Similarly for pens, the finer nibs will "feel" the texture of the surface of the paper more so than the wider nibs. If I don't take these into consideration,which one is better overall?I mainly write on poor quality paper.The most important factor for me is how smooth the pen writes. So I decide open this topic. I find my Lamy M writes wider than my TWSBI M does. The TWSBI Eco needs to be treated with a certain amount of respect. If you will be using the same paper as before, a finer nib will be in order no matter what the application or pen choice. The TWSBI Eco needs to be treated with a certain amount of respect. We hope to cover that gap, as well as have some large handed perspective! So your paper cost will be higher. But the Eco is new pen thus I think users gain more experience with the pen and also more oppurtunity to compare with others. The Eco is a piston fill, which means it'll hold a lot of ink and being a demonstrator you'll always know your ink level. I think Lamy's interchangeable nib system is superb and why the Safari is a better pen than the Eco.New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast/r/fountainpens - A community for fountain pen enthusiasts, from the novice to the collector.Press J to jump to the feed. More details please. This is why I say to carry a backup pen. As far as I know, the cartridge can be changed with converter at Vista? For videos, no plans so far. the TWSBI eco also just feels a little cheap. I am looking to buy my first fountain and I am looking at these three options. I owned a black/clear Eco for a short while and thought it to be a decent pen. Even though the Parker 45 is no longer in production it is still a good option today. So the nib units from the 580 or diamond mini are not compatible with the EcoThe length is longer than my preferred length, especially posted, but the plastic is light enough that it’s not crazy bothersome.

I love mine, it's my EDC.If you asked me last week I would have told you to go with the Eco. )TWSBI does have cracking problems, but I don't think everyone experiences them - the section of my Eco recently cracked. No, no, no. I carried TWO Parker 45s in college, in exactly this setup; primary and backup.Nevertheless is the cartridge changed in seconds. Leave the ink cartridge changing to when you have the time for the ink to flow through the dry feed to the nib.Thanks ErrantSmudge and Ac12, I think(hope) capacity won't be a significant issue for me. This pen was a demonstrator type (it's transparent so you can see all the workings inside), came with a choice of 6 nib widths and, most importantly to fountain pen enthusiasts, featured a piston-filling mechanism meaning the ink capacity was 2 or 3 times that of the more common cartridge/converter type of fountain pen. That is similar to a Lamy and TWSBI EF/XF nib. I use a convertor and it has a sort of ink window. Recommend especially if you want to foray into stub nibs but aren’t sure if you’ll like it.The Eco is a good pen if you need large ink capacity. I really love seeing ink sloshing in the pen as I use it. Though if you live in the US, Staples has filler paper and notebooks that are MADE IN However, if you think you may have trouble finding SMOOTH paper, go up one size to the F nib.For a student, I would be inclined to go with the Lamy Vista.Or as was mentioned, get both. So that's not an issue. Note: I know this comparison made in 2015, I read that topics. So you do NOT want to have to do that in the middle of class. i have both the lamy safari in medium and the tswbi eco but it's a stub. Several functions may not work. It's piston-filler and it's price point are attractive.The LAMY safari / AL-star / Lx is a polarizing design - people either love it or hate it, primarily for it's triangular grip. It takes several/many minutes for the ink flow from the cartridge through the now dry feed, to the nib. Try several different nibs. And they are large.I like the LAMY Vista.