# Sometime I find some humor in the fact that this Lamy Safari Fountain Pen - Charcoal - Fine is so best rated, yet most reviewers take care to point out that it is not the prettiest, most overpriced, or fanciest pen around. Unlike many company, Lamy make pens and pencils. They do not use pretentious euphemisms for pen like those other companies, nor do they charge 10x-100x what pen is worth. They do make some pens like the Safari, which are indestructible and feel good in my hand, and they make some incredibly smooth nibs.
Lamy Safari Fountain Pen does make a some starter fountain pen, but it is a starter pen that will last you your entire life. I recommend a Fine if you are new to a fountain pen. You can even buy spare nibs for the Lamy Safari so that you can swap between different sizes. 
# First, let me say! I love fountain pens. All types, but especially Shaeffers. A colleague of mine turned me on to Lamy pens and they have become my workhorses.
I teach English so I grade many, many papers and I refuse to write with a boring pen. I used to use my antique shaeffers until a student almost dropped one. I had to have a daily pen that was, well, near disposable. I remembered the Lamy and ordered a Safari. Now, if something happens to it, I don't have a stroke. Plus, the broad nib has a wonderful ink flow.
I give them as gifts. They are a good pen to start using as they are very forgiving.
Do they write as well as my older pens? Nope. Are they more user friendly?
I teach English so I grade many, many papers and I refuse to write with a boring pen. I used to use my antique shaeffers until a student almost dropped one. I had to have a daily pen that was, well, near disposable. I remembered the Lamy and ordered a Safari. Now, if something happens to it, I don't have a stroke. Plus, the broad nib has a wonderful ink flow.
I give them as gifts. They are a good pen to start using as they are very forgiving.
Do they write as well as my older pens? Nope. Are they more user friendly?
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