No matter how many time I took care to clean it or be careful, it just leaked and my hands always had ink on them.

It also comes with a refillable ink well which is very nice.

Ink is like life - the pen is the journey you describe it with

The ink itself might be the problem for the line thickness in writing

Another super nice ink pen from Pilot/Namiko

and I like having the option of buying replaceable ink cartridges or refilling your

Ink is available cheap (I use the cartridges for convenience)

It's a much better low price pen than the Lamy Safari which has inconsistent ink flow in the nibs, for all units tried.

Converter it comes with is intolerable, so I recommend the Con-50, or if you want to hold more, use the cartidges it comes with and refill them with a better ink using a syringe from Gouletpens.com

You won't be fully satisfied with this pen until you buy better ink

Perfect ink flow, perfect grip size, and it looks great

, ink will run- Bleeds through paper; most (if not all) of my notebooks, graph paper, journals, it bleeds through (like a sharpy marker)

Great quality, writes better than expected with a good, even ink distribution

Make sure you are writing on good paper because the ink is quite wet and will bleed out on paper that can't handle fountain pens

Some customers don't even realize and just go for it, splattering ink all over the page

Likes Pilot, Parker, Waterman type inks that are free flowing.

But Damn,This pen is singlehandedly the smoothest ink dispenser ever used by me

The fine nib is too scratchy and it skips ink too much for my taste, so I recommend the medium nib.

Wires smoothly, ink flows every time, comfortable in my hand

Not smooth, ink was not clear

The ink isn't my favorite, but that's an easy fix.

I may recommend the Fine nib for cheaper paper like mead or school paper, but this one worked pretty well without bleed through, but it does require the right ink.

Works well ink does get everywhere.

It gives such lovely dark lines and the ink dries quickly

(the ink will leak onto carpeting or clothing if the nib of the pen is up against it).

The ink leaks a but in the

Don't worry about the Pilot ink recommendation, you can use any ink you want in this pen with a converter

Within the span of writing one letter, it will not write at all and then spew ink

Note that the Metropolitan Pilots require proprietary ink cartridges--not just any old cartridge will work.

Nib is smooth with great ink flow.

Fountain pens, more so for calligraphy, having fine tip writing, and the ink, oh the ink (expensive!) that you have to replace when you

The ink well only lasted 2 weeks

The ink is darker than my ballpoint pens- however you need to watch for ghosting or bleed through on cheaper paper

Medium wastes too much ink.

It gives such lovely dark lines and the ink dries quickly

My only gripe: it doesn't have consistent ink flow when I write because I'm left handed

Not smooth, ink was not clear

Being a medium nib, it does lay down some ink, but it dries quickly on regular paper.

The real advantage to this pen is that it does come with a converter as well as a large sized black ink cartridge

Pen leaked ink upon first use

I love the look of this pen and it has a nice ink flow

The first pen was cracked and leaked ink everywhere but the replacement they sent out is doing fine :) my hubby loves his new pen!

Writes extremely well and has a good ink-flow!

Started right away from the first inking, no skipping issues, smooth nib, the ink looks saturated, dirt cheap

In addition, the press converter does not seem to be able to hold much ink, and I usually have to refill frequently due to poor ink flow

Good quality ink, does not go through the pages.

It will constantly leak ink all inside of the cap

I would prefer to use some beautiful up-scale inks and you cannot load ink into the disposable Varsity, but its superiority in all other regards wins any competition between the Varsity and the pen here, the Metro

Smooth nib, excellent ink flow

It's heavy as hell, especially when the cap is on, and when it falls--as expected--ink gets all into the cap and over your fingers when you write with it again.

Ink is available cheap (I use the cartridges for convenience)

Writes wonderful, smooth even ink flow.

Ink: I did buy nice ink to use with this pen

I like very much that the nib is not to "angle sensitive" and writes very well with good ink flow

To maximize the fill you need to hold the nib in the ink (up to the section) and squeeze the converter, let it suck up ink for a few seconds, and repeat a few times

Unlike any other I've used, the ink seems very stable and NEARLY smudge-proof after it dries (even with a wet finger).

Also is a little unusual to fill since you don't know if you're pulling in enough ink ... you just guess- Does dry out pretty quick with the lid off (i.e. while I think about what to write next ...)

This pen is very smooth with nice ink flow

It continues to provide smooth ink flow and writing across all types of papers, including regular cheap copier paper.

and I like that it uses cartridges for easy, mess-free ink changes.

The pen doesn't have good ink flow

The ink dries quickly so you don't have to worry about it smearing if you are a lefty or a righty with a smudge worthy hand.

After a day or two I had to wash the whole nib assembly to clear the dried out ink

is that the pen will leak ink into the cap on occasion

The ink is amazing and last a long time.

The original ink from Pilot also tended to bleed through the cheap paper we use at work, but this problem has been solved by switching to Noodler's Black ink.

Very smooth writing with good ink flow

It is impossible to clean off the ink too

I still prefer the darker ink from the fountain pens

ink still bleeds out all over my fingers when I write

Sometimes the nib will leak ink on the back end

If I had not already known the proper ink to use, how to assemble the pen and fill the ink cartridge, I would have been lost.

It writes very smooth and ink cartridges are easy to buy on amazon

With the Noodler's, the nib is very smooth and the ink flows well

Good ink flow, the two pens I've been through were slightly on the wet side; good for fast cursive or for chinese characters.

I don't see any cracks or other damage, and have cleaned and inserted fresh ink cartridges

Pilot makes great pens, my favorite ink pen was the G2

The noodle ink caused problems for an earlier pen of the same make but all other inks work well

unusable.its nib is far superior to lamy in my opinion, however, i prefer the overall light weight and look of the lamy, as well as the the ink indicator.

Some papers will seem to suck the ink from the pen while other papers the ink will flow nicely and lightly upon the surface.

great ink flow and just a joy to use.

The ink dries quickly and using the replaceable cartridges makes it easy to refill it

It has a good weight and great ink flow

On another note, lefties won't smear the ink on their hands.

like the pen, writes well, smooth ink flow

Good quality ink included.

Ink converter easy to refill

The ink doesn't bleed through pages as I thought it would (normal notebook paper)

so the ink wont bleed through and you will be set!.

I still prefer the darker ink from the fountain pens

Sometimes spurts ink, but I like it

It takes a little time to get used to, and it includes enough spare ink to give you enough time to get the hang of it.

The nib does get a little messy as certain inks dribble out, but nothing to worry about; it still looks great and functions fantastically

The included ink is great to get you started and should last you, with normal everyday use, about a months worth

The ink is replaceable.

Wonderful， I like it

smooth, simplistic, and beautiful I just love it