To be honest, I’d expected more from this nib, especially given the very good reviews here. I wanted to jazz up my Lamy Studio a bit and fitted it with this gold nib. It writes smoothly, as expected, but the ink flow isn’t very good. It keeps skipping when I start writing. But perhaps I’ve just got a dud nib. ... or maybe it’s simply down to me.
Super gaaf dat je een Lamy Safari zo simpel kan upgraden naar een gouden nib. Ik heb de nib zelf nog wel wat moeten tunen om het naar wens te krijgen maar dat is gelukt.
Ik heb de brede gouden penpunt gekocht voor mijn Lamy Studio. Die schreef met de brede stalen penpunt al opvallend fijn, maar deze punt is next level: glad, niet springerig, met de juiste feedback, niet te nat en in mijn ogen perfect voor een linkshandige schrijver. Op dit moment is de pen gevuld met Akkerman Simplisties Violet inkt en dat is een zeer prettige combinatie.
I love the way my steel-nibbed LAMY Studio writes, so I showed it some love in return and bought it an Appelboom upgrade. The Z55 14K gold nib looks sharp & shiny. More bounce than I was expecting from such a small nib, and my oblique broad brings a smooth new dimension to the LAMY's writing experience. Good value. Bling-up your LAMY too and make Gollum jealous with something precious.
It's a great nib. I ordered F nib and it is just as I expected. Smooth and a bit flex - just great nib. The only thing I don't like - golden stripes on nib tins. I would like to have a nib of single color.
I ordered the EF nib and got a nib that produces a medium-sized line. Very frustrating. I am not sure how Lamy could allow this level of nib inconsistency for such a price point. Buyer beware.
This nib definitely is a classy upgrade to any Lamy pen. It‘s springy and gives a sliding feeling while writing. Very nice! Also thanks for Applebooms great customer service and nib customisation.
I purchased a Z55 EF gold nib to replace an F steel nib. A gold nib writes wetter than a steel nib does. Consequently an EF nib produces a line that is nearly the width of a steel F nib, which is the perfect width for me. The gold nib lays down enough ink to show the true color of whatever I am using, while the steel nib leaves a washed out line. There is a slight amount of bounce with the gold nib that makes writing with it a pleasure. I am very happy with my Z55 gold nib purchase, it is easily worth the purchase price.
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