First of all, before I get into the process of reaming this pen for its faults, let me just state foremost that this is possibly my current favorite pen. It is in close competition with the TWSBI 580AL and Lamy 2000, but the contour of the grip is the best. I purchased a Lamy Safari Vista about two months ago and have adored writing with it ever since, so I naturally thought an aluminum version of it would be such a nice step up.
Wrong.
I mean... maybe not wrong, but wrong. I guess I was wrong, that's really the problem. I presumed an aluminum version would bring a hefty, cool shaft into the equation. It does not. The aluminum is milled so thin the weight is imperceptibly different from the resin. I do love the color of the pen, but it's not functionally different to my experience. In the future, I'd just save the money and get another resin version.
It does feel slightly thicker in the shaft than the resin version, I suppose. So there's some small difference - I am just shocked that the weight is almost exactly the same. Or that I am completely incapable of detecting any weight differential.
These thoughts aside, I think I might actually recommend this pen over the TWSBI Eco, which is something I hadn't previously thought possible.
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