First Impressions: Pelikan m1000
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- čas přidán 27. 05. 2020
- Here it is: the “big daddy” of the Pelican world, the m1000 fountain pen. Yes, I’m surprised I own one too!
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The M1000 is one of my grail pens. Thank you for sharing your first impressions.
My pleasure! It turns out it really is a good pen!
Thank you, Jason. Congratulations on getting an M1000, that nib is amazing and like a hose pipe. I know I'll never own one of these which is fine but at least I get to see it writing on your channel,
I could see the happiness on your face that this pen caused after the writing sample and that makes me happy to see you so happy. Enjoy!
Stay safe
The nib on it is pretty amazing. I'm glad I got talked into it.
Hi Waski! I found you on the Appelboom Favorite 3 Pens video series and then looked at your "about" page. I was stationed at Minot for two years and enjoyed it (though not the wind!) Since you drive around Wyoming too, my husband is from near Yellowstone. It's nice seeing all the open spaces in your drive around videos--a stark contrast to where I'm living now (Tokyo) hahaha! Hope you enjoy your M1000!
Thank you for joining in. Yes, North Dakota is a different world from Tokyo! I used to live near Minot in two little towns: Westhope and then later Turtle Lake. Now I live in the very SW corner of the state near the Badlands.
I had planned a trip to Wyoming this summer. With the virus, I'm not sure what will be coming. But I have lots of footage saved up and plans to use it!
Cool, glad you got it, great video of course. I have thought a lot over the years about getting a M1000, but it is significantly above my red line. I guess I’ll just keep thinking. I really enjoyed yesterday’s garden tour and glad you are feeling better. Enjoy your summer vacation.
I put off the m1000 for a long time. But then I found this one at a much reduced price. I'm very happy with it. It's a little too big for my tastes, but that nib is amazing.
I'm feeling great. The back garden is done. I'll be planting tomorrow (maybe tonight). Then I'll start tackling the front garden beds and the south bed.
I am so excited you got this pen!! You have influenced so many of my pen (and a whole lot of my ink) purchases it is about time I influenced one of yours! I, too, desire the fine nib, maybe in the future, for my birthday. I also wish the M1000 came in blue. I usually fill mine by pipette filling (or syringe) with the piston back and then screw in the nib, I prime the nib and then add a smidge more ink. I have compared the width of mine and the medium is exactly the same width as my #6 Bock double broad nib. I am addicted to the M1000. I love that I can print in an italic like fashion due to the stubbish nib and my cursive has a sense of elegance due to the softness if the nib. I am always running out of ink with it, and that is a good thing. Enjoy!!
You are entirely the reason I bought it. Seeing your samples on Instagram tipped me over the edge. That nib is incredible. I too want a fine nib. But I love this medium! So thank you for turning me onto it!
Big congrats on your beautiful new pen!
Thank you! So far I'm enjoying it very much!
Congrats on that M1000! Quite the impressive pen both in size and quality from what I've seen. Plus it's a nice pen to gawk at when walking past shop windows. Prices seem to have dropped a bit recently, though it's still out of my price range.
It's been a while since I watched one of your videos, as I've been laying back a bit on the fountain pen hobby (still using them, just curbing purchases). This one's a nice one to come back to.
Thank you! Yes, I was glad to find it at a good price because they're usually out of my price range. Glad you enjoyed the video.
The Peikan M1000 medium is a generous medium, it feels like a broad and lives up to its reputation of being glass smooth. A sublime pen.
I'm very happy with mine! It's well made, and the bouncy nib is a lot of fun.
The Pelikan M1000 medium nib is juicy, writes like a broad and lives up to its reputation of being glass smooth. Although large it is absolutely ergonomic, so to sum up the model is sublime.
I'm very happy with mine! It's well made, and the bouncy nib is a lot of fun.
Beautiful pen and incredibly beautiful ink!!
One of my favorite inks, and I was really thrilled with this pen!
I love it! So nice, and that nib!😲✒ Congratulations! 🎉✒ Enjoy it and use it often. I'm seriously considering getting myself one....
I'm very happy with it. It looks just like the m800, it's a little big, but that nib makes me forget everything!
Congrats. Hipe you enjoy it! I really like Pelikan pens, but don't have such a nice one yet. M150 and m200 both vintage models but really nice.
The m200 is a great pen. And I am loving the flexibility of the m1000.
Hey Waski!
Ooh, welcome to the club :)
I do enjoy mine and I hope yours give you years of fun. Mine is a broad so it’s a bit of an exhibitionist - and it really drinks the ink... so worth it though! ☺️
Great video as usual.
