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cpmcnamara
84
Oct 14, 2014
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
84
Oct 14, 2014
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.)
RP68068
43
Oct 15, 2014
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.