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Makes perfect sense.
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That's a good price but not an outstanding price. It does have a sort of an odd nib with the OB so I would probably steer clear of it unless you know you want the oblique bold. It's also not mentioned whether it's a right or left footed oblique (but it's probably righty).
If you're intrested in the 200, see if you can save a little longer and hold out for an M250. It's the same pen with a gold nib instead of the plated steel nib of the 200 or the polished nib of the 215. While a good steel nib is better than a bad gold nib, the M250 nib is excellent and it's one of the best entry level gold nibbed pens you can buy (see also the Lamy 2000 below). The M250 is discontinued but they do pop up NIB on eBay frequently. One of the other posters here and I both have amber demonstrator M250s. That's a nice pen.
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I'm not a huge fan of the VP, either.
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That's the Studio that I have. I bought mine with a broad nib as I didn't have any B nibs in my collection at the time and the Studio wasn't such a large investment that much would be lost if I didn't like it. While I actually like the B nib and the pen as a whole, it doesn't fit my handwriting so I don't use it much. I really should swap in the M nib that was on my Vista before I put an italic nib on it so that I can use the Studio more.
Take a look at the Lamy 2000 just for your own edification. It's an iconic pen but with a couple of oddities: the nibs run wide and it has little ears to hold on the cap that can interfere with your grip. The 2000 is one of my everyday pens. It has a huge ink reservoir, always writes and never leaks. It does have a gold nib which explains some of the jump in price but it really is an excellent value if purchased for under US$100.
On another note, please be sure to try the MB 149 or Pelikan M1000 before buying. They're HUGE and not really practical for regular use. I sold my 149 a number of years ago and the largest Pelikan in my collection is an M600.
| Secondly, before answering you guys specifically, I need to clarify something about the bugdet. It is not that I don't have more than 60 dollars, but I wanted to try differents levels of fountain pens and a time. |
Makes perfect sense.
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| Originally Posted by luiztfc /img/forum/go_quote.gif Do you think this one is a good deal? It's a little over the budget I thought of, but is affordable. Pelikan M200 OB fountain pen brandnew M 200 Oblique B - eBay (item 160284992158 end time Mar-18-09 17:21:26 PDT) |
That's a good price but not an outstanding price. It does have a sort of an odd nib with the OB so I would probably steer clear of it unless you know you want the oblique bold. It's also not mentioned whether it's a right or left footed oblique (but it's probably righty).
If you're intrested in the 200, see if you can save a little longer and hold out for an M250. It's the same pen with a gold nib instead of the plated steel nib of the 200 or the polished nib of the 215. While a good steel nib is better than a bad gold nib, the M250 nib is excellent and it's one of the best entry level gold nibbed pens you can buy (see also the Lamy 2000 below). The M250 is discontinued but they do pop up NIB on eBay frequently. One of the other posters here and I both have amber demonstrator M250s. That's a nice pen.
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About the Pilot Vanishing Point, a friend of mine have it and I personally think it is a little too modern for me, with this option of expose to show the nib
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I'm not a huge fan of the VP, either.
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| I didn't know that Lamy had that kind of Fountain Pen, I thought they only made that cheap models like Safari. But, as I said to Zodduska, I'm gonna change (or at least, try to) my Safari nib. And if I'm pleased with the result - I mean how it writes - then I can seriously think about it. This one particulary is beautifull. 
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That's the Studio that I have. I bought mine with a broad nib as I didn't have any B nibs in my collection at the time and the Studio wasn't such a large investment that much would be lost if I didn't like it. While I actually like the B nib and the pen as a whole, it doesn't fit my handwriting so I don't use it much. I really should swap in the M nib that was on my Vista before I put an italic nib on it so that I can use the Studio more.
Take a look at the Lamy 2000 just for your own edification. It's an iconic pen but with a couple of oddities: the nibs run wide and it has little ears to hold on the cap that can interfere with your grip. The 2000 is one of my everyday pens. It has a huge ink reservoir, always writes and never leaks. It does have a gold nib which explains some of the jump in price but it really is an excellent value if purchased for under US$100.
On another note, please be sure to try the MB 149 or Pelikan M1000 before buying. They're HUGE and not really practical for regular use. I sold my 149 a number of years ago and the largest Pelikan in my collection is an M600.
