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The first time I went to a dedicated pen shop, I wanted a Lamy. I loved the Dialog 3 and the Pico, but the smoothness of the AL-Star/Safari/Vista nibs shocked me. A Lamy Vista wasn’t my first pen, but it was the one which I used the most fervently and frequently. I lost it a bit later, and one year and (at least) one washing machine cycle elapsed before I found it - still working! - again. The Lamy AL-Star - the aluminum model among the collection - differs from the rest of the selection via its metal cons
In fact, I don’t know what I can write about the AL-Star that others can’t. To myself and thousands of others, it’s so familiar that it eludes objective description. The size, triangular grip, barrel window, special extended cartridge size, and functional clip all make the pen a modern industrial design icon. In my experience with Lamy steel nibs, there are two possible scenarios: in approximately 90% of encounters, the nib will be glassy smooth, balanced in flow, and stiff. These nibs are some of my favou
If novel objective statements are difficult to put forth after decades, dozens of reviews, and thousands of sales in the Lamy AL-Star/Safari/Vista line, there are, conversely, still a multitude of subjective, personal remarks about the pen that can be made. It seems that no aspect of the line has been free from some criticism or controversy. Allow me, then, to voice my own opinions on the Al-Star line: