safari umbra - Fountain Pen with ergonomic grip & black steel nib in size M - ideal for any Writing & Calligraphy - including LAMY T 10 blue cartridge - Right-Handed

This is a my first fountain pen since school days and I have been so impressed with it. It’s great value for money and is very comfortable to hold and write with. It’s really smooth and flowing too. No blotches or having to shake it to get the ink flowing through. German engineering shines through it. I chose the medium nib , you can purchase the finer nibs to use too which is a bonus. It doesn’t come with any cartridges so I ordered Lamy ones too which I found easy to insert. Lamy also sell a converter so you can use bottled ink if you prefer but I’ve not tried it. Overall , I’m really happy with my purchase. It’s real quality , looks stylish and delivery was speedy

Lamy Safari fountain pens are fabulous (in my opinion) inexpensive and beautiful writers. This is my second. Great, interchangeable nibs in various sizes. German engineering and manufacture. No wonder they have been around since the 1960's. So many colour choices too!

I recently started using the Lamy T10 Purple/Violet Fountain Pen Ink at work, and it has quickly become my favorite ink! The color is absolutely gorgeous—a rich, vibrant purple that adds a touch of personality to my notes without being too flashy. It’s professional enough for the office, but it still stands out in the best way. The ink flows smoothly and consistently, with no skipping or blotching, which makes writing feel effortless and enjoyable. One of the things I love most is how well it works with my Lamy fountain pen. It glides across the paper without any drag, making writing a pleasure, especially during long meetings or when I’m jotting down notes for extended periods. The ink dries quickly, preventing smudges and keeping my documents neat. Plus, it lasts quite a while, even with frequent use, so I’m not constantly having to refill. If you're a fountain pen enthusiast or just looking for an ink that adds a bit of flair to your writing, I highly recommend the Lamy T10 Purple/Violet ink. It’s the perfect combination of smooth performance, rich color, and reliability—exactly what I need for my workday! Everyone comments on the colour when I write them notes or memos.

I’m a fountain pen devotee. I was attracted by this Lamy for two reasons. Firstly, was the fun aspect of the transparent barrel so that the colour of the ink could be seen. Handy, for someone with a couple of handfuls of fountain pens, all with different coloured inks in them, as I’m a bit of a collector of the Diamine range of inks, and then play colour mix with the ones I have. Secondly is the fact that I’m a Southpaw, and the Lamy, unlike my absolutely favourite brand – Cross, specifically the thin and elegant Century Classic – has a Left Hand Nib option. Something I have not seen offered by Cross. Lefties, depending on their own particular pen wielding and, I guess, the degree of left handedness, can find that they don’t get on with fountain pens at all. Some lefties curl their whole hand almost above the line, so that the wet ink of a fountain pen is smeared across the line as they write. I am not one of those. I write from below, albeit with a slight leftward roll of the nib. I’ve never found that problematic with a good, fine, fountain pen nib, and don’t have smear and blot problems. I probably have no real need of a ‘lefty’ but was interested to try This IS a nice pen, though visually it lacks the refined and poised look of that super slim Cross Classic Century. And I have small, slender hands, so find fatter pens seem to sit in my hands less well than willowy ones. For sure, I can understand the appeal of the Lamy for younger, possibly training writers – the chunkier barrel probably useful for those still learning how to manoeuvre a pen. The grooves down the barrel also impose more of a standard way of gripping the pen, again, this might be useful for those learning, but perhaps older writers, having had a lifetime of adapting to their own best way of gripping, find the grooved barrel inhibits comfortable familiarity. Certainly – I don’t know whether this was the slight curve to the nib, or the influence of the barrel, but writing with this was easiest with the pen very much square on the paper, forming a right angle with the line. Not my normal angling at all, A bit more effortful for me A downside of ‘Lefty’ is that though you can choose from a range of nib widths with the standard Lamy, only one choice is available if you go left – the Left Nib is a medium. It’s not too thick, but I definitely prefer Fine nibs for my handwriting So…I like this, but I don’t adore it. But it’s more modest price make it a pen I would take out of the house, whereas the beloved, and more expensive, Crosses which also have sentimental attachments, stay indoors. Far too refined to be rolling around at the bottom of a handbag, This comes with one Lamy cartridge on board. Lamy cartridges are brand specific, and you can’t use the international standard, as their housing doesn’t fit the piercing point within the Lamy nib section. So, if you want to ease back off plastic waste, save your pennies, and get creative with a range of ink colours or ink blend for yourself, you will need the Lamy specific converter. The one for the Vista is the Z28-Z24 ‘the successor to the Z24’ which is available on this site. I don’t know if the old Z24 fits the Vista. In theory I think it should, as both the Z28-Z24 and the Z24 say they fit the Safari, which the Vista is a transparent version of. I think the changes may purely be in the colour/visuals at the top of the filling chamber, which looks a little more refined in the pictures of the new version than the old. Again, Lamy have their own specific converters, other non specific generic converters won’t do!

I've bought, or had bought for me, numerous fountain pens over the years, including some fairly high-end ones. All have had various little problems, such as no ink flow initially until it's shaken, scratchy nibs, blots etc. So having read the reviews on this pen, I decided to give it a go and I can say it is the best fountain pen I've ever used. It writes as smoothly as a gel pen (but better) and is a real pleasure to write with. The fact that it's made in Germany may have something to do with it. They tend not to produce tat.

Excellent

nie miałem lepszego do użytku na codzień

Nib was not smooth . Faulty product

Zazwyczaj wolę stalówkę F, ale ta M jest cudowna, płynie po papierze. Świetnie się pisze bo pióro doskonale leży w dłoni!

Perfect replacement cartridges. Great colors and very good price! Would recommend.