Lamy fountain pen nib made from polished steel in widths Extra Fine, Fine, Medium, and Broad. Fits the following models: ABC, Accent, Al-Star, Dialog 3, Imporium, Joy, Logo, Nexx, Pur, Safari, Scala, Studio, and Vista. Does NOT fit the 2000.
Lamy Z50 Steel Nib, Polished
$13.00
Additional information
| Weight | 0.1 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 2 × 0.25 × 0.25 in |
| Nib Size | Extra Fine, Fine, Medium, Broad, 1.1 Italic, 1.5 Italic, 1.9 Italic |
| Nib Material | Steel |
| Nib Color | Polished Steel |
4 reviews for Lamy Z50 Steel Nib, Polished
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davidh048 (verified owner) –
I highly recommend purchasing these nibs from Dan! Lamy’s steel nibs are, as a baseline, inexpensive enough that they are not worth sending away for professional tuning – after all, it’s hard to justify paying, at minimum, $25 + round-trip shipping for a nib that costs $13 to replace. Yet they also have inconsistencies in their quality. Specifically, out of the fifteen Lamy steel nibs I had directly experienced prior to ordering from Dan (1 extra fine, 4 fines, 3 mediums, 2 broads, and 5 1.5 mm stubs), 7 of them were anywhere from “not great” to “literally would not write without modification” out of the box. Even the ones that would write were often very dry and scratchy – unpleasant, to say the least.
Enter Dan Smith. Included in the extremely reasonable price of the nib, he will tune and smooth it so when it arrives to you, you can easily swap it on to your pen with the confidence that it will write the way you want it to right out of the box. I ordered a 1.1 mm stub (Z50) and a medium (Z52) from Dan and both were nice, wet nibs right out of the box with just a hint of feedback, exactly as I requested. I examined both under a loupe before swapping them onto my pens and honestly found the adjustments he made to be visibly incredible – not only had he very subtly reshaped both nibs (presumably to accommodate the heaver ink flow), but I could also see how he’d very slightly reground the writing surface to smooth it and ensure that the subtly reshaped nib body didn’t make the tines scratchy or cause hard starting.
My wife and I agreed that the 1.1 stub I received from Dan is either THE single best nib either of us owns, or it’s tied for first (with my 3776 Century), putting it above even the gold nibs we own from Omas, Visconti, Aurora, Platinum, and Pilot. Bravo – I am sure we will be repeat customers!
orosaliearto (verified owner) –
I cannot recommend Dan highly enough — I actually felt bad about ordering such a cheap nib and asking for it to be tuned, but it blows my own tuning job (that i thought wasn’t too shabby at the time) out of the water and has made my safari an amazing writer. Absolutely worth the price and the care taken is both impressive and evident from the moment the nib touched the paper. I will be buying pens through the Nibsmith in the future whenever possible.
Andrew (verified owner) –
I ordered 2 Z50 nibs (Fine and Extra Fine with the “tune & smooth” option. Both arrived and are absolutely perfect. Now my Lamys write smooth in every direction, start consistently and have a perfect even flow to them. Thank you Dan!!
James McGonigle (verified owner) –
I highly recommend getting inexpensive Lamy nibs like this from Nibsmith. The tuning Dan offers is absolutely indispensable since Lamy tends to not have the best QC on cheaper nibs. I ordered a medium and fine nib and both are a dream to write with compared to the stock fine nib that came with my Safari.