Lamy Studio Fountain Pen - Fine Nib - Violet Purple Body - Limited Edition

The color of the finish on this pen is very nice. Unfortunately, it started flaking off on the cap at the lower edge after only a month of ownership. The pen lives at the office and is not treated roughly. Pretty disappointing. The nib is labeled as "fine" point, but it makes a pretty broad line, almost thicker than my Parker "medium" nibs.

This pen gets two stars for the sleek look, but I've had nothing but bad experiences with this pen.

My two gripes:

1. It's too heavy to write with for more than a quick note - it's like modern-day people equate heft with quality, and fountain pens are luxury items before they're writing instruments. I like to write things out by hand, and I just can't hold this thing up for more than a few minutes without hand fatigue and/or cramps.

2. After about a month of owning this pen, ink started leaking out of places ink should not be, and crusting. It crusted all over the top seam of the nib and the band at the nib-end of the barrel. I separated all the major parts and cleaned them thoroughly, but the leakage/crusting happened again.

I'd send it in for repairs but since it's too heavy and not enjoyable to write with, I don't really see the point. I was really bummed out because I'd heard LAMY pens were supposed to be so amazing, but for me, this one was just an amazing waste of money.

I think maybe someone with bigger/stronger hands than mine would be a better fit for this pen, provided yours doesn't leak/crust like mine.

GREAT PEN. Got it a week ago and have been happy since, writes smooth, fine lines and the weight on it is great WITHOUT the cap on. Would reccomend this pen to everyone

This is really solid pen, literally and figuratively. The cap snaps on in a satisfying way, the clip is sturdy, and the body is tough but not heavy. It writes well too, good flow and all that, although it seems to go through ink slightly faster than some of my other pens. My only major gripe with it is that the grip is made of polished metal, which is slippery and tends to attract a lot of fingerprints & scratches. If you're really concerned about that, you can go with the more expensive palladium version, which has a matte grip. Overall, I love the design of this pen, and it works well. I use it every day.

The steel-nibbed Lamy Studio is an excellent writing, Bauhaus-inspired, fountain pen. The fine steel nib is as good or better than my Lamy Studio with 14K gold nib. The soft, rubberized surface is a pleasure to hold and the cap has a positive snap-on feature when posted. It doesn't slip off, and I like that feature. Ink flow is excellent and the nib is smooth. The fine steel width is a bit narrower than the 14K gold fine nib. I also own a Lamy Accent with an extra-fine 14K nib which I consider closer to the Studio fine steel nib. No Lamy nib is as fine as my Pilot Capless Decimo fine, however. All in all, this black Studio is a terrific writing instrument.