Anyway, it was a good decision. I just bought this Lamy Vista Demonstrator last week. Think its a Safari in the demonstrator form. I chose to buy a fine nib instead this time as all my other Lamys are in medium. I've got a Safari in black matt, Al star in lilac colour, ABC pen and a studio which I've given to my sister. The shop I bought it from also had a Pelikan M205 Demonstrator and I immediately asked to look at it. I must say I was thankful that I held off buying it as I don't like the screw on cap types for fountain pens. I prefer to just pull open and close. In my line of work where I need to write a lot and quickly and where there is a lot of picking up and putting down the pen, this screwing style just interferes with my work flow. By the same reasoning, I find the Pilot Vanishing Point the easiest to use for work.
I usually use the cartridge for my Safaris as I feel they hold more ink. But I decided to insert the converter for the demonstrator. The red end of the converter can be seen and it adds some colour to the pen.
I filled the pen up with Pelikan Blue Black which I haven't used for some time now. The nib feels exactly like how a steel nib on a Safari would feel. Its hard and a bit stiff, but control is good. The flow is very smooth. As smooth as the medium, but it just feels a bit "sharper" but not scratchy.
The clear plastic is an eye catcher and a few of my patients have noticed it. I'm always glad to talk about my pens. They're not expensive types and not too poser. I usaully let them try my Vanishing Point in medium nib after telling them not to press too hard. The buttery smooth feeling is just too good.
Oh well, gonna use this for a while but I really feel like collecting more colours. I want to get the Ocean Blue, Raspberry, Lime Green, White with silver clip, Black with silver clip.....oh no....too many.....
Here are some photos. Lighting wasn't great. Took the pics in the kitchen at night.
