I would’ve agreed with you 13 years ago, but something changed with the pilot G2s. They went from S tier to B at best. Ironically, I’ve replaced them with 2 now. The Pilot Precision’s have been my favorite for quite awhile now personally
Comment on 3's grip looks the most comfy
MasterFlamingo@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
1 and 2 look good but looks are deceiving. 5,6 all the way.
zammy95@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
MasterFlamingo@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I think I’m more of a bic fan if it comes to pens or pencils But pilots are always been fairly standard. I guess it’s gone downhill which is too bad.
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I like 1 because it’s thin and not a roller type. You only have to imagine writing and you’re doing it. Rollers can be ok, and 5 is a decent example, but 1 used with a ruler for precise drawing, nothing beats that.
MasterFlamingo@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
For me one looks like it would be very nice, but it’s just too loose when it comes to writing and the ink smudge is really easily from what I remember. My dad had them all around the house because they look very business like but I don’t really remember enjoying writing with them.
BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I enjoy the light feeling of writing with pens like 1. The pressure needed for a roller means that you really need to mean it, which I feel hinders my “creativity” in writing… I just like to write some fucked up tall cursive, ok?
I guess it’s just a matter of personality. I mean there are some good rollers out there. I know, I’ve got some. In uni, almost 20 years ago, we had to take hand written exams, and the school still needed three copies plus your own, so we had to punch through three sheets to get a carbon copy on the last sheet. After my first exam where trying to crank out 10 pages per hour gave me cramps, I went out and got some really nice rollers. The grip had a diameter like my index finger. Still 4 hours and 40 semi-neatly written pages of A4 would cause a considerable strain.
MasterFlamingo@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I have pretty terrible handwriting so I feel like mine is pretty easy to not be able to read in the first place so something so loose doesn’t really work for me. I think if I had a nice Penmanship or with artistic, it would just flow a lot better, but I need something quite firm and stable.