i appreciate your review. I also have the 823 Fine and it writes very similar to yours. Noticeable feedback, not very wet. I was expecting “buttery smooth”, or some similar response as “adventure dinali”, so I thought my pen was bad somehow. I have been writing with 6 pilot prera Fine pens and they have all been consistently buttery smooth out of the box. I agree the 823 is very comfortable to hold and good for long writing sessions. But the nib so far has not been smooth for me. I also tried Alicia’s preferred ink for her 823, “diamine Prussian blue”, which I enjoy as an ink but it did not make my 823 any smoother. I’m writing on tomoe river paper. I’ve also tried iroshizuku ama-rio, which looks amazing on tomoe, but also not smooth. I also have some starting issues with the pen, and ink will skip often on the start of vertical strokes. It’s truly annoying to write letter t and then going to cross the t and there’s not much of a stem to cross! I’ve recently saw another KZitemr reviewing her 823 and she thought it was great all around and nice and smooth, but I saw the pen skipping on her much like mine does, and she either didn’t notice or care. But it’s a problem I don’t have even with my $12 kokuno starter pens. I recently bought an e95s EF and it is truly less smooth than the 823. So I’m very happy I have all the perras, and I’m happy to have the 823 fine, but I’m puzzled why pilot gold nibs on 823 F and e95s EF are less smooth than a $12 kakuno F and a $40-60 prera F. I hear a lot of people that use an 823 Medium nib regard it as wet and smooth. Personally, I’ll be heading to a physical pen shop and trying the pen in person before buying another one at this price point. Thank you very much for your honest review..
@GeorginaTheLibrarian
7 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing, the amount of comments I’ve had assuring me I’m just using it wrong were frankly quite gaslighty and I wondered if it’s in my head! So I’m glad it’s not just me. I’ve tried so many inks in it, and it’s lovely to use, but definitely not buttery smooth.
@gleemonexrx
6 ай бұрын
@@GeorginaTheLibrarian Hi, I found a trick that seems to help the ink flow in my 823, and wanted to see if this made a difference for you as well. Before I start writing, I open the piston valve, then close it, then open it again. When I do this, the pen seems to write fairly nicely from the start, more ink on the lines and smoother writing and no starting issues that I can tell. It’s still not as nice as my inexpensive pilot prera (fine) pens, but it does seem smoother and wetter and more reliable all around after that little trick. I’ve also noticed that the pen writes a lot wetter at a higher angle, that is, making the pen more vertical / perpendicular, perhaps a 60 degree angle. I’m still thinking it has issues and I shouldn’t have to do all of this nonsense to get the pen to write correctly, and all this could probably be fixed by tuning the nib, but I’m afraid to do that myself since the pen is a little expensive.
@ilananl1004
3 жыл бұрын
You ARE brave, a noodler's ink in such a precious pen.... i screamed NOOOO 😂😂😂 don't let it sit unused for more than 2 weeks. Hope it won't give you trouble, that would be such a shame! Enjoy the pen anyway
@GeorginaTheLibrarian
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve never had any issues using any of my noodlers in my pens, I know they’re supposed to be bulletproof but I find them to be far from it in comparison to say platinum.
@timyoung715
2 жыл бұрын
Nice pilot 823! Definitely on my short list to get. I have a pilot 912 sf and I love it. I’m sure I’m going to love the 823 also. And I really like some feed back. I don’t like completely smooth nibs. Awesome video please keep them coming
@GeorginaTheLibrarian
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I’m glad it was useful! I would say with pilot ink it is very smooth, especially for being a fine, with any other brand though i find it has a bit more feedback.
@naomifreya1481
Жыл бұрын
Did you end up paying a customs fee?
@cuneytsonmez
2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful handwiriting...
@GeorginaTheLibrarian
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@bhagat0001singh
3 жыл бұрын
Nice review
@Feemy
2 жыл бұрын
16:05 I have short nails and it took me some time to take that sticker off, and yes the sticky residue left behind is annoying 😂 I also bought mine from Pensachi as the Amber was sold out everywhere in the UK
@GeorginaTheLibrarian
2 жыл бұрын
So glad its not just me!
@danmenzel7229
Жыл бұрын
Try Goo-Gone or something like it. Worked for me and my 823; only took a minute.
@amysolomon4885
3 жыл бұрын
What was the other channel you recommend we watch?
@GeorginaTheLibrarian
3 жыл бұрын
Was it the one I said I watched to see how to fill it? It was Alicia over at Adventure Denali
@SidJ8300
3 жыл бұрын
As regards wetness of the pen, many reviewers think otherwise .. 😊😊 Did you change your view later on ?
@GeorginaTheLibrarian
3 жыл бұрын
I only find it to be a wet writer when using pilot branded ink, when I use others it definitely doesn’t have the same smoothness.
@michaelshoup8512
2 жыл бұрын
What’s going on here?
@LuvsSno
2 жыл бұрын
Would have been more beneficial to us had you zoomed in when you were writing...
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