LAMY 2000 Fountain Pen vs Ventura Fountain Pen
The LAMY 2000 is the better pen for anyone who writes daily and wants a gold nib, a piston filler and a tank-like build that owners say works every time they pick it up. The Ventura is a steel-nib, cartridge-or-converter pen that suits a first fountain pen or a knockaround desk pen. The LAMY's 14k hooded nib writes softer and lasts longer, and its fibreglass body feels more solid, but the nib has a sweet spot that needs a steady angle and left-handed writers may find it fussy. The Ventura is simpler and more forgiving, with a preinstalled converter and a steel nib with an iridium tip.
- Choose the LAMY 2000 if you want a gold nib, a piston filler and a durable flagship pen you will use for years.
- Choose the Ventura if you want a simple steel-nib pen that takes cartridges or a converter and is easy to live with.
Prices
- LAMY 2000 Fountain Pen: $223.20 at The Goulet Pen Company (last seen Nov 13)
- Ventura Fountain Pen: $673.82 at Timepeaks.com (last seen Nov 13)
- Difference: the LAMY 2000 Fountain Pen is $450.62 cheaper than the Ventura Fountain Pen at the latest prices (Nov 13)
