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by TylerE 315 days ago
I think this kinda misses the point of what lost modern pen enthusiasts are looking for.

For one thing, limiting yourself to pre-filled cartridges locks you out of 95%+ of the fancy ink out there, which is sold bottled for use with internal reservoirs.
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bayindirh 315 days ago
Some fancier inks also comes in cartridges though. Most of Diamine's collection, Kaweco, Montblanc, Graf von Faber Castell and Waterman comes in international standard cartridges too.

Yeah, Waterman is not that "fancy", but being able to carry 8 long cartridges of Serenity/Florida blue with a dependable pen is hard to beat if you are on the go.

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TylerE 315 days ago
None of those I would really class as "fancy". Good ink, yes. Fancy, no.

They're not (except maybe Diamine occasionally) making shimmer inks, or glitter inks, or color shift inks, or ...

I'm talking mostly about small boutique makers.

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bayindirh 315 days ago
Fancy has a lot of meanings. For me, fancy means higher quality, for you means glitter/shimmer inks, which I personally don't prefer to use. However, having different opinions are OK, though, this is how it should be.

For me, a good permanent or IG ink is fancy enough, because I can use them in my lab notebooks and be sure to open and re-read it five years later. For you, a fancy ink brings you joy and has different tricks IIUC, and is equally valid.

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