Honest review on pen rod by SYL
935111
Reel is a little rough. Rod looks sturdy (haven't used it yet) I will write another review if my opinion changes
1662285
Nice sturdy pen, only issue is the plastic surround on the clicker. Then I saw a review of a person that bought a zebra 402 and switched out the all metal surround and clicker. 402s are nice them selves but I write to much and press to hard for the rubber grip. After the transplant I now have the perfect all metal pen. Thanks to whomever you are!!
4709775
It is such a pleasure to write with this pen. You just want keep writing :) very smooth writing. Buying a second one because this style is hard to find.
Cari, Fl
2340967
I love writing with my beautiful Lady Pilot Sakura fountain pen!!! I use it all of the time, it glides so evenly over the paper. Will definitely order from you again.

Thank you,
Gloria T.
1180141
Much better as I expected,and I like using it for certain manuscript projects mostly! Yet I'm having some difficulty with my short Retro 1951 Cherry Blossom fountain pen at the present time to get the ink flowing easily! Wish me luck on this klutzy pen!!
3803526
M. Smallwood's review is wonderfully thorough.

I have only a bit to add.

My experience with Noodler's pens is limited.

I found the freebie that came with a bottle of Heart of Darkness problematic: after any period of non-use,  the stiff point just wouldn't write without some saliva to resurrect ink flow.  I found a way of avoiding the pen point drying out was to store it point down.  Less or no spit was then required.

The Noodler's rollerball was a great pen from the start and a dry point has never been an issue.

Ahab with its flex nib is new to me.  While I have experience with conventional fountain pens and particularly with using italic nibs, flex nibs take some getting used to.

Flow is not an issue and the results of a flex nib are clearly present, although my actual writing is at present none to pleasing.  So it will be practice, practice, practice for a while.

The feel and size of the pen is also different.  The pen is as light as an Osmiroid  italic beginner's pen but the circumference of the Ahab is probably as thick as a Mont Blanc.  Right now I'm experimenting with writing with the cap off since putting it on makes the Ahab longer than any pen I've yet used.

The price is without a doubt appealing.
113887
It goes with an ok woodbox, 3 ink catridges, and an oil catridge to preserve the sable hair.

The pen is perfect. Solid built, the sable is absolutely better than nylon. The ink flow is great for writing and sketching: mark making based on the speed you draw.

You can get the Platinum ink converter to use with it, but the tank is quite too little for the pen so just get a syringe to refill will be better. Iroshizuku ink is recommended. Dont use water proof or cheap non-waterproof because it may ruin the sable.
3106386
This is my 2nd Dobyns rod and won't be my last. It like my last rod exceeds my expectations. I paired this rod with a Diawa Tatula C type r and aside from the colors not working together I love the combo.
3797830
(cut/pasted from my Resa Challender Facebook Page)
So! I purchased the Huion 610 regular, and it arrived today -- thank you, Amazon Free 1 Day Shipping! -- and I thought I'd post a few things about it. These are just my first thoughts. I'll post something more in a couple of days after I've drawn something proper with it.

1. ---- It came with a very nice bag. I note this particularly because the reviews of the H610Pro complained that the bag it came with was very cheaply made.

The H610 (regular) had a different bag on Amazon, and I love it. It's sturdy, padded, has extra storage pockets and a snap close.
I suspect that my Huion will be living in it whenever it is not in use.

2. ---- I took the time to delete all the Wacom stuff off my computer as suggested in the reviews. There were three, if you're curious: two drivers and the bamboo interface. I then installed the drivers from the CD, restarted the computer, and so far, so good.

3. ---- The pen feels nice in the hand and does handle better than my Wacom one.

My only worry -- and it's a small worry -- is that I might forget to shut it off between uses, and waste the battery life. But, if I can just remember to look, whether the clicker is on or off is pretty obvious, very much like a ballpoint pen clicker. So hopefully, I won't burn through batteries. I believe I read somewhere that the battery life is something around 700 hours.

4. --- It's bigger. It's about a third larger than my Wacom. Which makes sense as the active area is also bigger. Also? It's currently set to match my screen.

What that means is, that unlike Wacom, which centers your pen to the middle of the tablet every time you've set the pen aside a moment, then return to drawing, the Huion handles this differently. It does not center. Where you put down the pen is where your line will appear on the desktop.

Now I have adapted my digital drawing to work with this, so I suspect I am now facing a new learning curve. But? It's ... interesting. And I think I might ultimately prefer it.

Of course, if I can't, I do believe there is a setting to change it back to centering.

5. --- It has a lot of buttons. My Wacom only had four, and two blended enough into each other that they were mostly unusable.

Huion has a bunch of them -- the main ones are preprogrammed for Photoshop shortcuts, but most art programs, like my Manga Studio 5, share the shortcut code. So far, so good. And it's a nice selection, too: Undo, Eraser, Pen/Brush, Zoom In/Out, Make Brush Larger, Smaller, etc.

