LAMY 2000

Ok I just filled up my Lamy 2000 tonight. I've been putting off filling it up cos I wanted to keep it brand new. But tonight, I just felt like getting a feel of it and put in some of my Noodler's Blue Black ink.

First Impressions....

The pen looks very simple and normal. Its been described by many as understated and I can understand why. In fact I find that it even boring with the cap on.
Its not hard to imagine that this is a pen that has been around for a long time. In fact it hasn't changed much in 40 years. Apparently the pen is so good that they saw no need to change or improve on it.

The cap has a metal clip and it snaps on and off nicely from the body. There are 2 "ears" which help to keep the cap in place, but they don't interfere with me holding it to write.

Filling Mechanism

This is my first pen with a piston filler. There is no cartridge. The pen needs to be put into a bottle of ink and you need to twist the top of the pen to fill it up. I did a few rounds of twisting and started writing, but the ink ran out after a few lines. I repeated the process but I'm not too sure if I did it right. There is a small ink window and it appears clear. By right this should be darkened, but I'm not sure if I'm seeing it correctly.

Nib

Now I've read and heard about the difference in the Lamy 2000 nibs from the other Lamy pens. I use the Al Star for my daily work and I like it with the medium nib. I previously bought a Lamy studio in medium as well, but I found it a bit too fine although it is supposed to feel very much like the Al Star. Now for the Lamy 2000, I really like the feel of this medium nib. I'm not too sure if it is really thicker and broader than the Al Star medium, but it writes comfortably for me. I might buy the fine nib later on just for comparison, but so far, I think this 2000 might become my next work horse.

Ink flow is really smooth and easy to control. It seems to strike a nice balance between smooth flow and control. Its not as smooth as the Pilot Vanishing Point in medium nib, but feels much easier to control than the VP. Its kind of hard to explain. The Vanishing Point writes like butter and the ink feels slippery coming out of the pen. Now that is a nice feeling, but it takes some getting used to to keep your handwriting tidy. For the Lamy 2000, there is almost no issue with control for me and the ink flow is smooth enough to be just nice and comfortable.

Summary

This Lamy 2000 is looking promising and I'm going to bring it with me to work tomorrow. It feels nice and smooth. The ink refilling will take some getting used to though. I usually refill my cartridges with ink using a syringe and needle. For this one, I've got to have some tissue paper handy to clean the pen after refilling. Overall, compared to the Al Star, this definitely feels better but look factor wise, the Al Star beats it.