Lamy AL-Star EF-nib with Diamine Eau de Nil

Thank you!

That is already on my list - it looks so good 🤩

Looks cool! 😎

What ink is that?

I do not know the particular ink, but what paper have you tried it on? I see very big difference depending on paper :)

It’s fun with inks - sometimes I’m really sure I’m gonna enjoy it - but I don’t. But just as often it’s the other way around.

Yes! I did receive them yesterday 😅 The built quality seems pretty good - but the nib (Fine) is not as smooth as I hoped. It has some skipping, specially on horisontal strokes.

I just got Diamine Autumn Oak, and it’s a really pleasant orange with good shading and great flow. On my paper (Lamy, Rhodia and Midori MD) it’s a bit more muted in color than on Mountain of Ink swatch 🧡

Mostly bullet journaling. But I want to write more with them - so hope to find a good way to do this in the future.

Looks real good. Never tried Sailor ink - but it’s on my list 🤩

Yeah - can’t expect them to be equals! 😅

I like blues too - but I’m surprised how well I enjoy red/burgundy inks 🤩

Iroshizuko is truly great! :)

Wish my normal ink store had Aurora Borealis and Oxford Blue - those really seem like inks I would enjoy! 😅 Guess I have to get it from elsewhere.

Wow, that looks sick! Really hefty sheen, as far as I can tell on Mountain of Ink.

I just ordered Diamine Autumn Oak - not sure if it’s good yet, but I’ll know in a few days :)

That seems to be a really nice and right blue! Hope to test it sometime in the future.

I cannot compare it to a MB 149 either! 😅

But I’m excited to try a really chunky pen - I’m used to Safaris, AL-Stars and Kaweco Sports :)

I will try to remember that! I’m pretty excited to see what a 12 eur pen can do 😎

Lamys are great! I already own a Safari and an AL-Star 🤩

Yes! And that’s a very short seighted solution. And it feels so good to improve performance in code! That’s extra performance for “free” 😎

I didn’t really know. I just prefer an app, I think :). I’m using Liftoff on my Android phone.