Pilot Custom 823 vs Lamy Joy

I also have the Custom 74 which is also a fantastic pen in its own right. I have developed a lot of respect for Pilot and realize that their pens are every bit as good as many of the pricier brands. This is my opinion but after reading many many reviews, other seem to agree. The quality of construction is superb

We have a LAMY Safari and got this because of videos and reviews on line but when we received it seemed cheaply made. Plastic seemed cheap, the red piece at the end of the pen looked very cheaply made and everything about it looked like a mass produced toy. We did not even ink it up and test it but found that it had previously been inked by someone else, there was a blue tinge to the feed mechanism. So happy that returns are so extremely easy with Amazon which is all the more reason to get things through Amazon Prime

I Think a lot of people consider it to be a workhorse pen. We've even seen celebrities like Neil Gaiman are fans of using this pen on a regular basis ...

I find the nibs on these pens need a lot of working-in before the ink has a consistent flow. I was also using high quality papers to practice on. I have been a calligraphy practitioner for 40 years and I was really disappointed with the inconsistent flow of ink from the nibs which affects the thickness / width of the lettering intermittently, resulting in a poor overall appearance of gothic, italic and uncial scripts. The 1

The only time I'll tighten it is if I'm traveling with it. Otherwise - Just leave it loose and ink won't flow out of it when it's being stored. Overall - it does exactly what I wanted it to do - which is to sign checks at my desk. It's weight is perfect and it looks rich and beautiful

I love the thinness of my Lamy CP1, but it's a bit heavy even at just 17g. I love the look of it posted, but it throws my handwriting off because of the extra weight on the end. My Lamy Joy and Safari are super light at about 11g each (I bought them for this reason) but the shafts are still quite thick; even with the ergonomic grip they aren't super comfortable for pages of writing.

This design is known as the plunger or vacuum filler, while Visconti refers to their design as the double reservoir power filler, it's the same thing ...

I need a good pen that is always ready for taking immediate notes, when we have problems or issues at the observatory... 1) The ink cartridges for this pen (both "pre-packaged" & refillable styles), have only small capacity- I run out of ink within a few pages of notes, usually within less than a full day of work

And here in the U.s. kind of. the going retail price for these is two hundred and eighty-eight dollars now

The nib is decent, I suppose for the price. The 1.1 italic nib gives me exactly what I was looking for whereas the fine nib on the Safari was a big disappointment. The 1