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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Yeah. So Brian followed up with that and I answered him on Twitter already. He said he asked about color correction on ink reviews. Using the coloring cards is the best because they're so consistent and you compare them with the cards that you make. So if everyone's using the same format, you can compare them with others. So it's good when reviewers use common inks as comparisons. And like I agree with that completely in person. But when you're going through two lenses or two displays before you get to see the end result, it's still not going to match. Like between the camera taking the picture and the monitor someone's viewing it on, you can say, okay, it's the same ink on the same coloring, but the camera could be shot with different lighting and the monitor setup could be different. So it's still hard digitally to capture that. But I do like the idea of consistency. Of course, Johnny wants to pick up, pick up his first gold nib pen concerning Franklin Kristoff or Pilot Custom 823, which is your preferred writing experience. They're different. You know, it depends on what you're looking for in a pen. You know, is there a Franklin Kristoff design that really speaks to you as far as shape and materials? Maybe go that route. Does the filling system and the transparency demonstrator look of the 823 appeal to you? Go that route because the gold nibs Franklin Kristoff uses are great. Pilot's gold nibs are fantastic. You know, my preferred writing experience is my preferred writing experience, not your preferred writing experience. So it's hard to tell you which to pick. I can say if those are your two choices, you're not going to make a mistake at this point. So decide on aesthetics because the nibs you're going to get are going to be really good. So that's kind of my thought process. You know, if you like the technical aspects of the vac filling 823 and you write a lot and need a heavy ink capacity, that might be a good choice. But you can also eyedropper most of the Franklin Kristoffs and get probably even more ink capacity. So lots of things to consider. You can't go wrong picking one of those out. And yes, Johnny, you will see me at the Dallas Pen Show coming up in just a couple of weeks. Tom wants to know, do you have any recommendations for well-behaved teal inks for everyday use? I missed out on bottles of Lamy Petrol and I'm running low on cartridges. So would like to pick up a bottle. So this question poses problems, Myke.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Yeah. So Brian followed up with that and I answered him on Twitter already. He said he asked about color correction on ink reviews. Using the coloring cards is the best because they're so consistent and you compare them with the cards that you make. So if everyone's using the same format, you can compare them with others. So it's good when reviewers use common inks as comparisons. And like I agree with that completely in person. But when you're going through two lenses or two displays before you get to see the end result, it's still not going to match. Like between the camera taking the picture and the monitor someone's viewing it on, you can say, okay, it's the same ink on the same coloring, but the camera could be shot with different lighting and the monitor setup could be different. So it's still hard digitally to capture that. But I do like the idea of consistency. Of course, Johnny wants to pick up, pick up his first gold nib pen concerning Franklin Kristoff or Pilot Custom 823, which is your preferred writing experience. They're different. You know, it depends on what you're looking for in a pen. You know, is there a Franklin Kristoff design that really speaks to you as far as shape and materials? Maybe go that route. Does the filling system and the transparency demonstrator look of the 823 appeal to you? Go that route because the gold nibs Franklin Kristoff uses are great. Pilot's gold nibs are fantastic. You know, my preferred writing experience is my preferred writing experience, not your preferred writing experience. So it's hard to tell you which to pick. I can say if those are your two choices, you're not going to make a mistake at this point. So decide on aesthetics because the nibs you're going to get are going to be really good. So that's kind of my thought process. You know, if you like the technical aspects of the vac filling 823 and you write a lot and need a heavy ink capacity, that might be a good choice. But you can also eyedropper most of the Franklin Kristoffs and get probably even more ink capacity. So lots of things to consider. You can't go wrong picking one of those out. And yes, Johnny, you will see me at the Dallas Pen Show coming up in just a couple of weeks. Tom wants to know, do you have any recommendations for well-behaved teal inks for everyday use? I missed out on bottles of Lamy Petrol and I'm running low on cartridges. So would like to pick up a bottle. So this question poses problems, Myke.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Brad Dowdy:''' Because I see teal as not anything related to Lamy Petrol. And this is something we run into all the time. Yes. At Pen Show. Well, that's in my definition, right? Tom has a definition. Tom sees the ink a certain way. He wants a dark green blue type of ink. Where I think of teal as more turquoise looking very bright, vibrant with a little bit more green than a turquoise would have. So what I would do, I think the best range of inks to shop in right now is that you can get a good quality ink and, you know, find a color that's close to what you think you want to see is probably Robert Oster. So I'd find one of the online shops. Pick your favorite like <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Penn </del>Jellet. Go to the Robert Oster section. Look at all the ink samples. He has, he has it covered, right? I mean, you're not going to miss out a color that's going to match to Lamy Petrol. As a matter of fact, he is making a Petrol here pretty soon. Robert Oster or something called Petrol. I don't know what that color. It looked, I think, even darker than the Lamy's, but I could be wrong. Anyway, look through those colors and find a color match and buy that ink because it's a very good quality ink at a very good price. And he should have the color that matches what you're looking for. So that's the best I can recommend right now. Um, I'm trying to think like deep sea green Faber Castell was one that might be close to that Lamy Petrol. I'd have to look. I think it's still lighter and greener. All right. Last one, Bo from, he said, a find from our local Chicagoland Kino Kania. Any idea about the story behind this pen? The salesperson said it was a new limited edition in the last month. All the paperwork is, of course, Japanese. So this looks like one of the, um, Sailor Procolor, I think they call it. And I think Anna replied to him because Bo, I know you very well. And you know me very well. My Instagram tag, my Instagram name is not at Pen Addict. Unfortunately, that goes to the guy that won't sell me the Pen Addict account.