Ink Suggestions

[rlittlefield]

Hello! I recently received a Lamy Safari Demonstrator with an Extra Fine nib, Lamy Black ink and a Z24 converter. The pen came with a blue cartridge in it and I quickly worked my through that. I thought all was well with that ink, until I filled the converter with the black ink. When I did this, a couple things happened for me.

1. I realized that the process of filling the converter was fun, in an odd way.
2. I realized I did not enjoy the blue ink that came with the pen. The blue just wasn't very blue, had no personality so to speak and I had realized it washed away easily.
3. I realized I had a problem; I wanted to try more inks. More colorful, playful inks to be specific.

So, with my realizations, specifically #3, would you fine people of The Nib be kind enough to recommend inks that dry semi quickly, are colorful and work with well with my pen? I am looking to add a few to my Amazon Wish List in hopes that a loved one finds it and realizes I now need ink

 

[Bob L.]

I'm a fan of Diamine inks. They have lots of blues. Script Blue and Waterman Blue seem to be well thought of here too. Have fun.

 

[Eeyore]

Diamine it is indeed! I think they have about 10 different shades of blue?

 

[rlittlefield]

Diamine it is indeed! I think they have about 10 different shades of blue?

Wow, I just searched Amazon for "Diamine Blue" and they sure do have quite the variation on the color blue. Are any of these inks more permanent than others?

 

[Doc4]

Dude, you are just made for the Ink Drop!

 

[the_edski]

Dude, you are just made for the Ink Drop!

+1. It's not Amazon, but it's the best way to try ALOT of different ink.

 

[rlittlefield]

Dude, you are just made for the Ink Drop!

And...there goes $10 a month. Thank you for the suggestion! The archive looks great - all over the color spectrum.

 

[purerockfury]

Yeah you cannot go wrong with Diamine. Been using Oxblood with my lamy Safari since I received both. Try the ink drop as a few already mentioned and maybe pick up a few samples of other brands.

 

[syngent]

Another happy nib ending a swmbo isnt going to like lol

 

[rlittlefield]

Another happy nib ending a swmbo isnt going to like lol

Yeah... She doesn't even know this is a possible AD yet

 

[jzuzphreek]

Step 1: Get SWMBO her own pen
Step 2: Pray that step 1 works.

 

[oc_in_fw]

If you look at the nib reference section, I did reviews of Diamine Sargasso Sea and Denim. Both are very nice blues. I did a water test on them, too.

 

[Ru4scuba?]

Thinking about the nib drop myself...great way to try a ton of inks of varying colors, makes and models

 

[DevinLT1966]

Step 1: Get SWMBO her own pen
Step 2: Pray that step 1 works.

Or, get the kid hooked. Then you can say "It's for the children".

 

[Joe in Seattle]

Private reserve DC supershow electric blue is one blue ink that is not boring.

 

[mionky]

Check out Noodler's Ink. Made in the USA. Go to www.gouletpens.com.

 

[Snargle]

My current favorite blue ink is Diamine Asa Blue. A very vibrant blue ink that also shades very nicely.

 

[RichieRich3902]

For the moment my favorite blue ink is Noodler's Ottoman Azure. I run it in a couple of Parker 45's at the moment, once I run my Lamy 2000 out again I'm going to flush it out and give it a fill from the Noodler's. Another of my favorites is Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue, but it is a shade of industrial blue to me, I keep it in my Parker 51 for daily notes and other stuff.

 

[ShinyRex]

One thing you will find is that the color can thin out quite a bit in an ef nib. For each sample I get I write with a dip pen then a safari so I can see the difference between colors I am interested in.