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I like my Pilot Vanishing Point. Had it for years and I've had no issues other than the matte black finished wearing on the pocket clip and the barrel where it's held and where it lays on its side. It has worked flawlessly with converter or ink cartridges. If you are looking for a daily use fountain pen, I cannot recommend it highly enough
With the Safary, Lamy wanted to create a utility item that was practical, inexpensive and functional. It is a “low budget design masterpiece”! It is now a real classic, just like a Pelikan M 200, Montblanc Meisterstück or Kaweco Sport.
@@rayaxy8285 In my humble opinion, for a pure writing experience, nothing beats Pilot. I also have a couple of those. The Safari just suits my hand really well. It’s hard to explain.
Lamy is a German brand, and in germany we have rules starting from first grade where we need to show up with an ink pen like this. Lamy profited highly from that, as they first came out with a more children friendly version thats made from primary colours and soft wood. Later on they released multiple models of plastic pens that felt smooth and nice to the touch, right at the time where most elementary school kids moved up to secondary schools. They're very expensive in comparison to their competitors, but they're famous for their good quality. So while Lamy might be popular for said reasons, if definitively got its fame from my generation of impressionable young teens that wanted to establish trends in the classroom.
My Lamy fountain pen served me well for over a decade of almost daily use. I got it in first grade and I think the cap was the first thing to break in year 10 or so. Great product
They also tend to write on the dry side--which I'm guessing was a deliberate design choice to make the ink go further, dry a bit quicker, and probably a bit less prone to ghosting or bleeding through to the other side of crappy paper. (I normally prefer the smoothness of wetter nibs, but sometimes the drier writers can be quite pragmatic.)
@@theymon mhm I've seen this... I wouldn't be surprised if they're easing the fandom into Mamamoo being finished. Since her and Hwasa both left the company; and Solar+Moonbyul forming the weirdly named "Mamamoo+”. I think RBW is losing interest. They're running Purple Kiss and writing for Cherry Bullet and lots and lots of projects. But indeed let's see if the 4 get together again this year or next.
@@SianaGearz it's mostly just schedule conflicts honestly. but I mean, they literally had a world tour last year with Wheein already out of that company for 2 years already. Hwasa moving out just added more things to adjust
OMG I thought I was seeing things. Okay I'm not the only one. She is my bias. Also I went to go see them on tour in the US and they were addressing the rumors of them splitting up and to clear the air they said they aren't. Everyone in the audience screamed from it then I lost my hearing.
In Germany in primary school, everyone has to write with a fountain pen. And I, like most others, started with that exact pen. We even did a fountain pen license in 2nd grade, learning how to hold and write correctly with a fountain pen. Only recently I've started using fountain pens again, got myself a Twsbi Eco.
When I was 9 and we were learning how to write cursive instead of individual letters, we were using pen and nib. Basically a stick with a nib on the end which you dipped into the inkwell built into the school desk. And if you think that's primitive, we also had slates that were kept in the cupboard just in case we ran out of ink. We had a new bottle of ink (about 4 pints iirc) at the start of every term and it HAD to last the whole term. Consequently, the black ink we had at the start of the term was a very pale grey by the end of the term. Once in secondary school (age 11 to 18) it was fountain pens all the way - bring your own ink.
@@Maddie-Chanel I referred to myself as "no-so-professional" because I really love Mamamoo's songs and performances, but in the same time I have no idea about their albums name by name nor the members' info like brithday/blood type/hobby... ect. I even don't know Mamamoo's company name! Or if my condition doesn't fit the criteria of being a moomoo, then it's okay. Cheers.
I like mine so much that even though I switched to soft nib flex fountain pens, I specifically bought a stub nib for it so I could keep using it. So it is specifically used as my italic and needle point pen. Though I do wish the xf was a little more extra.
That’s basically the pen every child uses starting in the 2nd grade in Germany. And then there are these using Pelikan. Of course if you ran out of ink the only child carrying spare ink capsules were from Pelikan and so didn’t work with Lamy. Imagine this happened during a test
In France the mainstream was Waterman and Parker pens in school, then if you wanted to play the spoiled kid , Creeks or Chevignon were also available ( more looks than anything) However the LAMY pens had a "glide "on the paper that was very satisfying and unmatech in my personal experience. As you probably know, Parker and Lamy cartridges are interchangeable.
This brought back memories. The relief I felt when my teacher told me I no longer needed to write in cursive in third grade was amazing. Having to adjust my handwriting to a style that felt this unnatural to me was somwhat traumatizing I think. I might try a fountain pen again some day but the scratching of an empty ink cartrige or a dry pen after holidays still haunts me.
I remember giving mine to a friend as their first fountain pen after I bought my first TWSBI! Ah good times, I hope it’s at least sitting in a junk drawer somewhere 🤣
I've always just bought old dipping pens. 🤷♀️ They have removable nibs of different sizes and made of stainless steel. They also force you to properly hold the pen. Also, it's much more fun to pull out a whole ink bottle to dip in and get various reactions from people around you.
