Lamy Nib Black Extra Fine (1 Nib)

The nib was what I wanted, to replace the “fine” nib I was using previously. It writes smoothly enough; not as smoothly as a broader nib but a lot better than I expected. It installs easily but since it doesn’t come with instructions, it’s helpful to check YouTube for video of how to remove and install. The price is high for what you get, but that’s true for a replacement part for almost anything you can name. I was just glad the seller had replacement nibs available. It would have made better sense for me to have bought the $30 LAMY Safari pen originally with an EF nib but I thought I’d prefer the F nib. Hindsight is 20-20!

Nib isn’t working at all. The nib that came with my pen works fine, but when I switch to this one it won’t write at all. Maybe it’s a user error, but I’m very disappointed.Update: it took a lot of coaxing to get this nib to work. Unlike the medium nib that came with my lamy, this nib stayed dry and would not draw ink to the tip to write. I tried to start it by sort of dipping it in the ink from the underside of the other nib, but it would just use that dab of ink and remain dry. I had to use the feed with no nib on to sort of rub the ink on the inside of this nib and fully saturate it down to the tip for it to really get going. I don’t know why it had such trouble pooling any ink in the feed to the tip, but I eventually helped it to start and it’s writing fine now.This nib might be too scratchy for some, but I find it appealing to hear a little scratch as you go, sort of makes me feel like I’m using on old quill pen. I absolutely love the thin lines of this nib

I’m left-handed and new to fountain pens. Of the several pens I’ve tried, only the Lamy Safari has given me smooth, consistent ink flow. The nib on it however, was Medium, which made thicker lines than I wanted. Rather than putting it in a drawer never to see the sun again, I thought I’d try this nib. Wow. So glad I did. This thing is super smooth and a joy to use. No skipping at all.

Only thing bad was it was really drippy. At least a drop or two came rolling off of the bottom of the feed when I linked it using the lamy converter. Not sure it the problem was the converter or the nib.

I feel a staunch difference between this and the regular silver EF nib I have on my Al Star. I’m probably going to need to buy black nibs for all of my Lamy pens going forward. They just seem a bit overpriced. Unfortunately, I can’t go back. I almost recommend people not trying these nibs because buying them is truly excessive. Regular Lamy nibs are perfectly ok. These are just a tad better and honestly, if you don’t need hair-pin lines for writing very tiny or drawing very tiny details, you don’t need black nibs. Anything larger will be wet enough to lubricate the nib.