I love how practical this fountain pen is and enjoy taking it with me when I'm out and about. Especially to work and church. So quick and easy to activate and put away when not using so the nib doesn't dry out! Writes wonderful. I ordered some blue/black ink because the color that came with it is a bit lighter than I prefer.So glad I took a chance and ordered this pen. I believe I will end up using it a lot; it is so practical and convenient compared to messing with a cap.

I got this as a Christmas present back in 2020, it’s been a daily driver since then. I tried a few inks with it (Waterman, Noodler’s) and settled on iroshizuku “tsuyu-kusa” - with a good quality paper, there is no bleeding and writing with it is an almost sensual experience. This gets five stars and I rarely give anything five stars.Review Feb 2025 - still an amazing pen!! Consistently writes beautifully and the sensation on good paper is silky smooth. My favorite pen!

The thought of having a clip in the way of my fingers made me discount this pen completely.A friend continually sales pitched me on a vanishing point and since he unfortunately lives in another state, I couldn't actually try his.After about a month of his pestering, I decided to go ahead and order one.As soon as I removed it from the box and picked it up, I was very impressed with the weight, balance, and overall feel. The color and pattern with the rhodium trim match really well.Not really having an ink that matches the pen, I decided to order some, but it wouldn't arrive until the following day so in the meantime I went ahead and inked it up with Pilot iroshizuku kon-peki since I have all the patience of a child on Christmas morning and wasn't going to wait until the following day.I ordered the medium since Japanese nibs tend to be a bit finer than western nibs and the line width I'd say is somewhere between a western fine and medium, perhaps even fine in some examples of western nibs.My biggest concern was whether or not the nib would have a ton of feedback, similar to a Sailor nib. I have a Sailor 1911L and while I do enjoy writing with it, I've learned that my preference is minimal feedback. This nib definitely has some feedback, but is basically exactly what I like.To a lesser extent my other concern is the nib drying out, but as I look down the end of the barrel of the pen and watch how the trap door works, I'm not as concerned.One of the other reasons I wanted this pen was for a small field notes notebook I carry around. I have a Galen Leather cover for it, and most of my fountain pens are much too large to carry around, and typically if I'm jotting a note down, unscrewing a cap would take too long whereas this pen is quickly deployed to jot some fast notes down.If this pen starts giving me issues, I'll make sure to come back to update this review, but I don't see that happening as this pen is well crafted.

I love this pen! Before this I had a decimo so I had gotten used to the retractable pen and the clip position but the vanishing point is much better, I like the weight and the size. This type of pen took a while to get used to because of the clip position and I’m left handed but once I got used to it, it was all i wanted to use. I love that the nib is 18k gold and on the matte black it’s a gunmetal color which is just lovely. The extra fine nib is so smooth and has some bounce to it. I inked it and it worked straight away. It came with a blue cartridge which I didn’t use, and a con40 which I did use.

Caneta perfeita para o que se propõe. Como pedi a pena EF (extra fina) o traço é exatamente como eu queria. Tem um bom feedback, mas não arranha. O prazo foi menor que o previsto quando da colocação do pedido.

Realmente tenía muchos sentimientos encontrados con esta pluma. La verdad sentía que era de mal gusto, me preguntaba porque una pluma fuente estaba tratando de imitar los lapiceros cualquiera de click. Pero después de pensarlo mucho me decidí a probarla por fin, y me sorprendió demasiado.La marca Pilot-Namiki es una empresa que tiene muchos años fabricando instrumentos de escritura y saben lo que hacen. Me encanto el color que no es sólido, es un azul metálico con un patrón muy cautivador que se asemeja bastante a la fibra de carbono, muy brillante, y el material es de un metal lacado que para manda la hace sentirse como una pluma barata. No tengo nada malo que decir de ella, todo funciona. El plumin es de oro de 14k bastante suave y flexible A la hora de escribir. La compre en un “B” japonés que se prevé más a un “M” europeo, pero en realidad es un poco más grueso de lo que te hacen suponer en los vídeos de YouTube, mucho más parecido a grueso de marcas alemanas. Es una pluma muy húmeda y con un flujo excelente que hace resaltar las propiedades de cualquier tinta (sheen, shimmer, shading, etc). El funcionamiento de click es fácil de usar y muy satisfactorio al escucharlo. Trae un cartucho de tinta azul y ya viene adentro integrado un convertidor (que es el CON-40). La capacidad del convertidor es un poco más pequeña que los convertidores internacionales pero nunca se me ha agotado en el trabajo. La marca ha fabricado una obra de arte, que en su interior cuenta con un sistema fácil de acceder y muy efectivo a la hora de trabajar, que además te brinda mucha facilidad para limpiarlo, o reemplazar sus partes a la hora de decidir probar otro tamaño de plumin. Al escribir no te afecta en nada el Clíp el cual se encuentra del lado del plumin para evitar que haya salida de tinta al colocarla en la camisa (Muy bien pensado).Así que como leen, esta es una pluma excelente, tan buena que acaban de pedir una Pilot Custom Heritage 823, ya que con la sorpresa que me lleve usando esta pluma fuente (la cual es de hecho uno de sus modelos más asequibles y podría considerarse una pluma de entrada a los plumones de oro por ser de las más baratas), no puedo esperar a probar las caras y ver qué encuentro con una de las plumas más Icónicas de la compañía, un deleite de seguro. Así que date ese gusto amig@, y disfruta de una de las mejores obras de arte que pudo haber creado la compañía.