I’m not a newbie to writing with a pen and I hold mine with 4 fingers, gives me significantly greater control which means I can write smaller than anyone can imagine
Just I was thinking about to buy a fountain pen in September, when I'm returning to university to do a MPhys. I used to take notes in the 90s, with a Parker Vector fountain pen, but now I going to get a Lamy Safari! Thanks a lot!
idk, on my side i much prefer mechanical pencils. they will never leak, you can erase what you wrote (ink feels too permanent) and they're much less messy. i have a few good ones but the one i carry the most is my pentel kerry
Teachers in Germany generally recommend not to put the cap on the back (and the more “learner” variants of lamy fountain pens have stuff that prevents it) The weight on the back makes the pen much less stable and unbalanced
I sold a lot of high-end writing instruments over the years. Montblanc, Montegrappa, Cartier, Dunhill, St DuPont and plenty others. I have to say the Lamy didn’t write the best, but the overall value was great.
Yeah I always disliked the nib on the lamy, I bought two thinking I got just a bum nib but nope they're just not great. Disagree with value though, for similar you can get a pilot metro, solid metal and better nib quality.
@@saltynut2653 @kesuwen-ci4kb ST Dupont is very consistent and usually produces buttery smooth nib. However, when it comes to special editions, Montblanc and Montegrappa makes stunning pieces. Montblanc utilizes precious resin. Montegrappa has such a beautiful art with celluloid materials in their pieces. Nibs adjust to the individual writers, there is a break in period for most brands.
We are a fountain pen nerd and own several. They are the best pens to use, hands down. They can handle any paper quality or type with incredible smoothness and ink flow. Amazing pens.
Note: Though there are people saying it works for left handed peopple. remember you have to write everything from right to left to avoid smudging the ink.
I don't like the triangle grip. For a start I am an artist, and therefore using a utensil in my hands needs to be able to be held in a variety of ways. When I write, I don't use the standard grip. Just because you believe in a "correct" way to hold a pin doesn't mean you should be forcing your way in to others
@@TheJohnLights You're probably mistaking orientations of the nib with a way of holding the pen. I agree that the triangular grip is indeed rather distasteful. I use the proper grip, however, I would still prefer the grip section to be without any shapes, i.e. smooth.
I remember pens from the 80s and 90s needed much more breaking in than fountain pens today. The Lamy pen seems to work perfectly from the word go. I just wish they could improve their lids. They work loose over time, won't click closed and then the pen dries up. But thankfully plastic pencil lids fit fine!
This isn’t over-engineered at all. These are all traits everyone is constantly wanting or trying to add to their fountain pens. This is a perfectly engineered piece.
@@ExhaustedScarfthey're being genuine but youre also right, its quite simple but the average person doesn't really care about these things. It's nice to have something that's designed by people who care about it.
@@hellohaveagoodday I wasn’t worried that they weren’t being genuine, just responding because my opinion differs. I get that, though. I suppose everyone I know who uses fountain pens wants these features, but I don’t know about those who don’t use them. The friends I have who don’t ise fountain pens don’t know much about them, since they don’t use them. It might have been a bit hyperbolic of me to say that “everyone is constantly trying to make their fountain pens have these features.”
One of these brought me all the way through secondary school (grades 5 through 12) and my graduation... Still have it, still use it, still love to write with it
Lamy made a tri-coloe ball point pen, red, blue & black w a " weighted tumbler mechaniism "." that ejected each different color with a double click. I believe they've since changed to res and black only.
Hmm, my phrasing could have been better. What I had meant was that stainless steel nibs *also* resisted corrosion like gold nibs, but I see how the structure of the sentence + using “not only” to start the sentence can make that less clear
I remember when I ordered the Muji aluminum fountain I was amazed by its smoothness and consistent lines especially its featherweight. But one day I visited a Virgin Megastore and they had a LAMY booth and I tried the Safari for the first time and holy shit.. I finally understood where all the hype came from, must’ve been one of the smoothest pens I’ve ever used in my life. Unfortunately here in our country the safari is hard to get at MSRP, all shops up sell it so high it sometimes turns me away from buying it, but I’m hoping to get it soon.
the tip of the nib is often made of a harder wear resistant alloy sometimes an iridium alloy. not gold or stainless steel which would wear out quite fast.
ABS is generally not considered a good plastic for some parts of keyboards. In the keycaps, PBT is generally preferred as it is much more resistant to typing, and does not become shiny, smooth and sometimes sticky like what ABS does after using it for a long time. ABS is however a lot cheaper, a good set of PBT keycaps may cost you around £80.
Wait really? I've seen and used pretty damn good mechanical keyboards that had PBT keycaps and cost around $100 for the whole thing... I'm pretty sure I've also seen PBT keycap sets for like a quarter of that.
I used to work for an online stationery company so I have a lot of Lamy pens that I got when I worked there. When I left, the owners gifted me a Lamy Scala fountain pen which is a beautiful metallic navy blue with silver accents. I LOVE IT.
That triangular tip is incredibly genius. Your hand naturally holds it the way it’s supposed to since it’s also the most comfortable grip, unless you are my friends who still struggle to hold it correctly
Here I am, taking a break from journalling with my own Lamy fountain pen. I recently got a new fountain pen for graduation (upmarket brand), but for journalling, I will always go back to my Lamy. Moreover, I refuse to buy a Lamy from anywhere but this privately owned stationary store in the town I used to go to college in.