Edit: oh forget to compliment you on the ink. I have the Australian rose but not the English one. I have to get it too. The ink choice was a good one due to its nice shading. As an aside, I love putting blues in mine, don’t know why. Two of my faves at the moment are Akkerman #8 and Ishida Bungu Hakodate Twilght. 😉
I wanted a good shading ink to try it in. Today I've loaded it up with Pelikan 4001 Dunkelgrün, We'll see how shading it is. But I have a few good ones in mind!
Congratulations on your Pelikan M1000! It looks like a justifiably great pen.
I've bought some "bargain" priced Pelikan fountain pens from Amazon, too. There can be some very good deals on there.
Wait ... Sales on brand new pens? Whyy? Last years stock or what?
I feel guilty when I buy from Amazon, but this is a good pen, and that price was irresistable!
I was hoping you would try this one (and would enjoy it). One of the very best pens made by anyone, at any level. Enjoy!
I'm enjoying it. I just inked it up tonight and am looking forward to using it again.
The M1000 interests me insofar as it is said to be a world-champion gusher. I want a gusher. Particularly as revealed by your wetness and flow test, where it almost looks like watercolor.
It is a very wet writer. :) But I still tuned one of mine to be even wetter. :D Ink line of the one with increased flow is basically 3-dimensional. 🙂
Towards the stock wetness. The M nibs on my other M1000s are currently the wettest M nibs I own. :) Maybe comparable to the massive B nib of my Lamy 2000 Stainless Steel. :) The M1000 M nib is far from being dry.
Other M nibs of my:
Visconti Homo Sapiens 23k Palladium
multiple Jowo #6
Lamy 2000 (2x)
M205
... :)
I'm thrilled with this pen, and did not expect to be.
Three years later and now this video convinces me I DON'T want it, it is far too wet. Though the experience of using a very wet pen is delightful, the way I draw is much better served by a somewhat dry pen. That's why I have so many dang pens - I keep changing my mind.
Congratulations! I own both color versions of this pen in B&EF and they are smooth and wet writers. big bottles are a must with that big nib or a ink miser when the ink is too low for that big nib!! enjoy writing with your M1000!!
I ran into the ink bottle problem this evening! The small bottle of Pelikan 4001 Dunkelgrün is too small for the nib that I had to tip it at an angle. I ended up wearing some of it.
@@WaskiSquirrel , that is a common problem with the big nib pens such as the M1000, MB149, and the KOP in my experience. Usually, the floor wears more ink if I try using a small bottle or one that is below half full of a bigger bottle. I have been using Pelikan Edelstein, Montblanc, and Monteverde inks in mine with no problem. The Sailor Jentle bottle was a disaster!
Pelikan medium nibs are more like everyone else’s broad nibs-that and their buttery smoothness are why I like them so much. I look forward to seeing how Pelikan Dark Green will look coming from. I bought a sample after seeing you use it in some pens, but haven’t gotten to it yet. I’ve been playing with my new Sailor 1911 and my new Artisan Sigaro!
I was trying to figure out what ink to put in it next. I think you just made the decision for me! Is the Artisan Sigaro JPL's new pen? I'm curious to try one!
WaskiSquirrel Yes, it is a new pen for him-acrylic but looks like the one you bought in.style. I don’t know about the size comparison. It’s a bit longer than a Lamy Safari. I just got it yesterday so I’m still under a first impression!
I didn't have very good luck with Pelikan's more expensive pens, having bought an M1000 green stripe and M805 grey stripe from a European dealer. The M1000 arrived with a damaged nib which had to be that way when shipped, and the M805 is a very dry writer that I haven't been able to correct so far.
I recently got an M205 Olivine fine steel nib that writes great, the other day an M215 silver lines medium that also writes great, and today an M120 Iconic Blue with a fine that is perfect. I'm having much more positive experiences with the small less expensive steel nib pens than the fancy gold nib models. I think their little pens are highly under rated, and they still have excellent piston filling systems.
I'm sorry to hear you've had trouble. My experience with Pelikan has been overwhelmingly positive. Hopefully you can get the damaged pens replaced.
woooohh - got yourself a m1k!
I have got one with a medium nib too (I wanted a BB...) but hey the medium nib is thick and wet so I am not complaining!
Enjoy the pen!
The medium turns out to be quite nice! I am surprised by how much I loved this pen!
The medium turns out to be quite nice! I am surprised by how much I loved this pen!
