LAMY AL-star graphite - Fountain Pen with ergonomic grip & polished steel nib in size F - lightweight aluminum body - including LAMY T 10 blue cartridge - Right-Handed

Absolutely love these pens! Not wild about this color in person but it writes amazing. Well worth the money and would absolutely recommend other people to buy one if you are looking for a budget friendly fountain pen with a super comfortable ergonomic grip. Only thing I would like to see is it come with a converter so I’d doesn’t have to be purchased separately.

I have an Art pen rotring extra fine and i must say this one gives me a thinner line, wish i love, i must say its abit like a 0.3mm or 0.35mm but its really good for sketching in tiny sketchbook pockets, feels really good in my hand, i was worried that it could be really small for my hand, but i even use it with no cap on it, there is no need. People complain about the default blue ink, i like it, its good for sketching, i will buy a converter and then use my favorite waterman black ink, but for now, the pen does solid drawings in blue ink. I can finally do eye lashes on sketches, it was impossible with the art pen rotring in a small sketchbook, this pen is awesome for letter a4 paper size. The nib is a bit scratchy, but not in feels but in sound, you can hear it when you draw, but it doesnt scratch paper at all and moves super fast like if it was butter on bread. The nid its not a flex, but i can get thinner lines if i use it sideways, or if i do a fast stroke. Works great on regular paper, it doesnt absorb the ink that fast to make super bold lines. I really liked the black box that came with it, make it look fancy and expensive, too bad is disposable. The part were you grab the pen its not like a cilynder but as a triangle, with 3 planes, but still that doesnt bother me at all while drawing, makes me hold the pen even better. The pen can do super fast strokes and ink still come out with no delay, this is your pen. Because it doesnt matter the speed of the stroke, ink always come out almost instantly. There is nothing worse than doing some strokes and ink wont come out, so you had to start all over it, so far i havent seen this problem at all, im planning to buy a second one just in case.

Appears legit. No signs of a counterfeit. Bold nib is nice. Very smooth with a wet line.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: Lamy sets a high bar for fountain pens. Affordable while looking expensive, these pens write beautifully. My penmanship is not great and I originally bought a Lamy fountain pen to force myself to write slower and concentrate. The added benefit is that I get plenty of comments on how nice they look!

Awesome pen

I'm a college student and after reading about fountain pens on the internet, I thought "Why not?" and went ahead with this purchase; I'm glad I did. Initially, I didn't like the ink that came with the pen (a blue, watery ink). I switched out the original cartridge (that it came with) for the refill converter (Z24). Along with the converter, I bought a brand of ink called "Noodler's," specifically the black waterproof one, after reading the very high reviews it received from customers here at Amazon. I like how the pen allows variable width (as do all/most fountain pens to my understanding). I think it adds a layer of character to your already somewhat unique handwriting. The pen is comfortable to write with. Some people have been commenting that this pen is large. Indeed, it is than most ball-point pens. It is not, however too large that it would be cumbersome to write with. I have somewhat small-average hands, and have no problem using this pen for long periods of time. I worried that the pen might be "scratchy" but to me, it isn't. Of course, what is considered "scratchy" is subjective, so take that with a grain of salt. I bought the "extra-fine" nib. The thing I wanted to know at the time of considering this purchase was how think the lines were going to be. To my dismay, I found very little useful information. What does "extra-fine" and "fine" mean relative to the pens that I'm used to (ballpoint pens)? Allow me to share some anecdote as objective information (it kind of is) and say that if you were to draw a line with a 0.5 Pilot G2 pen, it is slightly thicker than that line. It is, however, slightly thinner than the lines made by the 0.7 Pilot G2 pen. This is for the "extra-fine" nib. I don't have any other size nibs, and so cannot compare. I think another someone posted a picture comparing the different nib sizes, so a combination of that picture and the information I've given would give a rough estimate of how think the lines are going to be. TLDR: It's a good pen. Writes a tad thicker than 0.5 G2 pen. Get the converter and another brand of ink. It's not too big.

Decent looking pen. It writes pretty nicely, though not a big fan of the ink it comes with. The grip for me is also a little awkward to hold. It also feels a little too light.

The EF nib is harsh on paper. Rest of the pen is just what you may read on every ither review. Amazing quality, design, functionality and anesthetics. I wouldn't buy again, though, for a day to day stick with regular Safari or even cheaper Pilot Kakuno. If you are looking for a classy and elegant one, you might want to spend a few more dollars.