Highlights
Quality
This pen is so user friendly it flows beautiful and i have never had a problem with it.
Fantastic pen, love how it writes, has a great "click" when you cap it.
It’s formed and forces your fingers into one position and it’s too straight on for me relative to the angle of the nib point.
Other than that, the lines seem consistent, not blotchy, and i like the fact that you can see through a pen to get an idea of h... Read More
Price
Overall very good value and what a i needed/wanted.
I already have several of these, but i found an affiliate link where i got this pen for just over $20.
The lamy z26 converter is what i ended up buying for this pen which does work but it did cost half as much as this pen so bewar... Read More
Shipping
Within a week of ordering i received it.
The item was delivered in a timely fashion.
Packaging/appearance
The charcoal coloured model comes with a black plated nib, which writes exactly the same as its silver counterpart; the clip is... Read More
Competitiveness
The lamy safari is very similar to the al-star, but with an all plastic body.
It flows very good, does not skip at all - better than the other parker one i have costed me over $60.
Overview
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- This product had a total of 1,429 reviews as of our last analysis date on Apr 22 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Out of the box the pen is a little unassuming feeling very light in the hand plastic construction doesnt exactly give it much confidence but i think that plastic gets a bad stigma from years past anyways
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
But once you start writing with it holy crap this thing is slick
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The lightness and unassuming nature of it turns into a feeling of having nothing blocking your thoughts from hitting the paper
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I already have several of these but i found an affiliate link where i got this pen for just over 20
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive seen that many artists who use fountain pens to draw will use the top side of the fountain pen not the underside which does leave a finer line
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
As clean as this pen is the fact that it does not come with an ink converter is troublesome and i would pay a slightly higher price point to have one included instead of scrounging around to buy another one separately
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Id almost say this is somewhere between an eff margin of sharpness
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The lamy z26 converter is what i ended up buying for this pen which does work but it did cost half as much as this pen so beware the total cost of pen ink and shipping