Can’t believe someone noticed it even if it was up there for just a split second! My friends were watching it while I was over at their place and I literally did the Leo x pointing meme when I saw it
@@theshoppingexpert I can't believe you read this comment or that you've actually seen Gatchaman crowds. But fun fact Lamy did an actual collab with Crowds to release a special edition lamy safari with gatchaman Crowds logos
Steel nibs have harsh writing experience but what Lamy useful is how sturdy it is. You can keep it unused for weeks and it will still write whereas other pens will refuse as jnk dries
Nah, Lamy's fine and EF may be a little bit feedbacky but try their Medium and Broad nibs.They are really quite smooth. And if you dont like the steel nib, Lamy also offers a 14K gold nib as a replacement.
Not all steel nibs are harsh, but what you're talking about is feedback, most likely. This could be a result of numerous things (unaligned nib tines, the fineness of the nib, etc) and not just that the nib is steel. I've used some gold nibs that are more scratchy than certain steel nibs. It really just depends.
@@sathishvarandasarathan536 I bought it from my local stationary shop. The company is Figo. I don't remember the model or name of the pen, unfortunately.
My Lamy is still my go to writing device. Even when all my schoolmates started using ballpoint pens in the "Oberstufe" I stayed true to my Lamy and use it to this day to fill out documents (I'm German, so that's a lot of it's use case) and making notes. I have mine for 15 years now. I changed its tips and other parts with my classmates... It's a true love story.
Thank you! I bought one of these at a bookstore going out of sale that had no info or name of it left and the ink is finally running low - I’m so glad to have a link. Can agree - it’s a GREAT pen
Gold does not get corroded because it is one of the least reactive metals in the reactivity series and it does not react with air or moisture easily. Gold does not get affected by oxygen and most acids. Gold is more stable than any other compounds such as sulfides or oxides.
@@user-up7nb6id1f He was probably referring to the part where the video mentioned of steel nibs in comparison to gold nibs. The sentence wasn't worded very clearly, leading some to take it as gold being "more" prone to corrosion than steel.
Except that this fountain pen can last you your entire life and you only have to buy a 9 euro ink bottle every 5 years, instead of being a landfill pest with disposable pens every year.
I love my Lamy. I got it 7 years ago and still use it almost every day. I swapped out the fine-point nib for a *fat* square nib, and never looked back.
Started using fountain pens about six years ago when I was still working. Most of my fountain pen collection is Lamy and TWSBI based. Love writing with a fountain pen and have ink colors that coordinate with each pen, elevating the experience and beauty for me. Even in retirement, I still prefer pen/paper to digital.
I have one of these sitting around somewhere but I never have used it as the ink was already dried up. It belonged to someone important to my family though, so even if it doesn't work, I can never rid myself of the pen. Eventually I would like to get a refill for it so he can live on through it being used. He cared a lot for fountain pens and even though I will always smudge what I write with it as I am left handed, his legacy deserves to be carried on somehow.
i, like many german kids, was forced to use a fountain pen in primary school. just that im left handed. i could never get them to work properly because of the way i drag my hand with the writing utensil. i've bend multiple tips, and even when i didnt bend them the ink was rarely dry enough for me to continue writing more than a few words at a time without smearing it. my left handed classmates twisted their arm and hand to basically snail around the letter they wrote to get their hand in front of the writing, or wrote completely mirrored. in secondary school i was allowed a ballpoint pen and havent looked back since. but i think fountain pens are cool. maybe one day i'll give them a try again. especially now where i dont need to write at high speeds like it was necessary in school
Every kid who went to private school in Kenya in the 90s and early 00 had to learn how to use a fountain pen. Two interesting things happened, a black market for ink in schools developed and 2, by removing the top cover, pressing the holder and swinging the pen like a lawn sprinkler you could cover everyone in class with ink and get yourself expelled.
As a german this brings back amazing memories. Almost everybody had these in a wooden design that came with either a red or a blue lid. You could write your name ontop of the lid :)
My Lamy Safari is my go-to pen for everything. Took the majority of my notes in college. Now I'm in grad school I went paperless with a Remarkable 2 tablet, and use the Lamy Safari EMR pin for it because it's just a nice pen to use
As an artist since age 2, I've learned to overcome triangular and other formed pen handles, lol. I hold my pens weirdly, with my thumb on the side, and index and middle up top, with my ring finger cradling the pen from underneath. It just gives far more control. I don't feel like I can control the pen even half as well the "proper" ways. You build a small callous on the side of your ring finger, so it doesn't really hurt or anything.
These things are indestructible. I dug mine out of an old box from like 10 years ago (used it all throughout college) and worked fine with a little hot water cleanup.
While I love the Lamy Safari, and I have about thirty of them (I like to collect the special editions), the things you mentioned were new when it was released were actually quite common for pupils’ fountain pens well before that. In the 60ies and 70ies most beginners‘ fountain pens by Geha, Pelikan or Montblanc all had ink windows, a flexible sturdy clip, a exchangeable stainless steel nib, grip help and durable casing. My first one, a 70ies Montblanc Carrera was also suitable for lefties and righties, while Geha and Pelikan built two different versions for R and L of their Schulfüller. For German pupils who are used to writing with fountain pens the Lamy Safari was not so special as it sounds in the video. It is just another, though very good beginners pen.