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Brad Dowdy:''' Because I see teal as not anything related to Lamy Petrol. And this is something we run into all the time. Yes. At Pen Show. Well, that's in my definition, right? Tom has a definition. Tom sees the ink a certain way. He wants a dark green blue type of ink. Where I think of teal as more turquoise looking very bright, vibrant with a little bit more green than a turquoise would have. So what I would do, I think the best range of inks to shop in right now is that you can get a good quality ink and, you know, find a color that's close to what you think you want to see is probably Robert Oster. So I'd find one of the online shops. Pick your favorite like <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Pen </ins>Jellet. Go to the Robert Oster section. Look at all the ink samples. He has, he has it covered, right? I mean, you're not going to miss out a color that's going to match to Lamy Petrol. As a matter of fact, he is making a Petrol here pretty soon. Robert Oster or something called Petrol. I don't know what that color. It looked, I think, even darker than the Lamy's, but I could be wrong. Anyway, look through those colors and find a color match and buy that ink because it's a very good quality ink at a very good price. And he should have the color that matches what you're looking for. So that's the best I can recommend right now. Um, I'm trying to think like deep sea green Faber Castell was one that might be close to that Lamy Petrol. I'd have to look. I think it's still lighter and greener. All right. Last one, Bo from, he said, a find from our local Chicagoland Kino Kania. Any idea about the story behind this pen? The salesperson said it was a new limited edition in the last month. All the paperwork is, of course, Japanese. So this looks like one of the, um, Sailor Procolor, I think they call it. And I think Anna replied to him because Bo, I know you very well. And you know me very well. My Instagram tag, my Instagram name is not at Pen Addict. Unfortunately, that goes to the guy that won't sell me the Pen Addict account.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Myke Hurley:''' How genius is that? That is a very, very good idea. It's just like that is a great way to get new pen pals, too. Like if you see someone like a friend of yours on Instagram, you see the ink, you're like, hey, write me a letter, right? Like you don't have to be existing pen pals, I guess.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Myke Hurley:''' How genius is that? That is a very, very good idea. It's just like that is a great way to get new pen pals, too. Like if you see someone like a friend of yours on Instagram, you see the ink, you're like, hey, write me a letter, right? Like you don't have to be existing pen pals, I guess.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Yeah. So Brian followed up with that and I answered him on Twitter already. He said he asked about color correction on ink reviews. Using the coloring cards is the best because they're so consistent and you compare them with the cards that you make. So if everyone's using the same format, you can compare them with others. So it's good when reviewers use common inks as comparisons. And like I agree with that completely in person. But when you're going through two lenses or two displays before you get to see the end result, it's still not going to match. Like between the camera taking the picture and the monitor someone's viewing it on, you can say, okay, it's the same ink on the same coloring, but the camera could be shot with different lighting and the monitor setup could be different. So it's still hard digitally to capture that. But I do like the idea of consistency. Of course, Johnny wants to pick up, pick up his first gold nib pen concerning Franklin Kristoff or Pilot Custom 823, which is your preferred writing experience. They're different. You know, it depends on what you're looking for in a pen. You know, is there a Franklin Kristoff design that really speaks to you as far as shape and materials? Maybe go that route. Does the filling system and the transparency demonstrator look of the 823 appeal to you? Go that route because the gold nibs Franklin Kristoff uses are great. Pilot's gold nibs are fantastic. You know, my preferred writing experience is my preferred writing experience, not your preferred writing experience. So it's hard to tell you which to pick. I can say if those are your two choices, you're not going to make a mistake at this point. So decide on aesthetics because the nibs you're going to get are going to be really good. So that's kind of my thought process. You know, if you like the technical aspects of the vac filling 823 and you write a lot and need a heavy ink capacity, that might be a good choice. But you can also eyedropper most of the Franklin Kristoffs and get probably even more ink capacity. So lots of things to consider. You can't go wrong picking one of those out. And yes, Johnny, you will see me at the Dallas <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Penn </del>Show coming up in just a couple of weeks. Tom wants to know, do you have any recommendations for well-behaved teal inks for everyday use? I missed out on bottles of Lamy Petrol and I'm running low on cartridges. So would like to pick up a bottle. So this question poses problems, Myke.