vext01@lemmy.sdf.orgM to Fountain Pens@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoComparison of pilot capless and the cloneswww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1external-linkComparison of pilot capless and the cloneswww.youtube.comvext01@lemmy.sdf.orgM to Fountain Pens@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
Hey, We’ve recently been discussing the capless clones. Doodlebud just made a video comparing the real deal with the clones.
minus-squarevext01@lemmy.sdf.orgOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoYeah, there’s no real need to get the jinhao if you have the a1 IMHO. I don’t like the style of the A3 personally. There’s also the A2, which is a slight revision of the A1 using a plastic barrell.
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThe A2 mimics the faceted art deco style of the vintage Pilot Capless. The A1 has the syling of the newer Vanishing Point, although insofar as I can tell they both use the same mechanism.
Yeah, there’s no real need to get the jinhao if you have the a1 IMHO.
I don’t like the style of the A3 personally.
There’s also the A2, which is a slight revision of the A1 using a plastic barrell.
The A2 mimics the faceted art deco style of the vintage Pilot Capless. The A1 has the syling of the newer Vanishing Point, although insofar as I can tell they both use the same mechanism.