You can ask for a free nib exchange within 4 weeks from purchase www.pelikan.com/pulse/Pulsar/en_US.CMS.displayCMS.252911./choosing-the-right-nib
@@WaskiSquirrel deja vu :/ ahah
Really want the m1000 one day,in the future i will perhaps get one but after purchasing my custom 732 i am good for now, still miss my pelikan m200 sometimes after i broke it....but my custom heritage 92 takes it place now! and the part of video about the 4001 inks reminds me i must start to use my 1 litre bottle of brilliant black more.....
I truthfully like the Pilot Custom Heritage 92 better. The Pelikan had a more flexible nib, but the Pilot just feels better in my hand, and the piston is better.
And, yes, it takes a long time to go through a liter of Brilliant Black!
I by know own 3... 1x Green Striped, 2x Stresemann, all with M nibs... and I absolutely love them all. :) Probably my most favorite pen. :)
If I get another one, it will be another nib size. But yes, it's really a great pen!
WaskiSquirrel I want to get either a fine or a broad nib for my Green Striped one. :) But I‘m not sure yet. :)
I'm glad I find the Pelikan designs boring. It's saved me a ton of money!
Yes, they don't do much creative, though I have enjoyed a few special editions. (Prices not so much)
Considering the price difference between the m800 and the m1000, do you think it is worth the extra expense? (considering regular retail prices) I only have m100/m200 sized Pelikans but I think I want an m800.
I actually only paid about $20 more for the m1000. But yes, night and day difference. I bought mine here:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037VZPQS/
Congrats on the m1000 it's a great pen with a grand nib. Found your channel via the Appelboom video you did. The m800 ink is gorgeous, which ink is that please?
I'm very happy with it. What a fun nib!
The ink in the m800 was Rohrer and Klingner Alt-goldgrün. And, thanks to your comment, I see I misidentified the m1000 during my writing sample! And the m1000 had Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Rose.
As a daily writer, Pelikan M1000 with an F nib vs the Lamy 2000 with F nib?⚔️ or is too hard question😁
I have a medium on the Pelikan. But, without experience with the fine nib, I like the feel of the Lamy 2000 much better. So I think I would prefer the Lamy.
My generous niece gave me the same pen (but with a fine nib) for Christmas/birthday. Love it! I’m acquiring quite a few Pelikans. Quality pens! Enjoy!! This pen is the reason I just bought a Pineider traveling ink well. My bottle of Pelikan Edelstein Sapphire was getting too low for that giant nib. Problem solved.
They are very well made! And it's funny you mention the bottles: tonight I tried to fill it from a bottle of Pelikan 4001 Dunkelgrün, which is the smaller bottle. The nib is so huge it didn't fit. So I tipped the bottle on its side. I'm now wearing some of said bottle and have a green hand. Your solution would have been better!
WaskiSquirrel Been there, too. I’m not always even sure how I end up with ink on my clothes!
Wow, that really is a good price (I checked while I was watching/listening, sorry). So I just had to get one, in a Fine nib, and it's all my fault! (I want to blame you for bringing it to my attention, but I just can't.) I got the Streseman M1005 because I like the material a little better. Now to try to wait an unknown number of days before it arrives.
You will love it. :D I have 2 Stresemann and 1 Green Striped with medium nibs... The Stresemann looks absolutely great as well! :D
When I bought mine, they didn't have the fine at that amazing price. That's how I ended up with a medium. Yes, the mail is "interesting" right now.
I just bought the interestingly-priced M800 in EF from this company! It has not arrived yet though...
I bought my m800 B from them as well. I don't know how they keep the price down like that!
Is the m800 a piston filler also?
Absolutely.
Yes! All of their mXXX pens are piston fillers.
What paper do you use?
In these First Impressions, it's a notebook I was given from a UK supermarket chain called Morrison's. (I have a penpal who lives in England.)
Have you ever done a follow-up video on this pen? Do you still have it?
I haven't done a follow-up, except in Pens in Use. I try to wait 5 years to do any follow ups. But I still have it, and I like it very much. The only change I'd make is I wish I'd been able to find the fine nib at this price!
Do you know a good place to get a nib ground?
What country are you in?
It would depend on where you live. I've only had nibs ground by Dan Smith of the Nibsmith, but this is a grand total of 2 nibs, so take my advice with an enormous grain of salt.
PS: I tuned it so quickly that at first the video would only play at 360p!
I've been bitten a few times by CZcams being slow to process my videos. I always record at 1080p (is that the right number?). But sometimes it takes a few days to get that. But yes, I just uploaded this while I was outside digging.
WaskiSquirrel ereweuww
Could this be your daily driver? If it wasn't that expensive?
I have a coworker that is just getting into fountain pens that is a little 😳 about me using mine as a daily driver.
I think the Lamy 2000 will stay in that role. This Pelikan is too much fun to "disappear into my hand" like the Lamy does.