As a Chinese, our elementary school requires a fountain pen for Chinese classes. This is a part of my childhood memory, and I loved it. It is so classically designed, and everybody loves it.
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Where is the bio that house the link? I love this pen
@@leads823look up “LAMY safari fountain pen”
It's weird to see a lefty with a fountain pen. Do you have to use a hook??
AFFILIATE links. Just use Google, people.
and fun fact,in egypt they make the same exact shape. of the pen with cheap weak ahh carbon on the tip and an eraser inside and a 100% plastic body 💀
He actually did it. He's the guy who can sell a pen.
I got one, and I absolutely love it. It’s my favorite pen of my little collection.
IKR! 😂💀💀💀💀
tbf, he asked to sell another pen...
My god, why I didn't think of that... Economists must be proud
Bro im too broke and plus i lose pens sll the time. Id rather buy a pack instead 💀
it‘s also suited for left hand and right hand
ambidextrous must dual wield
And it was the perfect pen to boild a triangle ruler plane
Aren't most writing utensils designed to be useable in different hands?
Not when you've got ink all over your hand no.
@@skoobster4358time to dual wield I guess (I don't know how to write tho)
I like my Pilot Vanishing Point.
Had it for years and I've had no issues other than the matte black finished wearing on the pocket clip and the barrel where it's held and where it lays on its side.
It has worked flawlessly with converter or ink cartridges.
If you are looking for a daily use fountain pen, I cannot recommend it highly enough
Thanks, I’m looking at several different pens. I’ll definitely add this one to my list.
Holy smokes it’s $160. It damn well BETTER be a daily use pen for that price 😂😂
With the Safary, Lamy wanted to create a utility item that was practical, inexpensive and functional. It is a “low budget design masterpiece”! It is now a real classic, just like a Pelikan M 200, Montblanc Meisterstück or Kaweco Sport.
I’ve been working on a video about the Sport! Love mine
My blue ink Pelikan Pointec Super Suave is a delight to use. Lays down a nice bright blue line with hardly any skipping.
A lot of german kids learned to write with a Lamy. I still have one, for special occasions.
I still have mine from my school years
One i got in first grade and the second i got in fifth grade.
Same here 😊
It's either Lamy or Pelican
but what do they write
Poetry, mostly. As any first grader does.
No matter what new pen I get, I always come back to my Lamy Safari.
Get an farber castell (u also can use ur old overpriced lami ink evry ink works and the writing Feeling is much better)
@@rayaxy8285 In my humble opinion, for a pure writing experience, nothing beats Pilot. I also have a couple of those. The Safari just suits my hand really well. It’s hard to explain.
I have a quite expensive (ish) sailor pen gifted for me and I still go back to be cheap Lamy 😂 love the grip and weight is perfect
@@dunkyourdonuts2282 I was using the Safari yesterday and, quite honestly, it and my Muji are my favourites! Two very affordable pens.
I prefer my Lamy Al-Star
Best random Wheein sighting omg haha
OMG YES! I instantly rewinded cause I really didn't expect that XD
Buying this pen now. Thank you Wheein.
What's a Wheein.
Lamy is a German brand, and in germany we have rules starting from first grade where we need to show up with an ink pen like this. Lamy profited highly from that, as they first came out with a more children friendly version thats made from primary colours and soft wood. Later on they released multiple models of plastic pens that felt smooth and nice to the touch, right at the time where most elementary school kids moved up to secondary schools. They're very expensive in comparison to their competitors, but they're famous for their good quality. So while Lamy might be popular for said reasons, if definitively got its fame from my generation of impressionable young teens that wanted to establish trends in the classroom.
I remember trying to pick the coolest color in the stationary isle 😅 I‘m 31 now but Lamy sure made an impression
In the UK they wouldn't even let us use pens until we turned ten 😅
That's business vision 😅
You make small children write with fountain pens? Is there a special educational reason for it or is it just tradition?
@gemmeldrakes2758 we learn cursive very early, and a fountain pen is ideal for the flowing lines.
But surly tradition is also a part ^^
My Lamy fountain pen served me well for over a decade of almost daily use. I got it in first grade and I think the cap was the first thing to break in year 10 or so. Great product
Wow 😮❤
They also tend to write on the dry side--which I'm guessing was a deliberate design choice to make the ink go further, dry a bit quicker, and probably a bit less prone to ghosting or bleeding through to the other side of crappy paper.
(I normally prefer the smoothness of wetter nibs, but sometimes the drier writers can be quite pragmatic.)
A friend that passed away recently happened to give me this fountain pen as a gift. It reminds me of her when I use it at times. RIP Marci.
The way I IMMEDIATELY spotted Wheein lmaoo
Ok where is it from? Wheein -ex- Mamamoo right?
@@SianaGearz yusssss, also not an ex-member, they're still together, just focusing on solos this year since they're in different companies
@@theymon mhm I've seen this... I wouldn't be surprised if they're easing the fandom into Mamamoo being finished. Since her and Hwasa both left the company; and Solar+Moonbyul forming the weirdly named "Mamamoo+”. I think RBW is losing interest. They're running Purple Kiss and writing for Cherry Bullet and lots and lots of projects.
