Jeremy sent me a Lamy 2000 fountain pen for Christmas! I’ve been wanting one of these for a few months. Currently, this has displaced my Vanishing Point as favorite pen. The vanishing point is smoother, but on good paper, it’s too smooth, and feels like writing on ice. The Lamy 2000, on the other hand, feels perfect on good paper. Still smooth, it also has some pleasant feedback. After writing with the Lamy, the Vanishing Point feels wild and out of control.

Purchased via Citroenpers. This pen had a rough ride from the Netherlands to me. It took nearly a month! The plastic case the pen was shipped in was cracked in several places, but the pen itself was unscarred. There was some condensation inside the barrel, so I took the nib off and it dried out over night. Then I was finally able to ink up and write with it. Nice writing experience.

good fountain pen for $20.

I put Waterman cartridges in this pen. Once the current cartridge is empty, I’ll be cleaning the pen thoroughly and packing it away, probably never to write with it again. (I’m now spoiled by my Pilot Vanishing Point.) The wood is bocote from Central America. You can mostly read the labelling in the large pictures. The nib reads “IRRIDIUM POINT GERMANY” on the front, and “6” on the back.

Considering I think I got it for about $8, this is a good fountain pen.

Shots without the flash, and a longer exposure. the color shows through much better.

[caption id=“attachment_19046” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“The shipping box”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19047” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“The real box”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19048” align=“alignleft” width=“300” caption=“The Namiki Vanishing Point fountain pen!”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19050” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Ships with the twist converter attached.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19051” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“A nice shot of the nib.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19052” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Instructions are under the false bottom.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19053” align=“alignnone” width=“225” caption=“Sometimes it is a good idea to read first.”][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19054” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Under the directions: a cartridge of blue (or perhaps blue black) ink, and a metal cap to put on top of the cartridge (so the push button will still work with the cartridge, which is shorter than the twist converter)“][/caption] [caption id=“attachment_19055” align=“alignnone” width=“300” caption=“Close up of the label.