High Capacity Clear Pen Shootout

I thought it might be fun to compare five clear pens that have high ink capacities in five different price classes.
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[@AeroDr]

The Bock nib upgrade on the Asvine does *not* cost more than the pen. It costs around USD 10. That gets you a pen with slightly different internal threads to mate with Bock 250 nib housings and a Bock 250 stainless steel nib. The Bock nib version of the Asvin V200 is about USD 60.

[@monkpato]

This has been pointed out to him before, but I don't think he reads the comments.

[@slvnxvoug]

Have you tried the Bock nib on the Asvine? How does it compare to the Asvine nibs in terms of wetness, feel, etc.?

[@AeroDr]

@@slvnxvoug I have tried Bock nibs on Visconti and Kaweco pens, and they are so notoriously infamous for over-polishing that I'd trust the in-house Asvine nib tbh

[@AeroDr]

@@slvnxvoug It's like any other Bock 250. Very prone to baby's bottom on M and B widths.

[@lionace1625]

My favorite pen reviewer keep it going brother

[@13noman1]

Loved that Great Exposition at the end! 14 ml!!!! I've got the first 3 of these; dreamed of a Conid once upon a time but pricey for me nowadays.

[@archivist17]

I'd like to have a Conid Kingsize, but I would prefer a Kakari. Both pie in the sky, actually. I have an Asvine V200, and I do like it.

[@teresaharris-travelbybooks5564]

The Kyuseido has the same filling system as the Penbbs 355, which is about $50. I love the Asvine V200, so I have two of them.

[@duringthemeanwhilst]

I bought an Asvine (standard nib) on the strength of your review and I love it. It feels like a high quality pen, certainly excellent value for money and is up there with the favourites in my collection 🙂 thank you

[@arcboy2011]

I have the Asvine V200 with the medium #6 Asvine nib and it is a very smooth writer. Just got back from 2 weeks away and it wrote well strait out of the case, no hard starting or skipping. How much better do the other pens write for basically double the money starting price to un-obtanium and un-affordable? Does the Conid write $1,000 better than the Asvine? At least with other products like cars we can see and feel where the price difference justification comes from, not so sure about fountain pens unless you are talking about some of the rare air like the Montblanc, Monte Grappa, St Dupont, Pelican, Tacia and Namiki etc... special editions. For me, the proof of the pen is mostly in the nib and feed, how smooth, bouncy and wet it is, not the filling systems. The video was great and it was fun to see the demonstrator shootout.

[@edwardv54]

I'm not in the market for a new pen now and given my $ restrictions I'd likely go for the Asvine. My current 'main ' pen is a TWSBI 580 Rose Gold piston filler with a fine nib.

[@eltejano]

very interesting - keep up the good work!

[@Marko_Writes]

Great video! Very helpful and informative. Please keep up the excellent work you are doing for the fountain pen community.

[@zeus52452]

Interesting video. I have each of those pens with the exception of the Conid, and I'm not likely to get one either. I did replace the Asvine nib in my V200 and now an FPR Ultra-Flex took it's place. I was going to change the nib in my Omar, but ended up switching nibs in my Demonstrator. In place of the standard Opus nib, I installed a Pilot Parallel 2.4 mm nib. It's such a different writing experience.

[@Calcprof]

I must like clear large capacity pens, because I have all of the, except for the Conid. Maybe one day. I am convinced that CY does some tuning for the Kyuseido pens. Really wet smooth writers, but with no hind of baby's bottom. The really suit my fast, somewhat jerky (leftie underwriting) writing style. I love them. Thanks for the video.

[@paulmchugh1430]

Thank you for the comparison. I do have the Opus 88 and the Asvine V200. You have to get used to the girth of the pen but it is very comfortable with the Omar. I agree the Vac700R has a thin section and was annoying, hence it was sold. The V200 drawback is that you need to do multiple attempts to fill the barrel. So, i remove the section and eyedropper fill it. The Kyseido is nice but I use a penBBS 355 with the same filling system and i can save a lot of money. No gold nib but the stell nib is very smooth. The Conid is way beyond my reach. Could you do a comparison of other similar pens with a lower price point? I think it would be of great interest to many of us.

[@monkpato]

This was a fun theme to tackle. I'd like to see more.

[@ALR0808]

As always, I enjoyed it very much. Thank you.

[@slvnxvoug]

Excellent! Thank you for your amazing work. A minor one: surely the Opus 88 has the most 'effective' filling system (and not the Kyuseido) given you can literally eye dropper it to the max capacity?

[@monkpato]

But if the Kuseido can be filled practically full without eyedroppering it, surely that's more effective and efficient?

[@slvnxvoug]

@@monkpato Hah, definitely more efficient then. And maybe equally effective. I didn't figure it can be filled to 100% full. That'd be wild!

[@liamstrain]

Surprised to not see the Pilot 823 in this lineup - but some really interesting options. Thanks for the break out.

[@ichirofakename]

Sailor also has some nice demonstraters, in various sizes.

[@monkpato]

I thought the same thing when I didn't see the 823.

[@PhilipAlexanderHassialis]

Same with CH92, which afaik also is a semi-clear ("smoke") demonstrator.

[@totallylegit2068]

@@ichirofakename low capacity though

[@ichirofakename]

@@totallylegit2068 Yeah, I wish they made maximized cartridges and converters for the larger models.

[@manelgrimaltbals4120]

Very good shootout Dr. Brown!! I own the three more affordable pens in this review (actually my asvine is the p36 wihth bock nib) and I feel the same as you about this pens. Clear demonstrators are very appealing to me. The Opus 88 Omar is the one i like most for its simplicity in both its design and filling sistem. Greetings from Mallorca

[@Jay-ql4gp]

Bang bang! lol I have a Vac 700 with a stub nib. It's very smooth. I don't _love_ it though. There's just something about it.

[@harsimransinghratol5279]

I came back to this channel after 6 years watched his video to buy my first now again😅

[@scotkleinman]

Lots of requests for the Great Exposition coming, I presume.... Thanks for the video.

[@ffotograffydd]

Is the Bock nib upgrade for a titanium nib? If not that’s a shocking price for the upgrade. A Bock #6 type 250 steel nib and housing is less than £15 (€18) here in the UK. The titanium is £79 (€95).

[@AeroDr]

It's a USD9-10 upgrade. Stephen has the incorrect pricing for the Bock upgrade on the Asvine.

[@ffotograffydd]

@@AeroDr I would have thought he’d know what he paid for the pen… so presumably he was ripped off. That just makes it worse.

[@raymondcregan6607]

Thank you!!

[@lizpilgrim1]

Yes, it's interesting. Who is this chap, William? Does he have a website? What would a Great Exposition pen cost? I am intrigued by the large capacity, but the pen might be too big for my hand. Is it bigger than a MB149 or a Jinhao 9019? Lastly, what is the name of the ink you are using again? I like it. Seems similar to J. Herbin Eclat du Saphir.

[@slvnxvoug]

I believe he operates off his Instagram page. William Shakur.

[@LynneMuhammad-u9e]

Hayes Cove

[@ichirofakename]

Buncha nice, soaking wet pens. Thanks for the show.

[@BennettMarshall-n1o]

Noemy Plaza

[@sushanart]

😇🩷🙏🙌

[@bennym1956]

Just give me a med-point gel pen, cheap..

[@peterpuleo2904]

True, but not comparable.

[@brucebourne737]

yea, how about you stop showing off the William pens every chance you have! Trying not to covet here!