But indeed let's see if the 4 get together again this year or next.
@@SianaGearz it's mostly just schedule conflicts honestly. but I mean, they literally had a world tour last year with Wheein already out of that company for 2 years already. Hwasa moving out just added more things to adjust
OMG I thought I was seeing things. Okay I'm not the only one. She is my bias.
Also I went to go see them on tour in the US and they were addressing the rumors of them splitting up and to clear the air they said they aren't. Everyone in the audience screamed from it then I lost my hearing.
In Germany in primary school, everyone has to write with a fountain pen. And I, like most others, started with that exact pen.
We even did a fountain pen license in 2nd grade, learning how to hold and write correctly with a fountain pen.
Only recently I've started using fountain pens again, got myself a Twsbi Eco.
I have a blue pelikan
Get an M1000, Pelikan
A bit expensive, but thanks
@@FreshBeijingDuckit is The Greatest Pen in The World.
As such, you can ot afford NOT to buy it!
That sounds cool, I wish I had that exposure growing up
I've been using them for 5 years now, I simply love to draw, doodle and write with em they are so amazing
When I was 9 and we were learning how to write cursive instead of individual letters, we were using pen and nib. Basically a stick with a nib on the end which you dipped into the inkwell built into the school desk. And if you think that's primitive, we also had slates that were kept in the cupboard just in case we ran out of ink. We had a new bottle of ink (about 4 pints iirc) at the start of every term and it HAD to last the whole term. Consequently, the black ink we had at the start of the term was a very pale grey by the end of the term. Once in secondary school (age 11 to 18) it was fountain pens all the way - bring your own ink.
Is Daniel Riccardo there in it ❤
Ofc Danny is there
he's a high performance athlete
Kikiraraa sweat he’s an athlete so duh lol
The first thing that caught my eye was this
Dude he said Athletes. Jhi is a Formula 1 driver
I'm a Mamamoo fan and have never noticed before that Wheein is using this pen in the 'HIP' video!
Not-so-professional moomoo here.
BTS video or the actual music video? BECAUSE HOLYYYY I AM A BIG FAN OF WHEE IN
@@hiankunnot that kind if you aren't just joking around, moomoo's are rarely like that.. sad to see
@@Maddie-Chanel I referred to myself as "no-so-professional" because I really love Mamamoo's songs and performances, but in the same time I have no idea about their albums name by name nor the members' info like brithday/blood type/hobby... ect. I even don't know Mamamoo's company name! Or if my condition doesn't fit the criteria of being a moomoo, then it's okay. Cheers.
I remember loving this specific pen so much when I was a kid
I like mine so much that even though I switched to soft nib flex fountain pens, I specifically bought a stub nib for it so I could keep using it. So it is specifically used as my italic and needle point pen. Though I do wish the xf was a little more extra.
That’s basically the pen every child uses starting in the 2nd grade in Germany. And then there are these using Pelikan. Of course if you ran out of ink the only child carrying spare ink capsules were from Pelikan and so didn’t work with Lamy. Imagine this happened during a test
In France the mainstream was Waterman and Parker pens in school, then if you wanted to play the spoiled kid , Creeks or Chevignon were also available ( more looks than anything)
However the LAMY pens had a "glide "on the paper that was very satisfying and unmatech in my personal experience.
As you probably know, Parker and Lamy cartridges are interchangeable.
In my school it was the opposite, everyone had Pelikan, but one kid.
Yeah i looked for the German comment.
I learned with a lamy but switched after primary school to faberKastelk because the ink is cheaper
We had pelikan in 1st or 2nd grade and then switched over to lamy later. Cant remember why though
This brought back memories. The relief I felt when my teacher told me I no longer needed to write in cursive in third grade was amazing. Having to adjust my handwriting to a style that felt this unnatural to me was somwhat traumatizing I think. I might try a fountain pen again some day but the scratching of an empty ink cartrige or a dry pen after holidays still haunts me.
christ this takes me back. had one of these get me through school. wonder if I still have it...
I remember giving mine to a friend as their first fountain pen after I bought my first TWSBI! Ah good times, I hope it’s at least sitting in a junk drawer somewhere 🤣
Don't use the Lord names in vain
@@Guadaxc4god forbid
@user-up7nb6id1f put respect on his name with a capital letter "G."
@@Guadaxc4 Good ducking god
I've always just bought old dipping pens. 🤷♀️ They have removable nibs of different sizes and made of stainless steel. They also force you to properly hold the pen. Also, it's much more fun to pull out a whole ink bottle to dip in and get various reactions from people around you.
I’m not a newbie to writing with a pen and I hold mine with 4 fingers, gives me significantly greater control which means I can write smaller than anyone can imagine
I saw wheein and suddenly i'm selling a lung to buy like 20 of these
literally
Was not expecting to see Wheein here ❤
Yess, was about mKing the same comment😅
My moomoo heart 😍❤️ I was wondering if I just imagined seeing wheein I had to rewind haahhahah
@@jenicananteza i had to slow it down too 😅
@HagiaGratia I was like, that scene looks familiar, but nahhh its just my imagination 🤣🤣🤣
wheein caught me off guard
Just I was thinking about to buy a fountain pen in September, when I'm returning to university to do a MPhys. I used to take notes in the 90s, with a Parker Vector fountain pen, but now I going to get a Lamy Safari! Thanks a lot!
