@01189998819991197253 doing a tiny bit of research, it seems that they’re mostly known for EDC-style pens. The fountain pen isn’t even on their site.
For $20 I would probably stick with a better-known FP brand. What specific requirements do you have?
@Rhaxapopouetl ah— fude nibs are a bit tricky in Europe, not many places carry them. Etsy might be an option, they recently started charging VAT for Europeans, so you shouldn’t have any import issues. Some stores to look at are esybuy, ChinesePen, and PenBBSOfficialStore.
@Rhaxapopouetl also, Wing Sung 698 takes #5 nibs, so you can move your fude from your Hongdian to that pen and it should work fine.
@Rhaxapopouetl Wing Sung 601 I believe has a fude nib option and very large ink capacity. PenBBS has a calligraphy No. 25 nib which is a small fude, and would fit their piston fillers (I use the 456 and 495). I believe Sailor Fude de Mannen can be eyedroppered for more ink capacity.
@JakeSparkleChicken some of the Manyo and Yurameku inks are prone to change colors with oxidation. This is a known thing and at least partially intended, though I can’t speak to the specific change you’re talking about. But I wouldn’t assume anything’s wrong with the ink in terms of its being safe for use in a pen.
@wesker yep, Capless nibs work in all three models of the Majohn retractables. I have a Capless SU (stub) nib in my A1
@niucllos sorry, Lemmy was not showing the photo on mobile for some reason. I believe that’s a dip pen, not a fountain pen. The nib looks like a dip pen nib and the lack of reservoir seems to point to dip pen as well
@Shihali so, other than aesthetics, staining the cartridge is basically harmless. It stains because the cartridges are made of polypropylene. You could just put another ink there despite the stain and it would be fine, you probably wouldn’t notice if it were an ink that was in about the same color range like a blue.
The converters do not stain as easily and you can take them apart and clean them with a pipe cleaner if that’s what you prefer.
@01189998819991197253 Lamy Safaris are list price 20€ but they often go on sale during back to school and I’ve seen them go as low as 10€. You could also consider Faber Castell Grip which is similar pricing and I see it for 12€ on Amazon.de right now.
If you want to truly go budget, I recommend the Platinum Starlet (also know as Meteor) from AliExpress, for around 4-5€.
For all of the above I would suggest F which is around 0.5. M is around 0.7.
@01189998819991197253 In this price range I'd suggest looking at Pilot Lightive or Platinum Plaisir.