Lamy 2000

    This is my brand new, (new to me, as I believe I may actually be the third owner of this pen) Lamy 2000. I bought it as an Extra Fine, and I can only assume it is, because I can not immediately see any markings on it to distinguish it as an Extra Fine. The nib is as smooth as BUT-TAH. It's easily the smoothest nib I have ever used, more so than my medium nibbed Safari, and even the medium Vanishing Point I owned for 3 days.

    Filled with Noodler's Black, it writes smooth & wet. No bleeding or feathering (typical for me with Noodler's Black)

    The pen is nondescript, which I like. It reminds me of a Flair felt tipped pen with the texturing on the outside. It's easy to hold, and it's perfectly balanced in my hand. I would expect no fatigue from using this pen.

    If I'm at least the 3rd owner, I wonder why other people didn't like/want it.

    I'm very happy. It cost me $79 with shipping, and I'll go out on a limb to say that I'd pay full retail to replace it if I had to.

    So...should I even bother having those 3 Parker 51's restored? LOL We'll see. For now, I'm Very Happy.

    07/04/08 UPDATE:

    I'm no longer using the Lamy 200 these days. I found that it had a nasty habit of slipping and spinning in my fingers, and because I'm old (almost 40!) and needing bi-focals, I can't see the orientation of the nib. And sadly, somewhere along the way, it started to get scratchy. I tried my best to clean it, but it seems to be a problem beyond my control.

    I also traded two of the 51's for restoration on the 3rd. Sadly, the nub is even harder to see on the 51 than on the L2K. So my remaining 51 is about to be sold as well.

    And what's my pen flavor of the week right now? That would be a Pelikan Fine Nibbed M200. A sweet little beaty in the hand and on the paper.

    Stephanie

    Comments and faves

    1. ★

      pigpogm added this photo to his favorites. (50 months ago)

    2. c_meisenzahl (50 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful! One of my all time fav. pens! ;-)

    3. Stephanie "Biffybeans" Smith (50 months ago | reply)

      I am loving it. It is somewhat different than my other pens. Flexy.

    4. jimmy.patrick (50 months ago | reply)

      Mine leaks all over my hands....

    5. Stephanie "Biffybeans" Smith (50 months ago | reply)

      Send it to Lamy - they will fix it for you

    6. ★

      Dennis Raines added this photo to his favorites. (48 months ago)

    7. rg269tq (48 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Random & Creative shots, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    8. Felyne on Flickr (48 months ago | reply)

      I've got a Lamy2000 and it just makes the most horrific mess in my Moleskine regardless of the ink I use, I loathe it with a passion.

      On the other hand, my Wing Sung is really awesome and is the one I am using at the moment. The Pelikan epoch EF is the smoothest I've written with so far, but I hold pens funny so it doesn't suit me so much.

      Good decision on the Parkers I reckon, even if you don't use them, they're still a little prize to have (IMO).

      I've been following your flickr for a little while now, love what you post. Love your art as well, wish I was even a quarter that talented. Jealous.

      :)

    9. Stephanie "Biffybeans" Smith (48 months ago | reply)

      Thank your for the compliment on my art!

      Funny, but I never really see myself as talented, just creative. And I believe that anyone can be creative if you just pick up a pen and let it come from your heart without judging what you do.

      People seem to have a way of dismissing their creativity because what they produce doesn't seem to look like what other people do. It's not about that at all. If you want to learn to draw better, you can take a class, but if you want to express yourself through art, then just do it and be free!

    10. Felyne on Flickr (47 months ago | reply)

      Your words have inspired me and I have a sketch pad and pens, so I shall go forth an draw! or something.

      Your mandalas are so inspiring, I'm going to see how I get on. Thank you for your comment on my comment - it's given me a freedom of sorts, that maybe I can draw something I like.

      Your rock BB!

    11. a1l3n (44 months ago | reply)

      What did you not like about the Namiki Vanishing Point? The pocket clip should help you keep the nib orientation correct. I love mine (it is a fine point), and I use Noodlers Polar Black with good success in my Moleskine notebooks.

    12. Stephanie "Biffybeans" Smith (44 months ago | reply)

      Ultimately, it made my hand cramp. I liked the clip, but I still didn't like that I couldn't see the nib. It was a smooth writer, but was skipping a bit for me. I had bought it used, and I didn't have it very long, so it just might have been that it needed a good flushing.

    13. ★

      uglygoldfish added this photo to his favorites. (31 months ago)

    14. i_tiger (31 months ago | reply)

      i like lamy!!!

    15. KEVIN1718 (27 months ago | reply)

      This is my best love!

    16. ★

      Nrepose, Vicengilflickr, calzadilla73@gmail.com, and ken_zz added this photo to their favorites.

    Want to format your comment?
    keyboard shortcuts: ← previous photo → next photo L view in light box F favorite < scroll film strip left > scroll film strip right ? show all shortcuts