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Provided we're all talking about our own preferences, the ergonomic argument is I think pushed too far and kinda idealized. For instance looking at the Lamy 20

Provided we're all talking about our own preferences, the ergonomic argument is I think pushed too far and kinda idealized. For instance looking at the Lamy 2000 mentionned in the article, it's 25g for the plastic version, 54g for the metal version [0]. A Pilot G2 weights 11g, that's half to a quarter of matter to move around. [1] From personal experience the G2 is also extremely smooth, and while I never bothered buying premium fountain pens, it was way lighter and smoother than any fountain pen I've used as a student. Then when we try to go further on the form factor, needing an ink cartridge limits the minimal size of a fountain pen. I recently switched to much thinner triangular shaped pens, they were more comfortable for my current writing style (and I almost don't write much anymore), but it's just not an option outside of ballpoint. So yes fountain pen can be great, but if ergonomics is the primary concern, there will be many other (potentially way better) choices out there on the market. [0] https://thenonessentialists.com/the-lamy-2000-fountain-pen/ https://thenonessentialists.com/the-lamy-2000-fountain-pen/ [1] https://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-G2-Gel-Pen-0.38-mm-Black/pd/268#index=1 https://www.jetpens.com/Pilot-G2-Gel-Pen-0.38-mm-Black/pd/26...

slowmovintarget 3y ago
The ergonomics generally are not about the weight of the pen, but about how hard you must grip it to press it to the paper so friction can melt the ink when you roll the little ball across the page. You also have to write at a higher angle to keep the ball on the page. Gel pens are great. I keep my wife supplied with them, because she thinks fountain pens are too fancy. But the difference is still night and day. I let her use my Lamy 2000 once. She picked it up and started making a snarky comment, "See I don't need a fancy... Oh!" The moment it hit the page and she started writing it literally shut her up. She never made a comment about "fancy pens" again after that. We had a good laugh about it.

slowmovintarget 3y ago

The ergonomics generally are not about the weight of the pen, but about how hard you must grip it to press it to the paper so friction can melt the ink when you roll the little ball across the page. You also have to write at a higher angle to keep the ball on the page. Gel pens are great. I keep my wife supplied with them, because she thinks fountain pens are too fancy. But the difference is still night and day. I let her use my Lamy 2000 once. She picked it up and started making a snarky comment, "See I don't need a fancy... Oh!" The moment it hit the page and she started writing it literally shut her up. She never made a comment about "fancy pens" again after that. We had a good laugh about it.