot of hype around their M600 and M800 as one of the best pens at their respective price point. The M600's body felt a bit light and, excuse me for saying this, slightly cheap compared to the MB or even a Parker Duofold. I have yet to try the M800.
I haven't used the Quink black much. Only filled my pen with it ones and it's nothing special, just black ink. But I don't particulairly like black ink. I had an old ink cartridge with Pelikan brilliant black, but because it was 16 years old half of the ink was evaporated so I filled the other half of the cartridge with water and it still was very black. So I guess they are right about Pelikan Black.
I don't know about the higher end Pelikans. I haven't tried them, but I am curious about them. I used to have a Pelikano pen all through highschool and loved it then. So when I saw it for sale for a good price I bought the newer model and was very impressed by it. It writes so smooth and it just feels right, even somewhat flexible feel to it even though it's a steel nib. I have the lefthanded model. Has some sort of special nib. I don't know why exactly, I found I can write just fine with normal nibs.
I also got a Waterman Kultur of ebay. That's a simular priced plastic Waterman pen and it's just no comparison.