lightbox + writing instruments

This is an image of my favourite writing instruments up to date, which I use with my Moleskine notebooks.

I was intrigued with the contrast showing on the Rotring Core rollerball pen on the bottom left side so I composed the whole image around it.

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Montblanc Meisterstück No. 149 fountain pen:
I think this is the largest type of the Meisterstück series - I bought it at a duty free shop at Amsterdam Airport in 1989 on the way home from a business trip. I wanted a fountain pen that I knew I could use throughout my life.

Tombow XPA ballpoint pen:
I got this pen this summer. I wanted a compact and tough, reliable ballpoint pen, and one without a cap, so that I could start taking notes easily even when I'm standing up, like during an outdoor field trip or a speech at a cocktail party - this one fits all those conditions. It's a pen that's designed for outdoor, heavy duty use, and its ink (or the tube of the refill) is supposed to be so special that you can even write on a damp piece of paper, though I haven't tried that yet. You pull the back end of the pen towards you and the pen point comes out rather than knocking the end.

Faber-Castell Grip 2001 pencil:
Currently my most favorite writing instrument.

Rotring Core rollerball pen with Signo 0.38 black ink:
Comfortable to use. (In my opinion, the Signo 0.38 is the best gel ink for Moleskine notebooks.)