Omg, I literally have that pen and journal with it every night. It’s the only fountain pen I have, and I love the writing experience from it.
Been using my Lamy for 4 years now, and I've only recently had to get new ink! Love how sustainable these pens are, and so smooooth too.
@Michael-ur3on I write every night my friend!
idk, on my side i much prefer mechanical pencils. they will never leak, you can erase what you wrote (ink feels too permanent) and they're much less messy. i have a few good ones but the one i carry the most is my pentel kerry
Teachers in Germany generally recommend not to put the cap on the back (and the more “learner” variants of lamy fountain pens have stuff that prevents it)
The weight on the back makes the pen much less stable and unbalanced
Thanks for letting me know
Posting the cap has never felt right to me, but all the pen enthusiasts seem to love it. Nice to be validated hahaha
With the Lamy AL Star (with aluminum body) it's nearly impossible to write with the cap on the back in a comfortable way because the extra weight
A pen losing balance after being posted sounds like no fun 😒
😮well then, what the hell am I supposed to do with it?!
This is literally one of my favorite pens
I have two of these pens and they are quite nice to write down notes. I also like the thin lines that they create but sometimes it can be scratchy
I sold a lot of high-end writing instruments over the years. Montblanc, Montegrappa, Cartier, Dunhill, St DuPont and plenty others. I have to say the Lamy didn’t write the best, but the overall value was great.
which one writes the best in your opinion?
Same question here
Yeah I always disliked the nib on the lamy, I bought two thinking I got just a bum nib but nope they're just not great. Disagree with value though, for similar you can get a pilot metro, solid metal and better nib quality.
@@saltynut2653 @kesuwen-ci4kb ST Dupont is very consistent and usually produces buttery smooth nib. However, when it comes to special editions, Montblanc and Montegrappa makes stunning pieces. Montblanc utilizes precious resin. Montegrappa has such a beautiful art with celluloid materials in their pieces. Nibs adjust to the individual writers, there is a break in period for most brands.
@@lolkthnxbai Interesting, I haven't tried a pilot metro , I had a cross with a steel nib and it wrote well, I still prefer gold nibs.
We are a fountain pen nerd and own several. They are the best pens to use, hands down. They can handle any paper quality or type with incredible smoothness and ink flow. Amazing pens.
Note: Though there are people saying it works for left handed peopple. remember you have to write everything from right to left to avoid smudging the ink.
not true most left handers will adjust to a slightly overwriting or underwriting form
Classic pen. Born in 1973 I used it in school. Several 30 years later my son learned writing with one of those. I still use a lamy at the office. ❤
Who was born in 1973 the pen or yourself 😊..
I don't like the triangle grip. For a start I am an artist, and therefore using a utensil in my hands needs to be able to be held in a variety of ways. When I write, I don't use the standard grip. Just because you believe in a "correct" way to hold a pin doesn't mean you should be forcing your way in to others
Have you used a fountain pen? You're pretty much not gonna be able to write at all if you're not holding it the "correct" way..
@@TheJohnLights yes I have and yes I can
@@TheJohnLights You're probably mistaking orientations of the nib with a way of holding the pen. I agree that the triangular grip is indeed rather distasteful. I use the proper grip, however, I would still prefer the grip section to be without any shapes, i.e. smooth.
I remember pens from the 80s and 90s needed much more breaking in than fountain pens today. The Lamy pen seems to work perfectly from the word go. I just wish they could improve their lids. They work loose over time, won't click closed and then the pen dries up. But thankfully plastic pencil lids fit fine!
It also just writes really well. It’s a lovely little thing.
It just feels so pleasant to use an overengineered everyday item
This isn’t over-engineered at all. These are all traits everyone is constantly wanting or trying to add to their fountain pens. This is a perfectly engineered piece.
@@ExhaustedScarfthey're being genuine but youre also right, its quite simple but the average person doesn't really care about these things. It's nice to have something that's designed by people who care about it.
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I wasn’t worried that they weren’t being genuine, just responding because my opinion differs. I get that, though. I suppose everyone I know who uses fountain pens wants these features, but I don’t know about those who don’t use them. The friends I have who don’t ise fountain pens don’t know much about them, since they don’t use them.
It might have been a bit hyperbolic of me to say that “everyone is constantly trying to make their fountain pens have these features.”
You must live a very simple life if this is overengineering to you.
One of these brought me all the way through secondary school (grades 5 through 12) and my graduation...
Still have it, still use it, still love to write with it
I've been using the same Lamy fountain pen for ten years already and the writing experience and quality is still flawless
Lamy made a tri-coloe ball point pen, red, blue & black w a " weighted tumbler mechaniism "." that ejected each different color with a double click. I believe they've since changed to res and black only.
If that "gold" can corrode it's not real gold.
When you pay $1000+ it's real gold.
Hmm, my phrasing could have been better. What I had meant was that stainless steel nibs *also* resisted corrosion like gold nibs, but I see how the structure of the sentence + using “not only” to start the sentence can make that less clear
I remember when I ordered the Muji aluminum fountain I was amazed by its smoothness and consistent lines especially its featherweight.
