Majohn A1 And A2 Retractable Fountain Pen Comparison Review

[@FountainPenSounds]

I was quite excited to finally pick these up. Have you tried either one of these? Or the Pilot Vanishing point, which is what these are attempting to copy, I don't have one of those so I wasn't able to compare how much better the real deal is.

[@philjerkins1593]

I may know why your A2’s threads sometimes skip: The body is cracked at the threads. It’s visible in this video at about the 39.5 second mark. Makes me think the A1 will be more durable.

[@FountainPenSounds]

The A1 definitely more durable I made a YT short showing the cracks on my A2 after they became more obvious as at the time of this video I hadn't noticed them. It is unfortunate because otherwise the A2 would be a fine pen.

[@PacoElMapache]

I wish majohn had put a metal collar on the A2. This was a known problem of the vintage capless pens that this one is based on.

[@FountainPenSounds]

It is unfortunate for sure, mine ended up developing hairline cracks while working on my next video. The A1 is still going strong and has been used roughly the same amount.

[@bak-unin]

Be very careful with them. Their quality control isn't the best in this case (though i have several other chinese pens that I'm more than happy with). The spring is wedged in in a particular way and mine popped out. No problem, i thought, I'll just pop it back in. Nope, the damn thing wouldnt stay in place once dislodged. I had the A1 3 days before i returned it. Pity because i did enjoy using it.

[@FountainPenSounds]

I'll keep an eye on them so far haven't run into that only the plastic threads skipping on the barrel of the A2.

[@eileengoldenberg270]

Thanks for the review. I just bought the A2 and it would not write.. the A1 I had works great. Btw if you are going to show your hands in a video you might want to clean your nails, Ugg.

[@FountainPenSounds]

Bummer to hear the a2 you got wouldn't write. Mine developed cracks where the two halves thread together. The inside baseball is I typically work on these videos after getting home from work at 3am. US postal service the mail is absolutely filthy, I wear gloves the whole night and have washed up multiple times before I record. I will attempt to keep it in mind however.