2 PCS Jinhao 80 Black Brushed Carbon Fiber Fountain Pen with Ink Converter, Iridium Fine Nib Writing Pen Set

I have purchased five of these, all in different colors. They are a amazing values. Jinhao pens today are far, far better than just five years ago. I use they as daily writers when I travel so I don't risk more expensive pens. The one downside with most Jinaho pens (and Chinese pens, in general) is the available nib sizes. However, Lamy Safari nibs fit the Jinhao 80. The Lamy 1.1 stub fitted to one of my Jinhao 80 pen writes really well, not too wet, not too dry. I've also fitted a Lamy B to another 80, agian with good results. One could argue that Jinhao mostly reverse engineered the Lamy 2000 (which I also own) and is not the most ethical strategy. True, but I don't think a sub$10 pen is a competitor for a $200 pen.

I like to carry a cheap fountain pen with me all the time. I have more expensive ones but I usually don’t carry for fear of damage. These pens are so nice! The nib is precise and ink flows perfectly! They come with a converter that was easy to fill. The cap secures well and posts. Great size, hand feel and weight. Well worth the money! I bought 2 more!

I got the 2 pieces set. EF nib.Pros:- Fantastically smooth!- Light weight. Easy to control.- The pen feels good. Anti-slippery.This means that I can write a long time without feeling tired. Writing gets addictive.Cons:- Quality control is a huge problem. I purchased the 2 PCS set. One of them gets the nib miss aligned. The nib turns out to be extremely hard to adjust. I tried to fix it by myself but failed. The other works just fantastic! It is a lottery. If you receive a malfunctioned one, simply return it and do not try to fix it, which will make the same mistake I did.- The finish is ok. I agree that the plastic finish is far away from lamy safari for example, but still ok to me. Plus, partly because it is black, it does not look cheap.

My pen writes so smooth - I was truly amazed ... I purchased the 2 set and sent the all black one to a pen friend ... I kept the black pen with silver clip. This is a lot of fountain pen for the money. I have over 100 fountain pens and some that cost a lot more than this one don't write this well. Not only that but I have seen other more experienced fountain pen people take the nib off and replace with other Lamy style nibs in broader sizes which I have not yet been able to take my nib off but I carefully keep trying because I do prefer a Broad nib. But if it won't come off this is one of the very smoothest fine nibs I've written with ... just as good as the Lamy F nibs in my Safari's. I don't think you can go wrong with this fountain pen. The converter is much easier to take care of than a piston filler and this is an elegant writer which is more comfortable to grip than the Lamy 2000.

Is it really "brushed carbon fiber"? Doubtful but I don't know for sure. When it comes to Chinese-made pens, I assume that everything is a lie... then the 1 out of 10 times I'm wrong, I'm pleasantly surprised. I'm pretty sure this is plastic, just like Jinhao pens advertised as celluloid are actually plastic. Considering I can see the seam from the injection molding line on the pen, I'm reasonably certain that these are not "carbon fiber".As for how it functions? It writes. It's dry and scratchy and might be the stiffest nib I've ever used (and I've used probably 75 nibs in just the past year alone). There is no breather hole so if you try to floss the tines to open it up, you're going to create a noticeable bend and probably end up doing far more harm than good (so don't bother). I checked the alignment under magnification and it's definitely aligned, but it's still quite scratchy... I personally like feedback, but not this kind of feedback, so I swapped the nibs (but more on that below). The converters included with these pens are cheap and not up to the level as most other higher-quality Jinhao converters.Do NOT allow these pens to be inverted for any period of time when inked... they will fill the cap with ink over a short period of time. Most fountain pens can be kept inverted without this issue -- not true with these. I tried it with three different pens and the same result was seen. I know many people don't like to keep pens in this position so it shouldn't be an issue for most. If stored horizontally or nib-up, you will be fine.I swapped the nibs on all of them for gen Lamy nibs and the fit was perfect, as was the function. I even tried a gen 14 karat Lamy nib, and it transformed the writing experience. Is it stupid to put a $175 nib (MSRP) on a $9 pen? Probably... but I had an oblique nib that hasn't worked well with a Safari / AL Star since those sections force me not to rotate the pen. The nib is 95% of what makes or breaks a pen so it's hard to argue with the end result regardless. The other one got a steel Lamy calligraphy nib and writes equally well.

Purchased these pens as I read a review that stated that the Jinhao 80s were remarkably good daily writers with a similar build and design as a Lamy 2000.Upon arrival, I noted that this SET was nicely packaged and came with 2 convertors. I purchased the extra fine nib as I have noted with my other Jinhao pens that the nibs tend to be wider than is advertised. The extra fine nib compares pretty evenly to my Lamy fine nib pens. Once inked up, the pen started easily and wrote nice with consistent ink flow.Compared to my other Lamy pens, it is noticiably lighter, the lightest fountain pens that I own. This can be problematic as I like a pen that I can feel. If you like a very light pen, you will probably really enjoy this low cost fountain pen. At the end of the day, this writes nice enough to bring to the office everyday without the worry about someone walking off with it.