I always wondered about the shape of this pen–in photos, it looks awkward. Hold it in your hand, though, and you'll discover the extremely well-thought-out, svelte design that made me reconsider many pens I have loved for years (and I'm stubborn!). My only complaint is that it becomes top-heavy when the cap is posted, but it's a minor gripe considering the excellent writing quality and a price that mortals can afford. Subtle details will come to light the more you use it, and I'm considering getting a ballpoint too. Stop wondering–you should own one of these!

I absolutely adore this pen. Holding it becomes so natural its like writing with air. Never splotches, never skips. Sleek look and the lightweight design makes it a perfect match for my rhodia webbie. awesome awesome awesome!

The pen so nice I bought it twice (I have this one and the white and chrome F point).

I love the triangular grip on this pen. I have large-ish hands -- for perspective, I can stretch an octave and a key on a baby grand piano -- and I find the Lamy exceptionally comfortable. It's lightweight, and I honestly don't have too much of a problem with the cap when posted, though it is a bit of extra weight.

The nib is stiff and isn't the smoothest nib I've ever written with (that distinction goes to my Namiki Vanishing Point), but it is exceptionally consistent and I almost never get any scratching or feathering. I write on cheap looseleaf paper most of the time, as I'm a student, and I honestly have no complaints. It's well worth the price as it's almost completely indestructible -- I use it for that reason alone much more than some of my other pens.

This pen is wonderful, from the high-quality plastic to the super smooth nib, this thing has blown me away completely. This is a must buy for anyone looking to switch to a fountain pen, but doesn't have very much money. Also shipping from Jetpens was very fast and there were no issues at all. This was a great first purchase and probably many more will ensue...

Really I couldn't find anything bad about this pen it dosn't feather or bleed through when you write, and one of my favorite things is the grip it fells great in your hand.

Writes smooth and looks great. NOTE: Make sure you know what nib size to get. I have smaller handwriting and i found the fine nib to be tooooo large. Dont be afraid to go extra fine ESPECIALLY IF YOU DONT WRITE IN CURSIVE AND YOU WRITE ON COLLEGE RULED PAPER; you will find the flow and size to be too overwhelming and you will get ugly looking writing. I made this mistake and now i have to spend 10$ on a ef nib. Also, some advice, if you do get a converter, waterman has the best ink at a great price

It is a nice fountain pen. It fits well in the hand and the ink flows well. An added plus is you can buy a converter to use bottled inks as well as cartridges.

The pen is wonderful- I actually also bought the same pen with Fine medium for myself and this one for my boyfriend- but the nib is terrible. There is something different about the silver nib (came on my yellow Safari) and the black nib that comes with the Carcoal body pen. It drags too smoothly (or so it feels) and doesnt let enough ink out, resulting in slow starts and skipping while writing. Both the medium and fine nibs have this problem, so its not exclusive to one pen, and the silver nib I have does not have this problem no matter what ink I use.
The Charcoal is a cool pen and it looks great, but the black nib is terrible.

Charcoal one isn't recommended. I've had this pen for almost a year and the nib still feels rough and scratchy. I have other LAMY Fine Nibs and I've never had such a significant issue with them so I'm chalking it up to the black finish on the nib interfering with the writing.

After buying a Lamy Nexx with a medium nib, I wanted a Lamy with a fine nib, too. I bought this one. It's very comfortable. I like the matte surface (it's not glossy), and the F nib is smooth. It's a finer line than the M of course, and I like using them both in a document to have a little contrast of line weight.

Lamy's black ink is really good. I bought a bottle after using a Lamy black ink cartridge, so that I could use it in other pens, such as Pilot's Kakuno and the lower-end Platinum pens.