The Vanishing Point is a unique design with the clip in the middle of the grip. Some folks love the design while others hate it. I have learned to like it. The standard Vanishing Point is surprisingly heavy due to a brass core. Personally, I recommend trying one out to see if the gri...
1– Pilot Namiki Vanishing Point Fountain Pen –Mandarin Yellow– 2003 Limited Edition – 1,500 fountain pens released. Lacquer barrel, rhodium trim, push button actuated nib, converter, cartridge cover. Inner and outer box and papers. Mint condition. First-ever Pilot Namiki Vanishing Point limite...
Platinum are ink misers, even the broad nibs, no matter what I do, open tines or prime feed (it gravitates to its miserly nature after 1-2lines), it doesn't write wet. And there's that pencil-sandpaper sound, maybe some people find it therapeutic or addictive but I don't. minddanc...
If you find it unexceptional, remember that I subscribe to the belief, espoused by more than one famous designer, that a truly effective logo must be unencumbered enough for a child to draw freehand, from memory, with a pencil. It should not rely on colors, textures, or complicated details...
the blind spot, the pencil appears truncated, as if it were vanishing into something (which, after all, it is). But when the tip emerges at the other side, the visual processing system fills in the missing part between. The following animation mimics pushing a pencil into the blind spot....
Having said all that, my favorite of the bunch and the one I have been using as my one pen for quite a while is my scratched up old black matte pilot vanishing point EF. Its pretty beat up but still writes really well. Maurizio ...
It's a beyond poor offer, the Kakuno and the Metro (which take int standard carts, I prefer Pilot carts so even have to order these from Japan if I wanted them) and then it jumps to the Vanishing Point and Decimo. Not even the Custom 74, 91 or others are available. ...
However, if you have never used flex before, like I didn't- I would recommend you get a soft nib- A Namiki Falcon (or hell even a vanishing point) has some softness. They are a pain to work with unless you know exactly what you are doing. I don't. Yet. ...