Lamy Al-Star Fountain Pen - Extra Fine Nib - Ruby Red Body - Limited Edition

This is a beautiful fountain pen for the price. I have yet to see a web page that accurately shows the color, however. I was expecting it to be a bright red but it is a deep satin garnet color. I ordered the extra fine. I have several Lamy extra fine and love the way they write. The nib is such a personal preference but for me, their extra fine is great. It can be a little scratchy depending on the ink and paper but for the price it writes amazingly well. I would highly recommend it.

I would give this pen five stars for looks - it's downright sexy - but the extra-fine nib is scratchy. Maybe it's just my pen. Trying on a variety of paperstock and seems to only write semi-decently if I'm on extremely smooth paper. Hence, this probably won't be an everyday pen for me. I'll stick to my Lamy Safari fine nib or Kaweco Sports.

I have used this pen with the provided cartridge, as well as with the converter that I purchased (foolishly thinking that the pen would be worth refilling), and three different kinds of ink.

I have yet to get it to write.

I wish I had ordered from a company with a more evolved customer service policy than jetpens. Don't buy this pen; if you get a bad one, you'll be stuck with it.