New ink

[Stick]

I've been hankering after a new ink and converting my trusty Parker Sonnet from cartridges to a refillable for a little while. I took the plunge today after wandering into a specialist fountain pen shop in my local town, where I discovered an extensive range of inks from a long standing company, Diamine, based in Liverpool. I came away with Saddle Brown, a dark walnutty brown and a converter for my son's Lamy. V cheap too at £6.50 for a 80ml pot.

First impressions are ok. Doesn't feel as slick as the Parker Quink but that could be because there's still a bit of water in the pen after a the rinsing I gave it.

We'll see how it develops.

 

[Blackhorse]

Diamine is one of the finest inks available. Love brown inks. Good job.

 

[D.L.Ruth]

I have some Diamine ruby red, it is a great red. It is a bit darker than I thought it was going to be, it looks like dried blood.

 

[Blackhorse]

My favorite Diamine inks (not in order) are:

1. Red Dragon
2. Imperial Purple
3. Majestic Blue
4. Ancient Copper
5. Dark Forest
6. Purple Dream
7. Autumn Oak
8. Oxblood
9. Sherwood Green
10. Skull & Roses

 

[Carlos]

Parker Quink is a smooth ink. There is always that little bit of magic involved with pen, nib, and ink combinations that some will be slick. Others scratchy. Some creepy. Just never know for sure until you try.

 

[eggman]

I’ve never tried the Parker quint ink. So far live had excellent luck with Shaffer ink, Robert Oyster and Monteverdi. I got several samples in the January bombing run and have tried several inks in some jinhao pens from China that blackhorse put me on to. So far my experience has been that a good quality ink and a decent pen and nib there hasn’t been any problems

 

[Blackhorse]

I’ve never tried the Parker quint ink. So far live had excellent luck with Shaffer ink, Robert Oyster and Monteverdi. I got several samples in the January bombing run and have tried several inks in some jinhao pens from China that blackhorse put me on to. So far my experience has  been that a good quality ink and a decent pen and nib there hasn’t been any problems

All of those...the Quink, the Robert Oster from OZ & Monteverdi...all have superlative reputations for quality. Of course, whether they write wet or dry, are lubricated vs not so much, the color and saturation thereof, whether it is a shading ink or maybe has some sheen...are all dictated by their specific formulas. Such is part of the interest and the fun of using a fountain pen. Cool that you’re havin’ some fun.