3PCS Jinhao 65 Black Fountain Pen Set, Iridium Ultra Fine & Extra Fine & Fine Nib, Smooth Writing Pen with Converter Set

Just got into fountain pens and got a Lamy Safari. Not too pricey of starter pen (and it's amazing), but it's still my only "quality" fountain pen right now. And I wouldn't be too happy about having to buy a new one, should I set it down and forget it somewhere. Enter, the Jinhao 65s. I specifically chose these pens for my daily carry mainly because of their sleek form factor. They can easily sit behind my ear. This drastically reduces the likelihood of leaving it somewhere or it falling out of my pocket when I sit down. Plus, this $10 pack comes with 3 pens. At just over $3 a pen, I don't really feel too bad if I lose them. And I already have 3, so I don't have to go through the hassle of ordering another one. Just grab the next one in that set of 3. They're made with real metal, so they feel very quality and look very nice. If this matters to you at all, they are a good "accessory" to your style. Almost like a ring or a bracelet. And they look good. I can't say that as easily with my Lamy Safari. It definitely has a charm to it, but it doesn't carry the same elegance and class that a flush metal tube with a sleek clip on it. The tip that the cap will post on is made of black plastic and is simply glued into place and fit using friction. I have accidentally dropped all of them directly on that black plastic before and they all collapsed inside of the pen if the force was great enough. This isn't really a massive problem though, considering friction will still hold the plastic in place. You just need to use a pencil or something to push it back out from the inside (and maybe even pop it out entirely and add some glue again). I would actually consider it a benefit how simple the build of this pen is. It's basically just a little metal tube with threads on one end and plastic shoved in the other, screwed onto a threaded plastic grip with a feed running through it and a nib friction fit on top. You'll likely never have to replace the metal pieces and the plastic pieces are simple enough that you can probably even 3D print replacements if it really came down to that. The nib almost clips onto the feed and doesn't actually go inside the grip, so it's really easy to take off for maintenance (e.g. aligning the tines). How do these nibs write? To my naked eye, on printer paper, Le Vent paper, and Clairefontaine paper, they all look the same, despite the fact that there are Ultra Fine, Extra Fine, and Fine nibs. They don't really have any line variation (which may be good or bad, depending on what you're looking for). The nibs aren't too flexible. But they make for a great casual pen that takes your favorite fountain pen inks. Because the nibs are all finer sizes, they don't leave a crazy amount of ink on the page, so the ink they do leave will dry fairly quickly. They all have a decent amount of feedback on basic printer paper, but they write pretty smooth on Clairefontaine paper. Overall, pretty great pens to carry around. Nice build quality; simple construction. They're sleek; easy to carry. I don't really worry about it leaking (unless I drop it, nib down, in which case, I usually just need to take a tissue to the nib). They're inexpensive. They also just look nice as an accessory.

I've purchased a few fountain pens over the last couple years, nothing over $100, and I can't imagine I'll ever own a gold nib. I doodle and write to use my fountain pens, I don't use fountain pens because I have to use a pen. My experiences are just from a couple assorted brands probably in the same economy group, or just a tad higher. At the cost of these pens, ide be astounded if there wasn't QC issues, but all of my pens seem fine, I only fully inked and tested the "03" ultrafine nib, and only dip tested the others. The pens write incredibly smooth. I've never smoothed a nib, and most nibs I've purchased(fine, extra fine, 0.8mm stub, 1.1 stub) have a bit of roughness. My Parker medium nibs are great, but I like fine lines. These pens feel like I would expect a polished ball this size covered in ink would feel like on paper. The only bummer is if it's your first fountain pen(s), it doesnt come with ink. The better part is if you already have a supply of ink, or got into fountain pens for using colored inks, each pen has a converter for loose(bottled) ink included. Which keeps you from have a growing pile of cartridges you'll never use. I ordered an EF Kakuno at the same time, but not having a converter and not wanting to commit to an entire cartridge of black ink, I cannot compare the pens yet. I rarely use cartdige ink, and these pens(individually) cost less than the converters I bought for other pens. Which makes me wonder: How can they can stamp steel, weld/braze tipping material on, cut it, polish it, mount it on pens, add the converters, ship it across the world for (at the time of writing)$4 a piece. Included a writing sample comparing it to a sharpie pen, followed by 3 fast lines. Jinhao is blue and sharpie is black. I'de say line width was comparible between the two, but the Eclat De Saphir ink is much thinner, and can bleed pretty quick on my cheap paper(I don't own expensive paper, I just want to see ink leave pens) and you can probably get a much finer line with a drier ink and the "right paper?" in the Jinhao. The pen barrel is also slightly slimmer than the Sharpie pen, which I prefer, and I feel like it's hard to find slim fountain pens. The black barrel and cap are metal, the threads look like it's brass. The grip, and section the cap posts to, are plastic. The grip feels fine and no problems with the plastic, its just in case anyone was wondering. I'll probably order more, to keep different inks in the same widths. It'de sure be nice to get an option for solo or multipack of just those ultra fines haha. (I prefer fine lines like 0.2mm pencils or 005/003 micron pens, but I want more colors and they're the finest fountain pens can get outside of dip nibs/custom grinds.) 5/5 expections exceeded.

it’s a very nice handy dandy little pen. the three pens write differently, there’s Extra Fine (which i gave to my grandma), Fine and 03. it writes very smoothly and easy to use, perfect ink flow and clean writing. since each pen writes different extra fine has thinner lines while Fine or 03 writes thicker. so if you prefer thicker lines go w 03, Fine is inbetween and Extra fine is thinner! better then any fountain i’ve ever had, and i’ve had quite a bit. haven’t tested 03 yet, Fine was my prefer choice. for cheap pens it’s worth the price. nice clean metal design, and functions like any other pro fountain pen.

Nice writing pens. A bit light, though comfortable in the hand and do not tire you during prolonged writing. The Ultra Fine nib is excellent in that it puts down a nice thin line and not very wet. This is my favorite. The Extra Fine nib is also very smooth and writes well. The Fine nib I have not used, because it will write too thick for my liking. Overall a great purchase, providing a few good options to use for writing.

3 slim and light metal pens for $10 total, it’s a good deal. 0.3 nib is super fine and smooth, not a big difference between F and EF. Also F nib was scratchy a little, fixed by tines alignment. Good quality overall, easy to swap nibs (they are Lamy Safari’s style), slim and stealth design. Good feet for spiral notebooks.

Surprisingly good for the price. Use these at work and ink flow is consistent and smooth