on saleLAMY studio Fountain Pen - palladium

Admittedly this is only my 2nd fountain pen however I absolutely love it. It's been the ONLY pen I've used - and I carry it everywhere. I don't write novels. My writing day to day is to make scratch notes and illustrations / sketches of my customer's gears, tools, drill bits, aerospace parts, etc - (i.e., little technical drawings with engineering lettering & dimensions... not exactly the Mono Lisa, but nice little sketches.) You can feel the exceptionally well built quality. The pen has nice weight and balance (whether posted or not posted). There's a sophisticated elegance. Nice matte finish with chrome accents. The gold tip "fine nib" has nice feedback with very slight (subtle) line variation. Everyone notices this pen when I pull out - lots of compliments.

It’s a really great pen! I wish I would have got a medium nib because it’s a little scratchy. It may have been the ink. I used Winter Spice. Next time I’ll get a medium nib. Some ink gathers on the section, and none of my other Studios do that.

Nice writer, with a super smooth 14k gold nib for a great price. The extra fine nib seems equivalent to a Pilot M.

This Lamy Studio fountain pen is so smooth to write with but not as smooth as the stellar customer service Goulet Pens offered me. I had a terrible time trying to narrow down the pen I wanted and Goulet provided countless answers to my questions. Thank you, Goulet Customer Service Staff, you are awesome!

I have been using the Palladium finish version of the Lamy Studio with gold nib for about a month. The look and feel of the pen is solid and elegant in its simplicity. The writing is smooth and consistent.During my work day I use a pen for a few words or sentences at a time. Then set it down. So a priority for me was that the pen be able to cap and uncap quickly. A screw-on cap doesn't work well for that style of writing. So I wanted a pen with a snap on cap. I was thinking about a Diplomat Aero. I considered the Lamy 2000. But I choose the Palladium Finish version of the Studio, and I'm glad I did. I particularly like the clever way the cap clicks on to post. It posts securely without scraping the finish of the pen barrel. That was a feature I had not anticipated and its a very nice touch. Most versions of the Studio have grips that are very slick. Many people have commented on that. I'm surprised that Lamy's thoughtful engineers have not corrected that problem. A slippery grip would make the pen uncomfortable to use. That would be a deal breaker for me. I could not recommend those versions. One of the reasons I choose the Palladium finish version, is that the grip section is not slick at all. It's a pleasure to hold and use. The Dark Brown Special Edition may be the only other version with a textured grip. My only regret is in not ordering an extra-fine nib. If you are used to a Japanese fine nib, the Studio Fine nib will seem a bit fat. In the end, this is a pen I can live with for a lifetime. I am very happy with it and recommend it highly.