But one day I visited a Virgin Megastore and they had a LAMY booth and I tried the Safari for the first time and holy shit.. I finally understood where all the hype came from, must’ve been one of the smoothest pens I’ve ever used in my life. Unfortunately here in our country the safari is hard to get at MSRP, all shops up sell it so high it sometimes turns me away from buying it, but I’m hoping to get it soon.
You guys need to check out the assembly process, its amazing
the tip of the nib is often made of a harder wear resistant alloy sometimes an iridium alloy. not gold or stainless steel which would wear out quite fast.
Background Music: The Martian OST 😂
Hahah I love you for noticing 🤜🤜 the scene where “Making Water” plays is one of my favorites
ABS is generally not considered a good plastic for some parts of keyboards. In the keycaps, PBT is generally preferred as it is much more resistant to typing, and does not become shiny, smooth and sometimes sticky like what ABS does after using it for a long time. ABS is however a lot cheaper, a good set of PBT keycaps may cost you around £80.
Wait really? I've seen and used pretty damn good mechanical keyboards that had PBT keycaps and cost around $100 for the whole thing... I'm pretty sure I've also seen PBT keycap sets for like a quarter of that.
@@astra6640 I mean a good set, from something like PBTFans which are quite thick and durable.
I used to work for an online stationery company so I have a lot of Lamy pens that I got when I worked there. When I left, the owners gifted me a Lamy Scala fountain pen which is a beautiful metallic navy blue with silver accents. I LOVE IT.
Got mine in the elementary school. Now, almost 13 years later, its still good, even though it has been through a lot. Definetley a strong tool to have
The Martian music in the background goes so hard
I have two of those. Safari with the abs body and Alstar with aluminum body. Both are my favorites.😊
That triangular tip is incredibly genius. Your hand naturally holds it the way it’s supposed to since it’s also the most comfortable grip, unless you are my friends who still struggle to hold it correctly
I had mine since I was 9 and am 20 now. These thungs will never let you down.
Using the song “making water” for this short was genius.
Jokes on them, I still hold the pen backwards
Here I am, taking a break from journalling with my own Lamy fountain pen. I recently got a new fountain pen for graduation (upmarket brand), but for journalling, I will always go back to my Lamy. Moreover, I refuse to buy a Lamy from anywhere but this privately owned stationary store in the town I used to go to college in.
For me it's the best writing pen. I just love the feel of it.
Can't believe someone remembered about Gatchaman Crowds even if it's for a fountain pen vid
Can’t believe someone noticed it even if it was up there for just a split second! My friends were watching it while I was over at their place and I literally did the Leo x pointing meme when I saw it
@@theshoppingexpert I can't believe you read this comment or that you've actually seen Gatchaman crowds. But fun fact Lamy did an actual collab with Crowds to release a special edition lamy safari with gatchaman Crowds logos
Jokes on you, I have double shot PBT keycaps!
Used that pen more then 10 years now missing this pen so much 😢😢😢
The Lamy 2000 is their magnum opus. A modern masterpiece of design and functionality.
Steel nibs have harsh writing experience but what Lamy useful is how sturdy it is. You can keep it unused for weeks and it will still write whereas other pens will refuse as jnk dries
Nah, Lamy's fine and EF may be a little bit feedbacky but try their Medium and Broad nibs.They are really quite smooth. And if you dont like the steel nib, Lamy also offers a 14K gold nib as a replacement.
So is that why I tried and hated it? I ended up liking Parker Vector the most, I still use it, and I also use Herlitz now and then.
Not all steel nibs are harsh, but what you're talking about is feedback, most likely.
This could be a result of numerous things (unaligned nib tines, the fineness of the nib, etc) and not just that the nib is steel. I've used some gold nibs that are more scratchy than certain steel nibs. It really just depends.
Imma stick with my pencil cuz it can write in zero gravity and also in the void.
Bought a copy of the Lamy Safari and even the copies are so good that that im still using it to this day.
Where you brought it?.. can you please share the shoping link
@@sathishvarandasarathan536 I bought it from my local stationary shop. The company is Figo. I don't remember the model or name of the pen, unfortunately.
My Lamy is still my go to writing device. Even when all my schoolmates started using ballpoint pens in the "Oberstufe" I stayed true to my Lamy and use it to this day to fill out documents (I'm German, so that's a lot of it's use case) and making notes.
I have mine for 15 years now. I changed its tips and other parts with my classmates... It's a true love story.
Thank you! I bought one of these at a bookstore going out of sale that had no info or name of it left and the ink is finally running low - I’m so glad to have a link.
Can agree - it’s a GREAT pen
Gold does not get corroded because it is one of the least reactive metals in the reactivity series and it does not react with air or moisture easily. Gold does not get affected by oxygen and most acids. Gold is more stable than any other compounds such as sulfides or oxides.
Who asked?
@@user-up7nb6id1fWho asked for the Video? Still: Both are very interesting.
@@user-up7nb6id1f He was probably referring to the part where the video mentioned of steel nibs in comparison to gold nibs. The sentence wasn't worded very clearly, leading some to take it as gold being "more" prone to corrosion than steel.
