Lamy Safari Fountain Pen - Charcoal - Fine

The Lamy Safari Fountain Pen is a solid everyday pen. It writes smooth and fast, no skipping or scratching. The fine nib glides effortlessly—great for notes or long writing sessions.The triangular grip helps with proper finger placement, and the pen feels light yet balanced in hand. Ink flows consistently right from the first stroke.It’s also easy to clean and refill (especially if you get the converter). If you want a dependable pen that feels premium without being complicated, this is it.

When you first learn the basics of fountain pen writing, you need a no-nonsense pen that writes reliably, consistently, helps you learn the best way to hold a pen, is sturdy enough to be dropped off the desk more than once, and doesn't cost an arm and a leg.The Lamy Safari does all of that.And when you are ready to go to the next level, try different nibs, or try bottled ink instead of cartridges, the Lamy Safari is still there with you. Since it's a cartridge/converter pen, you can choose how you feed it ink. And if you are capable of putting a one inch long piece of Scotch Tape over your nib and pull it straight out, the nib comes right off and can be replaced by any other Lamy nib (except Lamy 2000 nibs), to include the $130 14k gold nib. Lamy even offers stub nibs in different sizes compatible with the Safari.The nibs are usually steel, and relatively stiff, so line variation is minimal at best. If you put too much pressure on it, and ruin the nib, you can get a replacement from online retailers in 4 regular sizes (EF, F, M, B) and three stub widths (1.1mm, 1.5mm, 1.9mm) as well as a "Cursive Nib) that's designed to write East Asian scripts, starting at $16 each. Installing your new nib takes about five seconds, wait for the feed to fill the nib slit with ink (you can help to prime the nib by squeezing a drop of ink from your cartridge/converter), and you're back in business.The pen's grip section is tri-lobed; the round nib sections has three relatively large flat spots on it to help guide your fingers to hold it in a way that gives you maximum control and the least amount of fatigue. If you've used a different grip to hold your pens/pencils, this may present a bit of a learning curve, but if you have no "bad habits" to unlearn, you'll be writing like a pro in no time.If you're coming from the world of Biros (ballpoint, gel rollers, rollerballs), it will take you a couple of writing sessions to teach your hand that you don't have to press down on the pen to get it to write. The stiffness of this pen's nib will be forgiving for too much pressure without damaging it. A properly tuned fountain pen should be capable of leaving a clearly defined solid line by you holding the tail end with two fingers, the nib on the paper, and you pulling the nib on the paper; downward pressure on the nib is not required, unless something is wrong with the nib, or the ink.With the sturdiness of this pen, and very little abuse, this pen can easily last 20 years...that means it can take you from grade school all the way to your ABA exam...or whichever career goal you have in mind.

There's a reason why the Lamy Safari shows up on so many lists for must-have budget fountain pens. It writes beautifully. I have never had problems starting the ink in this or getting it to write. Even after leaving it for a few days and picking it up again, it writes nicely. It feels good to hold and has indentations in the body that guide your fingers to a tripod grip. The cartridge is easy to set up, but I'd really recommend a converter for anyone who wants to get into fountain pen inks. The pen is a bit thin for my hands, as my hands are kinda big. It's still a nice writing experience anyway.

Great feeling but uses ink really quickly, had to buy more after a few days.

Excellent fountain pen for art and writing. Get some!

Nothing digital is better than the sound of a real pen on a piece of paper and this pen definitely delivers that! For the price, the quality is pretty good.

Very good pen.

Writes first pen to paper every time. I love Lamy fountain pens, now own four of them. Got a nice leather keeper for my pens from Amazon too. Lamy has become my go-to writing instrument because of the feel, balance, and the ink flow is always there. I stash one in my book tote. These pens aren’t the expensive ones; they’re the reliable ones, durable, no fuss pens. Ink dries quickly (I use a fine point) and the ink storage is perfect. They’re made to fit your grip and my hand doesn’t get tired using them. There’s also the view window so you can check your ink level. Easy to maintain, no leakage - ever.