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Magnus
Reviewed in Sweden on January 27, 2025
First off it came with an EF (Extra fine) nib. That nib can be used to cut paper with. It did work and wrote really thing nice lines. But it is scratching the paper really bad, so bad it some times steers the pen in a wrong direction.But I also ordered the B (Broad) nib. Which fortunately was what I mostly wanted since Im gonna use this in combo with water colors and outlining.It did not feed the ink to the tip of the nib. I tried to "lure" the ink to the tip by using a soft paper over the hole in the nib, where the ink flows out from really quick. But it did not continue to the tip. Shaking like h*ll but nothing would come down to the tip.Lastly I tried to dip the tip into a glass of water. Then it flowed out to the tip. So it did work after this. But left the pen for 1 hour, standing up, and it was the same thing again. I needed to dip the tip in water again.I have a couple of Parkers and never ever had these problems at all.I might have ultimate unlucky to get a faulty original nib and replacement nib. Never going to buy this brand again.
Dmytro Skorin
Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on January 23, 2025
Amazing product as always! Super classic design and a great writing experience.
Michèle S. L. P.
Reviewed in Canada on December 24, 2024
Bon prix, Belle apparence. Tous les produits LAMY que j'ai acquis sont de très bonn qualité.
blueline
Reviewed in Germany on December 21, 2024
ok
Kanwarjeet Singh
Reviewed in India on December 6, 2018
Great
Sogeking
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2016
I have an Art pen rotring extra fine and i must say this one gives me a thinner line, wish i love, i must say its abit like a 0.3mm or 0.35mm but its really good for sketching in tiny sketchbook pockets, feels really good in my hand, i was worried that it could be really small for my hand, but i even use it with no cap on it, there is no need. People complain about the default blue ink, i like it, its good for sketching, i will buy a converter and then use my favorite waterman black ink, but for now, the pen does solid drawings in blue ink.I can finally do eye lashes on sketches, it was impossible with the art pen rotring in a small sketchbook, this pen is awesome for letter a4 paper size. The nib is a bit scratchy, but not in feels but in sound, you can hear it when you draw, but it doesnt scratch paper at all and moves super fast like if it was butter on bread.The nid its not a flex, but i can get thinner lines if i use it sideways, or if i do a fast stroke. Works great on regular paper, it doesnt absorb the ink that fast to make super bold lines. I really liked the black box that came with it, make it look fancy and expensive, too bad is disposable.The part were you grab the pen its not like a cilynder but as a triangle, with 3 planes, but still that doesnt bother me at all while drawing, makes me hold the pen even better. The pen can do super fast strokes and ink still come out with no delay, this is your pen. Because it doesnt matter the speed of the stroke, ink always come out almost instantly.There is nothing worse than doing some strokes and ink wont come out, so you had to start all over it, so far i havent seen this problem at all, im planning to buy a second one just in case.
T
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2015
I have been using a fountain pen for over twenty years and use one every day. I have even assembled a small collection, and while there are really incredible pens out there that cost hundreds of dollars, I have stayed on the more "reasonable" side of pricing. The Lamy has an excellent reputation as a fine "entry level" pen. With twenty years experience I can say, "Don't let that kind of language affect your decision to purchase an Al-Star. It is edgier "for a fountain pen" because of the "paper clip" styled clip...which is really nice by the way. This is the pen I now carry with me every day with the bonus that if it were to become lost or damaged, I would simply by another (actually I have two because I like them so much and they are pretty affordable for a fountain pen.). The Al-Star has an aluminum body with a slight increase in price over the basic Safari; I really like the metal body but have to admit that going plastic ain't a deal breaker and is even more affordable...Mine has the fine point and a "fine" point it is. I use it as a daily writer and in my job I take copious notes...I am no longer sure whether this is because I really need to notes or because I just really love to write with this pen and look for excuses to use it. I am a recent convert to using converters thinking that refilling with a converter was too much of a problem...you guessed it, I am now converted here as well. The color options are incredible and the Lamy converter holds a lot of ink. You may find that you have ink stained fingers periodically, but fountain pen inks are water based and the tell-tail signs fade quickly. Best of all, the choices in inks and colors are one more reason to "write!" My only complaint is that Lamy offers these pens in multiple colors (barrel colors not ink) and that means any time they introduce a new color, I will be tempted to buy another...again that could be considered a plus rather than a negative..."you just can't eat one!"
VictorK
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2013
I'm a college student and after reading about fountain pens on the internet, I thought "Why not?" and went ahead with this purchase; I'm glad I did.Initially, I didn't like the ink that came with the pen (a blue, watery ink). I switched out the original cartridge (that it came with) for the refill converter (Z24). Along with the converter, I bought a brand of ink called "Noodler's," specifically the black waterproof one, after reading the very high reviews it received from customers here at Amazon.I like how the pen allows variable width (as do all/most fountain pens to my understanding). I think it adds a layer of character to your already somewhat unique handwriting. The pen is comfortable to write with. Some people have been commenting that this pen is large. Indeed, it is than most ball-point pens. It is not, however too large that it would be cumbersome to write with. I have somewhat small-average hands, and have no problem using this pen for long periods of time. I worried that the pen might be "scratchy" but to me, it isn't. Of course, what is considered "scratchy" is subjective, so take that with a grain of salt.I bought the "extra-fine" nib. The thing I wanted to know at the time of considering this purchase was how think the lines were going to be. To my dismay, I found very little useful information. What does "extra-fine" and "fine" mean relative to the pens that I'm used to (ballpoint pens)? Allow me to share some anecdote as objective information (it kind of is) and say that if you were to draw a line with a 0.5 Pilot G2 pen, it is slightly thicker than that line. It is, however, slightly thinner than the lines made by the 0.7 Pilot G2 pen. This is for the "extra-fine" nib. I don't have any other size nibs, and so cannot compare. I think another someone posted a picture comparing the different nib sizes, so a combination of that picture and the information I've given would give a rough estimate of how think the lines are going to be.TLDR: It's a good pen. Writes a tad thicker than 0.5 G2 pen. Get the converter and another brand of ink. It's not too big.
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