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Yeah. So Brian followed up with that and I answered him on Twitter already. He said he asked about color correction on ink reviews. Using the coloring cards is the best because they're so consistent and you compare them with the cards that you make. So if everyone's using the same format, you can compare them with others. So it's good when reviewers use common inks as comparisons. And like I agree with that completely in person. But when you're going through two lenses or two displays before you get to see the end result, it's still not going to match. Like between the camera taking the picture and the monitor someone's viewing it on, you can say, okay, it's the same ink on the same coloring, but the camera could be shot with different lighting and the monitor setup could be different. So it's still hard digitally to capture that. But I do like the idea of consistency. Of course, Johnny wants to pick up, pick up his first gold nib pen concerning Franklin Kristoff or Pilot Custom 823, which is your preferred writing experience. They're different. You know, it depends on what you're looking for in a pen. You know, is there a Franklin Kristoff design that really speaks to you as far as shape and materials? Maybe go that route. Does the filling system and the transparency demonstrator look of the 823 appeal to you? Go that route because the gold nibs Franklin Kristoff uses are great. Pilot's gold nibs are fantastic. You know, my preferred writing experience is my preferred writing experience, not your preferred writing experience. So it's hard to tell you which to pick. I can say if those are your two choices, you're not going to make a mistake at this point. So decide on aesthetics because the nibs you're going to get are going to be really good. So that's kind of my thought process. You know, if you like the technical aspects of the vac filling 823 and you write a lot and need a heavy ink capacity, that might be a good choice. But you can also eyedropper most of the Franklin Kristoffs and get probably even more ink capacity. So lots of things to consider. You can't go wrong picking one of those out. And yes, Johnny, you will see me at the Dallas <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Pen </ins>Show coming up in just a couple of weeks. Tom wants to know, do you have any recommendations for well-behaved teal inks for everyday use? I missed out on bottles of Lamy Petrol and I'm running low on cartridges. So would like to pick up a bottle. So this question poses problems, Myke.</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Brad Dowdy:''' Because I see teal as not anything related to Lamy Petrol. And this is something we run into all the time. Yes. At <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Penn </del>Show. Well, that's in my definition, right? Tom has a definition. Tom sees the ink a certain way. He wants a dark green blue type of ink. Where I think of teal as more turquoise looking very bright, vibrant with a little bit more green than a turquoise would have. So what I would do, I think the best range of inks to shop in right now is that you can get a good quality ink and, you know, find a color that's close to what you think you want to see is probably Robert Oster. So I'd find one of the online shops. Pick your favorite like Penn Jellet. Go to the Robert Oster section. Look at all the ink samples. He has, he has it covered, right? I mean, you're not going to miss out a color that's going to match to Lamy Petrol. As a matter of fact, he is making a Petrol here pretty soon. Robert Oster or something called Petrol. I don't know what that color. It looked, I think, even darker than the Lamy's, but I could be wrong. Anyway, look through those colors and find a color match and buy that ink because it's a very good quality ink at a very good price. And he should have the color that matches what you're looking for. So that's the best I can recommend right now. Um, I'm trying to think like deep sea green Faber Castell was one that might be close to that Lamy Petrol. I'd have to look. I think it's still lighter and greener. All right. Last one, Bo from, he said, a find from our local Chicagoland Kino Kania. Any idea about the story behind this pen? The salesperson said it was a new limited edition in the last month. All the paperwork is, of course, Japanese. So this looks like one of the, um, Sailor Procolor, I think they call it. And I think Anna replied to him because Bo, I know you very well. And you know me very well. My Instagram tag, my Instagram name is not at Pen Addict. Unfortunately, that goes to the guy that won't sell me the Pen Addict account.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>'''Brad Dowdy:''' Because I see teal as not anything related to Lamy Petrol. And this is something we run into all the time. Yes. At <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Pen </ins>Show. Well, that's in my definition, right? Tom has a definition. Tom sees the ink a certain way. He wants a dark green blue type of ink. Where I think of teal as more turquoise looking very bright, vibrant with a little bit more green than a turquoise would have. So what I would do, I think the best range of inks to shop in right now is that you can get a good quality ink and, you know, find a color that's close to what you think you want to see is probably Robert Oster. So I'd find one of the online shops. Pick your favorite like Penn Jellet. Go to the Robert Oster section. Look at all the ink samples. He has, he has it covered, right? I mean, you're not going to miss out a color that's going to match to Lamy Petrol. As a matter of fact, he is making a Petrol here pretty soon. Robert Oster or something called Petrol. I don't know what that color. It looked, I think, even darker than the Lamy's, but I could be wrong. Anyway, look through those colors and find a color match and buy that ink because it's a very good quality ink at a very good price. And he should have the color that matches what you're looking for. So that's the best I can recommend right now. Um, I'm trying to think like deep sea green Faber Castell was one that might be close to that Lamy Petrol. I'd have to look. I think it's still lighter and greener. All right. Last one, Bo from, he said, a find from our local Chicagoland Kino Kania. Any idea about the story behind this pen? The salesperson said it was a new limited edition in the last month. All the paperwork is, of course, Japanese. So this looks like one of the, um, Sailor Procolor, I think they call it. And I think Anna replied to him because Bo, I know you very well. And you know me very well. My Instagram tag, my Instagram name is not at Pen Addict. Unfortunately, that goes to the guy that won't sell me the Pen Addict account.</div></td></tr>
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