PLATINUM Procyon PNS-5000#50 Fountain Pen/Nib Thicknesses: Fine/Colour: Deep Sea/Handmade/with Gift Box/Fountain Pen, Pack of 1

Who reads instruction for a pen? Evidently, I need to. After owning a Preppy, Plairsir and Prefounte (all Platinum pens), I thought I didn’t need to. When I got the pen, I dipped it in some ink and test drove it - nib was good, no skipping or scratchiness. I took an old used cartridge, filled it with ink and popped it in - nope too loose and wouldn’t stay put. What??? Did I get a defective pen? I combed the internet and found people with similar problems. Everyone seemed to say it was a manufacturing issue. No one said it was a user issue. I was about to return the pen when it dawned on me to read the instructions. The instructions specifically says, “insert the cartridge ink by slowly rotating it until the stainless ball falls inside the ink.” The instructions for the converter says the same thing. I was trying to push it straight in. Luckily I didn’t force it. Once I did this, it fit all the way in and was not loose. To remove, just rotate it back out. Easy peasy once you read the instructions.I love the pen. Feels substantial, slightly heavier than a Pilot Metropolitan or Lamy Safari Al-star. I got a fine nib and it’s between a Platinum Preppy extra fine and fine. The nib is bigger than the Preppy nib. Writes smoothly out of the box with feedback similar to a graphite pencil on Rhodia paper. It writes on the drier side. Since it’s a bit drier, it uses less ink and a full cartridge goes a looong way. Good for writing and sketching. Reverse writing slightly scratchy but could probably be fixed using a micro mesh to smooth the reverse nib.

I love how it feels and writes, it’s not too heavy and the name is smooth. However it writes a little bit dry. Causing the black ink to appear more gray when writing on paper meant for fountain pens. But when writing on regular paper it’s great, it puts just the right amount of ink to not bleed through even cheap paper. I will definitely keep it in my rotation.

every time I write with this pen very loud and scratchy person next to you can hear me writing

This pen looks very good. It feels good in the hand. I am afraid that the metal threads on the cap will scratch the paint of the pen if you use it posted. It is pretty comfortable to use posted. A big disappointment for me was that the nib was defective. It is extremely scratchy on all types of paper even the premium kind. The paint job is done in such a way that it attracts all sorts of dirt, dust, ink and all of it is very visible. I can imagine that if it works, it works, but mine does not. Platinum pens seal very well and prevent ink from drying extremely effectively.

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