Plus? There are another bunch at the top that only work by tapping them with the pen, and I believe those ones are programmable. But I haven't looked at them yet.

Oh! And the pen has two more. TONS OF BUTTONS!

6. ---- Installing the drivers is easy, but not idiot-proof. Which meant it took me a minute to think it through.

I am used to popping in the CD and just letting the computer install the drivers while I whistle and stare off into space. With this CD, I had to actually choose my driver, which mean thinking, and that worried me for a moment. Until I realized that all the drivers were named after the tablet they are for, so I choose WIN H610-H610Pro. Pretty simple.

And that's my unboxing, basic testing review. As I said up at the top of this comment, I'll draw something soon, and come back and tell ya how it went.
2255048
I was skeptical about this when my husband gave it to me for Christmas although he was dead on that I prefer drawing on paper to drawing on glass/ tablet surfaces. However I hate using ballpoints and that's what the pen that comes with this device is. To make this easier for readers I'm going to list our observations.
1. As of this writing the Wacom site doesn't have refills for the pen available. I was able to order a bunch of fine point refills directly from the manufacturer, Autopoint. They are fine point, not medium( which is what comes with the Wacom pen) and they are 1.50 each. The fine point made no difference in the line quality on the uploaded drawing. Line width was the same.
2. As noted by other reviewers, the pen and tablet are not pressure sensitive so variations in line weight aren't captured, neither are tones represented by cross hatching.
3. I tried a variety of papers that are designed for drawing with pen and the best paper was Borden & Riley Paris paper for pens which I cut down to the right size. I have to use little clamps to hold the paper in place. I have some pads on order. I'm not up to making my own pads these days with padding glue, but others might want to.
4. My husband being of the technology- I can hack it - point of view messed around with the reciever (rfi) in the pen but was unsuccessful in adapting it for a roller ball or micron pigma type pen. However he was able to permanently tape the switch ( pen tip) on and saddle a better drawing pen to the original pen and the tablet " read" the marks. Wacom take note! Artists don't like ballpoint and you know it. This solution was informative but cumbersome. One thing we learned from the process is that the tablet picks up on movement close to the surface of the page- so printed letters inadvertently became cursive with the good pen riding piggyback on the Wacom. Quick sketches acquired movement lines as I worked across the page since the switch was always on and not triggered by pressure.
5. Why 5 stars? This is a new device and I'm sure that it will evolve. I love the fact that the pad itself is unobtrusive and doesn't scream technology. It would be handy in meetings or as other reviewers have said, for sketching out ideas with a client- you give them the paper copy after uploading the digital version. I could also see this being useful for doctors who shun technology and need something portable to take notes. The fact that the folio has on aired memory is pretty useful.  And finally, I prefer drawing on paper. It's the same size as my iPad and I intend to carry it everywhere I take my iPad. Editing, addition of color etc can be done in other programs. I found the bamboo paper app terribly limiting to I use Adobe ideas for now, my fallback app. Please note the last picture I uploaded was done with a micron pigma riding on the Wacom pen- you can see the swooping line as I moved my hand across the page creating diagonals through the windows.
4239549
At the time of purchase, this was only one of only two roller ball pens made in this style that matched the fountain pen. The quality is above anything I expected. The pen is stunning !! The wife loved the set with custom made case. The shipping was fast ( 10 days China to Wisconsin, USA ). Would recomend the pen if it is made available again. Makes a very impressive display in the wife's hutch.  Jim  S
4889375
i love the pen it writes great , i will be glad to tell all my friends about it and were i got it
1791139
I was hesitant to purchase the stylus; however, I did purchase the sylus and was very pleased with it.  Not only was it a good purchase, but the price was excellent.

I recommend this stylus.
3274845
is a great product my only complaint is the price being my first t pen i have played with it alot to get a feel for it and test its durability ... love the smoothness of the refills for it... parker if i remember correctly the bad part is iv worn some of the paint off of it.. so bleh but no rust or anything still works well might buy a second one later
561039
My pen of choice is the Itoya Jetstream which I have had for several years.  I recently misplaced it and found the Itoya Retractable Pen on Amazon.com. in the absence of replacement for the Itoya Jetstream, I find it to be an acceptable second.  Thank you.
4937281
This is a great tablet and the s-pen is SO0000 nice! I cant stop writing with it! id recamend it to anyone-Samsung is awesome
4273427
The pen itself is the right size, at least the size I prefer which is medium barrel diameter, the finish is very nice and the rollerball and refills are dreadful.  Do you want to think, be constantly aware of how you are holding the pen in order to maximize the possible, hardly perfect path of your writing?  Do you want to feel scratching as you move your pen across the page?  Then this is the pen for you.  This is the sort of product that makes you ask, is anyone minding the story?