Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 "R. Clayton McKee" <rcmphoto at yahoo.com> wrote: >But what KIND of Fountain Pen? And what ink?? (paleontological >technophiles, unite!) >? >R. Clayton McKee >PhotoJournalist >from somewhere just south of somewhere else? ================================================================================================================================================================ My everyday pen is a Waterman Phileas Coral Red, fine, that has been dropped on its nib at least once and has a generic plastic tip pushed onto the lower end to cover the threads where the end cap unscrewed and was lost. For my serious writing I have a Shaeffer Balance Aspen Special Edition from 1999 that has my favorite fine nib, and is sooo pretty. I also have a Waterman Carene with extra fine, shrouded nib, but this one always leaks into the cap, so I can't trust it anymore. I'm using Quink. Ever since my father was given a Shaeffer Snorkel in 1955, I've been fond of fountain pens and Rapidographs (I used to do a lot of pen & ink drawings before I got into photography). I have a box of miscellaneous old pens that I found at rummage sales and antique stores. Can't stand using ballpoints. Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer UPAA POY 1978 University Information Technology Services University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/