Jinhao 9016 Fountain Pen: A Great Buy!

Jonathan Weinberg of Drawing with Fountain Pens reviews the new Jinhao 9016 Fountain pen, the smaller cousin of the popular Dadao 9019 and concludes it is a great bargain. He particularly likes the fact that it uses the same larger converter and he likes the new medium heartbeat nib. He talks about how its standard size number 6 nib means you can easily swap nibs with other manufacturers and even experiment using dip pen nibs on it. He even tests out the Fountain Pen Revolution ultraflex nib in the pen with mixed results. He uses the pen to draw a vase of lilacs.
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I made a mistake in this video. It turns out that the 9016 and 9019 do not share the same size converter. The 9016 is bigger than a standard size converter but not as big as the 9019 converter. As one viewer told me, the 9016 holds 1.7 ml of ink which is around what the Custom 823 would hold. However, this is really even more innovative than I initially thought, since it means Jinhao is producing custom converters for their pens. It occurred to me that Pilot does produce different size converters that only work with their pens that are interchangeable providing the barrel of the pen can accommodate the size.

[@alexisnicole3965]

Nice report, thank you!

[@stever6812]

That converter capacity is excellent, and will hopefully encourage more manufacturers to follow.

[@johntoledo4438]

Thanks for the video. I do like it very much with a Kanwrite/FPR UltraFlex nib. The larger converter works well when putting down as much ink as the Utlraflex uses. However, the converter is smaller than the 9019. They aren't interchangeable but it is still much larger than standard and fits in a more comfortable body. I did fill each converter to the brim. The 9019 fills with 1.7ml and the 9016 with 1.4ml. Quite a lot either way.

[@drawingwithfountainpens]

You are right! I was going by what I read on the internet, not my own eyes. It is smaller than the one on the 9019. This means they are producing different size converters for different pens, which is really even more innovative. I realize that Pilot does this for their own pens, but I cannot think of someone who is producing international style converters that are of different sizes.

[@galessi1226]

I love my Jin Hao 9016.....it is just the right size for my hand....the 9019 is just to large for me.....I love EF nibs, and this EF nib is very smooth.....only bested by an EF steel nib from Diplomat.....or the new Soft EF steel nibs from Hongdian. In fact in comparing the Soft EF Hongdian steel nib to the Pilot F gold nib on the 823.....the Hongdian is just a hair less smooth than the 823.....and at $225 vs 28.00......I am in love with the Hongdian N12..( except it needs an ink window)....

[@EPeltzer]

Extra large converter. Why is this not more of a thing? A lot of pens could take a converter that's got about twice the capacity, if the maker so much as tried. It's crazy how many extremely expensive pens still come with a converter that's well under a milliliter. These pens would be so much more worth the money with bigger capacity. Converters have a lot of real advantage and that they're easily swappable and easy to clean. Only too small.