[wduquette]

I used to be a pencil guy. Then I got older, and found that low contrast between the pencil lead and the paper made it harder for me to read. Been using black ink every since, both the Uni Jetstream 0.38 and the Hi-Tec C Coleto 0.3.

[fsiefken]

The softness/hardness of the pencil determines the contrast. Have you tried the 3B or 4B? I'd imagine the contrast approaches the contrast of ink. https://pencils.com/pages/hb-graphite-grading-scale

[schneems]

Eraseability for me is important for studying. I find it more readable and less confusing then a bunch of stuff crossed out.