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cpmcnamara
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Oct 14, 2014
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I own three falcons (metal falcons in sef, sf, and sm) and I still am tempted by this drop. That should tell you how much I like the falcon. This is not a pen for everyone - keep your touch light and don't expect miracles. But it is a perfect pairing for me
cpmcnamara
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Oct 14, 2014
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A lot of people do think that writing with the falcon is not great, and it's softer than the lamy 2000 for sure. The Falcon is a true semi-flex nib, which is good and bad.
Good: it can provide some character to your writing without being a hard to control wet noodle. Furthermore, some of the videos make the Falcon look like a metal brush - most of these videos use a modified nib with added flex.
Bad: it isn't a wet noodle, but also isn't a nail - therefore it neither excels at line variation or nail-like writing (which some people prefer).
I like the Falcon a lot. However, if you want to enjoy it and write a lot, I would recommend: 1) Match the nib size with what you want to achieve. I find the SF or SM much smoother for WRITING (though I love my sef for drawing). and 2) develop a light touch. The nib shouldn't be flexing during normal writing sessions (only when you want line variation.)
Good: it can provide some character to your writing without being a hard to control wet noodle. Furthermore, some of the videos make the Falcon look like a metal brush - most of these videos use a modified nib with added flex.
Bad: it isn't a wet noodle, but also isn't a nail - therefore it neither excels at line variation or nail-like writing (which some people prefer).
I like the Falcon a lot. However, if you want to enjoy it and write a lot, I would recommend: 1) Match the nib size with what you want to achieve. I find the SF or SM much smoother for WRITING (though I love my sef for drawing). and 2) develop a light touch. The nib shouldn't be flexing during normal writing sessions (only when you want line variation.)
RP68068
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Oct 15, 2014
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The Falcon will be much softer than the Lamy 2000. If you're finding the softness of the 2000 strange in a bad way I would not get the Falcon.
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