That great honking nib is the main reason I'm going for a green M1000 over an M800. I'm going for a fine nib as I'm told these pens are wet writers and you get more pronounced line variation. Usually I write with a medium or a Stub. Psst that's an M1000.
The M1000 (see, I do read comments) is much better. I would like someday to replace the nib with a fine.
@@WaskiSquirrel Is there a major difference in terms of flexibility with the Rhodium M1000 Stresemann nib and the Green /black M1000 nib? Either way the M1000 seems to offer a different writing experience. I've lost patience with Pilot trying to get the pen I want with the FA nib.
I'm afraid I only have experience with this one M1000. But I believe that the Rhodium on the Stresemann is plated only. It should be the same nib.
You're right about the FA: it's a flexible nib, but I've found it's not a fun nib.
Congratulations on your "nuptials"; I suspect that you will never "divorce" your M1000. Mine is 25 years old, and I've never had any problems with it. There are so many features to extol, but the one which stands out to me, is the nib. I've had a couple of M800s, and an M400, they simply weren't as good.
I'm thrilled with it. And really, it's the nib, as you say. I have an m800, but just can't get excited about it like I am with this pen.
Enjoyed so much I broke down an got one for myself, but F. Thanks (To me your M looks B)
It is very broad. I wanted a fine, but couldn't find it at this price.
Man try parker premier deep black founrain pen
I've looked at that one a few times!
Can you give us the name of the UK seller?
I bought it here:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037VZPQS
Many thanks for this video and sharing link on eBay. How do you compare this M versus LAMY M? I'm thinking on pulling the trigger
Can you share the retailer details?
No problem. This is where I bought it:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037VZPQS
WaskiSquirrel thank you 🙏🏽
From all the more expensive pens Pelikan looks better. Maybe that not cigar shape makes it nicer. Very nice. What shop from uk did u bought it?
I am thrilled with it! I bought it here. I see it is now $5 cheaper than when I bought mine.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037VZPQS
WaskiSquirrel thank you
@@WaskiSquirrel great price and much better than the MSRP!
I know we are pen pen collectors, but pelikan boxes are not the prettiest, especially at the price you pay! Still the m1000 is a fine pen :) it’s a lovely springy pen too!
Fair enough! I don't worry much about boxes. I'm more interested in the pen, and what a pen it is!
@@WaskiSquirrelIt is about the pen, but the presentation I still think is key. I feel it would be like going into a meeting giving the best deliverance ever, but you're in jeans and a t-shirt.
I am not saying the boxes have to be big enough to store a cat in, but a nice presentation with some practicality sure goes a long way. There was one pen manufacturer that offered a pen box that has a pull out draw for pen storage!
In many ways, this isn't too dissimilar to luxury watches. A friend of mine bought an omega moon landing watch, the thing comes in a flight case! Which is a bit OTT.
wow, that's damn wet and you need to give in to the Ms and Bs and write bigger when using them :-)
I love wet pens, but this seems even a tad too wet to me. I'd close up the tines if it was mine (well, I'd take it to an expert of course. it's not a Jinhao...)
I love how this pen feels. But I will have to practice with it over and over and over....
I’m in the UK so would like to know the company please or is that a secret?
Not a secret. They're out right now, but this is where I bought it. I am told (but don't know) that this is actually Pure Pens.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0037VZPQS/
WaskiSquirrel, thx kindly 👍🏻 I know Pure Pens as well. Interesting.
Juicy
Very!
Nooo, don't ruin this masterpiece with Noodlers!
Hah, i thought the black swan looked alright :P
Noodler's is just fine in this pen. (OK, maybe not if I used Baystate Blue!)
Lol so many mistakes on your writing sample :P
Gosh i like that pen... I like that its a piston filler and that it has a big nib! I find most pens have small nibs and the grip section is way too close to the paper.
Im growing away from converter pens. Something like this is farrr more classy if you ask me!
This has a wonderful nib. I'd heard that for years, but dismissed it. Turns out everything I heard is true!
I don't mind converters too much: they're easier to clean. But there is something special about a built-in filler, especially if the pen goes through ink as quickly as this pen!
Nice one. Pelikans look to be quite wet .. that M1000 was practically oozing man! I think the Mont Blancs are better callibrated for ink flow, cos I can see feathering with these Pelikan nib gushers.
Thanks for the tips! My Montblanc experience ends in the 1960s, so I really appreciate your comments. I agree that the m1000 is very wet. Though, this one does well with my paper.
juicy sinfulness!
I'm actually enjoying it a lot! I picked up your ink today, and trying to decide what pen to try it in!