Don't expect this fountain pen to cost less than 50 pounds used.

I cannot think, for the life of me, why these haven't caught on more. The basic idea is simple; let's make a fountain pen, with superb quality tolerances and an 18kt gold nib, so any aficionado of real pen-and-ink writing can use it, but let's equip it with the convenience of a ballpoint via a unique nib-retraction system.When not in use, the pen sits vertically in your pocket, on its traditional pen clip (on this one its silver plated, or chromed- hard to tell which). This keeps the nip pointing upwards and discourages leaks. To use, you click the end, as you would a ballpoint, which pushes the nib through a covered rubber seal in the end of the cap, revealing the point, and ensuring you are ready-to-write. The seal retracts through pressure of the nib moving, and when retracted, the nib is held airtight. I have used and stored this pen many times for up to three weeks, and it has been ready-to-use instantly after clicking, with no drying-out.I wondered whether writing by holding the pen near its pen-clip, counter-intuitive as it is, and looking unusual, might be more difficult. Absolutely not, in practice, when - so long as you hold the pen properly, and not half-way up - the clip actually acts as an integral part of the grip.The nib is 18kt (750) gold, rhodium plated to give it a chrome appearance. It's of traditional Japanese width, so one size narrower than a 'typical' European pen such as a Waterman or Parker. A medium writes with a comparatively fine line, a broad writes with a more traditional medium one. The pen, for me, is always an instant starter and lays down a beautiful continuous line with no skipping. It isn't really a flexible nib though, but it is a well-made and beautiful one.The red, the pseudo-carbon-fibre, the yellow and the blue look beautiful in the hand. Each has a deep, lacquered, glossy appearance.The pen takes standard Pilot cartridges - with a metal cartridge cover to ensure the 'clicker' works (provided in the box). There is a converter so you can use bottled ink. Many people like to use Japanese inks, for traditionalism's sake, but I have to say that any wet-writing ink (Watermans etc) works just fine in this pen.Not all vendors include the converter, and not all nibs are gold- check the description from your preferred vendor just to be sure, if these things matter to you. Buying the converter later is quite expensive.Some people worried about the nib pushing through the seal- would this be a point of wear, and would the seal remain airtight. Reviewers who have owned these for years tend to agree that they are quite problem free. The only reported issue is often that the pen needs a wash to remove ink behind the seal, once every few months (just warm water is fine).Overall, I love this pen. It looks lovely, works perfectly, and used with bottled ink it will let your handwriting shine and it will (or should) last a lifetime - and with very little waste.Prices vary very considerably. Do check carefully before buying.Thoroughly recommended.

Bought as a birthday gift. Recipient absolutely loves it.

I'm relatively new to fountain pens, but I've been using a pair of medium priced Parker fountain pens daily at work and home for almost a year now, and they are great. Work well, write smoothly, travel well, and none of the mess that I used to encounter as a child with my first fountain pens. For Christmas though, I decided I was going to invest in a better quality pen to use daily. I wasn't looking for a piece of art necessarily, but I wanted a professional looking pen that delivered a truly superior writing experience. I write a lot in my work and I am in front of executives regularly. I researched for some time the various manufacturers in the US, Europe and Japan and read user reviews both pro and con. In the end I kept coming back to the Pilot Vanishing Point. My other fountain pens are medium nib. They write smoothly with good ink delivery, but I wanted a fine point. I read several user references that said the Japanese make finer nibs, so that a Japanese medium is more like a European fine point. I really wanted a fine point, but I decided to stick with a medium nib for the Pilot. That turned out to be the right decision. The nib on the Vanishing Point delivers ink with the smoothness of a medium but produces a fine line that dries quickly. Absolutely no skipping or blotching. This pen frankly makes my not-so-neat handwriting look much more legible and professional even when writing quickly.Mechanically, the Vanishing Point is amazing. The engineering is flawless and works with a solid feel that inspires confidence that this pen will serve me well for a lifetime. And as it turns out, it also looks like a work of modern art as an added bonus. The rhodium accents are beautiful and the Carbonesque pattern on the barrel is striking, lending a subtle feel of texture to the grip.My only complaint is with the delivery. The ink cartridge included with the pen exploded in transit and sent ink all over the inside of the case. Fortunately, the pen was not affected and the Vanishing Point comes with a converter so I am able to use bottled ink.The twist converter draws ink into the pen easily and with no inky fingers afterward. A quick wipe of the nib and I was back in business.I would recommend this pen to anyone who is looking to "kick it up a notch", especially if you're got a little bit of fountain pen experience and are hesitating to invest in a more expensive pen. This one is well worth the price!