This is on fine writing paper.

Ink is not created equal, some will bleed through inferior paper, and have less definition, the ink that comes with this pen is the more inferior kind.

I doubt many people are buying this to correct gradeschool papers or jot down notes.

The nib has a lot of feedback and sound effects when striking the paper at speed, which I personally like, as it reminds me of quills of the past

I refilled it as it would occasionally start to skip as it would get filled with particles of cheap paper

Also, it writes well on crappy paper

The nib is Fine and it does not scratch the paper you're writing on.

The nib is smooth and does not scratch the paper

That being said, this thing handles cheap paper and daily abuse very well, and if something tragic happens to your pen it could always be replaced for the excellent price

It's extra fine point makes perfect imprint on the fine quality papers, specially the daily diaries

The Lamy bleeds a bit when using cheap paper

The pen is not always ready to go, I frequently have to press down the nib on paper before I start writing, otherwise all it does is scratch the (standard office) paper

That being said, this thing handles cheap paper and daily abuse very well, and if something tragic happens to your pen it could always be replaced for the excellent price

On some rougher papers there is a tendency to scratch, but until the ink is all but out, there is no skipping

, this pen writes very smooth even on cheap walmart notebook paper, not scratchy at all, I've also tried it with an old "Gregg's Steno"

It also produce too much ink, so even with relatively good quality paper, you can only write on one side, waste a lot of ink

The writing is inconsistent, it scratches the paper, and the nib makes noise as you write with it

For some reason, writing with a fountain pen--especially on a good paper--takes me back a couple of centuries and it feels "real" again

Then I tried writing on some standard white notebook paper (I had originally been writing on cheap yellow steno-pad paper from Office Max)

Even on cheaper legal pad paper it hardly ever feels scratchy at all, and the indentations for grip make it easy to pick up and write with in a hurry

The nib is very smooth on nearly all paper surfaces, even cheap-o bulk size paper you'll find around the workplace

The nib scratches the paper even though I'm not pressure-heavy writer

I hate paper.

, fine is a bit more broad than most fines, if using cheap paper and taking notes on college ruled paper like me then opt for the EF though it will give more feedback and be a little drier you can fix that with a brass shim and micromesh until it is as smooth as a Visconti.

What you get when you buy cheap are nibs that scratch the paper rather than transfer ink and questionable filling methods to keep the price down.

I write without issue in Moleskine and Livescribe notebooks, as well as in college assignment books and journals, classroom and corporate handouts, and on generic 3-ring binder paper

I did that as well as giving the pen a good shake to get the ink flowing and it worked like magic

I prefer the cartridge system/nib in this one as well as it seems to not leak as much as the pilot ones do.

The result is that it doesn't feel nearly as smooth as it would otherwise, and it doesn't write nearly as consistently.

The point is I love him just as much as I would love a child produced by my biological brother.

The ink that comes with the pen(in my case a blue disposable cartridge) is kind of light and doesn't write nearly as well as the noodlers.

Also the line won't look as elegant as with other fountain pens.

A minimal amount of pressure is require to mark paper and it does not bleed through as bad as I thought it would

Its nice, but does not write nearly as well as my pilot metropolitan (cheaper and made of metal)