It's also really inexpensive considering that they make everything in house.
But the exklusiv lami ink isent realy inexpensive just get farber castell
@@rayaxy8285 What?
@@rayaxy8285 faber castell is more expensive and honestly just ugly
@@rayaxy8285 There are better inks out there
I’ve purchased a few of these. Great pens and pretty affordable. Was my workhorse the last year of my engineering degree
I have one, and I don't regret buying it for a second
You know you’re rich when you start looking at expensive pens and notebooks.
Except that this fountain pen can last you your entire life and you only have to buy a 9 euro ink bottle every 5 years, instead of being a landfill pest with disposable pens every year.
I love my Lamy. I got it 7 years ago and still use it almost every day. I swapped out the fine-point nib for a *fat* square nib, and never looked back.
Omg I love this pen. The first time I saw it I was amazed. Just simple design with so many features.
Had one in school, was okay with it. Now I have one, 27 years later, and I love it.
Fountain pen, mechanical keyboard and my fedora. My weekend is about to start.
Started using fountain pens about six years ago when I was still working. Most of my fountain pen collection is Lamy and TWSBI based. Love writing with a fountain pen and have ink colors that coordinate with each pen, elevating the experience and beauty for me. Even in retirement, I still prefer pen/paper to digital.
I have one of these sitting around somewhere but I never have used it as the ink was already dried up. It belonged to someone important to my family though, so even if it doesn't work, I can never rid myself of the pen.
Eventually I would like to get a refill for it so he can live on through it being used. He cared a lot for fountain pens and even though I will always smudge what I write with it as I am left handed, his legacy deserves to be carried on somehow.
This was my first fountain pen. I still find myself reaching for this more than my other pens. The easy to swap nibs are also the best!
i, like many german kids, was forced to use a fountain pen in primary school. just that im left handed. i could never get them to work properly because of the way i drag my hand with the writing utensil. i've bend multiple tips, and even when i didnt bend them the ink was rarely dry enough for me to continue writing more than a few words at a time without smearing it.
my left handed classmates twisted their arm and hand to basically snail around the letter they wrote to get their hand in front of the writing, or wrote completely mirrored.
in secondary school i was allowed a ballpoint pen and havent looked back since. but i think fountain pens are cool. maybe one day i'll give them a try again. especially now where i dont need to write at high speeds like it was necessary in school
My friend who moved from Austria got me hooked on these lol
I've had bad quality control experiences with Lamy Safaris. If it's your first pen, try a Platinum Preppy or Pilot Kakuni
I have one in yellow I use daily. Love it. This matte black one is pretty sick too
I can gaurantee that someone from india would have remembered their iconic hero pen. That pen holds a lot of memory from our childhood.
Got one in cream colour a few days back and two nibs in F and M. I love it ❤
My dad got me one when i was 16, I'm now 24 and it still works great!
Got a parker jotter this year but it is a bit too small for my hand
Every kid who went to private school in Kenya in the 90s and early 00 had to learn how to use a fountain pen. Two interesting things happened, a black market for ink in schools developed and 2, by removing the top cover, pressing the holder and swinging the pen like a lawn sprinkler you could cover everyone in class with ink and get yourself expelled.
German's really know how to create the most durable, fashionable, and elegant items in life. Really shows how ingenuine they are❤
As a german this brings back amazing memories. Almost everybody had these in a wooden design that came with either a red or a blue lid. You could write your name ontop of the lid :)
My Lamy Safari is my go-to pen for everything. Took the majority of my notes in college. Now I'm in grad school I went paperless with a Remarkable 2 tablet, and use the Lamy Safari EMR pin for it because it's just a nice pen to use
As an artist since age 2, I've learned to overcome triangular and other formed pen handles, lol. I hold my pens weirdly, with my thumb on the side, and index and middle up top, with my ring finger cradling the pen from underneath. It just gives far more control. I don't feel like I can control the pen even half as well the "proper" ways. You build a small callous on the side of your ring finger, so it doesn't really hurt or anything.
Just ordered one on Amazon. Excited to see how it writes. I got the Medium tip but ordered a fine in case the medium is too thick.
i fell in love with the lamy 2000 ... has been my pen for the last years, best one ive ever used
These things are indestructible. I dug mine out of an old box from like 10 years ago (used it all throughout college) and worked fine with a little hot water cleanup.
My 0.001$ pen still does the job
I do own a few Parker ink pens. Those too feel good in hand.
While I love the Lamy Safari, and I have about thirty of them (I like to collect the special editions), the things you mentioned were new when it was released were actually quite common for pupils’ fountain pens well before that. In the 60ies and 70ies most beginners‘ fountain pens by Geha, Pelikan or Montblanc all had ink windows, a flexible sturdy clip, a exchangeable stainless steel nib, grip help and durable casing. My first one, a 70ies Montblanc Carrera was also suitable for lefties and righties, while Geha and Pelikan built two different versions for R and L of their Schulfüller. For German pupils who are used to writing with fountain pens the Lamy Safari was not so special as it sounds in the video. It is just another, though very good beginners pen.
As a Chinese, our elementary school requires a fountain pen for Chinese classes. This is a part of my childhood memory, and I loved it. It is so classically designed, and everybody loves it.