I wish I liked PG slims, but my hands are too large for these as well as most vintage pens. The PG standard, however, is perfect for me, and I much prefer the 21k nib, which is--to me--a much more pleasant writing experience.
I have smallish hands. Before i decided on getting the pro gear slim i chanced upon the Jinhao 82 and bought 3 in one go for a test run. Needless to say im so glad i decided to experiment with these first, because they’re relatively the same size as the PG slims and i don’t particularly like writing with them for long periods. For pocket pens they’re ok. I would go with the bigger sized Sailors.
I got a Jinhao 82 because I was curious about the profile, but I learned this size pen is painful for me to write with even for just a few minutes. I like it's size, in theory, but it's just too narrow. I'd like to try the standard size Pro Gear some day.
@@PenFriends Yeah I think 2mm would do it. It's RIGHT in that just too small zone. But I'm learning to enjoy feedback so I gotta try a 1911 or 1911L. I've sustained a lot of hand and wrist injuries in my life so small pens unfortunately don't work haha. Actually, finding a good fountain pen really changed the whole experience of writing for me.
@@PenFriends Awesome! Right now the Leonardo Momento Zero is pretty much a perfect fit for long writing sessions. Really loving that one as far as size and weight.
This Sailor pen is yet another beautiful writing instrument from the master makers in Japan- I have an embarrassingly large collection of Sailor pens, which I think are arguably the best pens on the market. However, just one question: I have the same Sailor in the larger Pro Gear regular, but its name is 'Blue Dawn' rather than 'Vega'. Is your Sailor Slim a different edition?
Funnily enough, I actually own this particular model (and its companion ink, because... why not, right?) and it writes like a dream, though for me, I have to write with it unposted (not sure why, but... meh)
I guess if the cap extends the pen to an uncomfortable balance, then this can upset your experience . Out of curiosity, do you prefer Japanese or western pens?
Thank you for an awesome review! 😍😍
You are so welcome!
I got the Sailor Manyou fountain pen with medium-fine nib not long ago and I'm totally in love with the way it writes.
Superb range, do you remember which variant you went for ?
I wish I liked PG slims, but my hands are too large for these as well as most vintage pens. The PG standard, however, is perfect for me, and I much prefer the 21k nib, which is--to me--a much more pleasant writing experience.
They do at times produce a 21k nib as well, but these are rarer occurrences:) which model/s do you own?
I have smallish hands. Before i decided on getting the pro gear slim i chanced upon the Jinhao 82 and bought 3 in one go for a test run. Needless to say im so glad i decided to experiment with these first, because they’re relatively the same size as the PG slims and i don’t particularly like writing with them for long periods. For pocket pens they’re ok. I would go with the bigger sized Sailors.
I don't know about 14 vs 21k, but I dislike smol pens and never post. So 1911 Large is the bare minimum.
I got a Jinhao 82 because I was curious about the profile, but I learned this size pen is painful for me to write with even for just a few minutes. I like it's size, in theory, but it's just too narrow. I'd like to try the standard size Pro Gear some day.
I guess if the section was a mm or two bigger??
@@PenFriends Yeah I think 2mm would do it. It's RIGHT in that just too small zone. But I'm learning to enjoy feedback so I gotta try a 1911 or 1911L. I've sustained a lot of hand and wrist injuries in my life so small pens unfortunately don't work haha. Actually, finding a good fountain pen really changed the whole experience of writing for me.
@@remyvegamediaI’ll try and feed that back to Sailor, it’s not the first time I’ve heard this.
What pens are you currently enjoying ?
@@PenFriends Awesome!
Right now the Leonardo Momento Zero is pretty much a perfect fit for long writing sessions. Really loving that one as far as size and weight.
What a lovely pen!
It is rather!
Great video content.
I prefer the regular sized Sailor Pro Gear. I have larger hands. The slim is too "slim" for my hands.
Fair enough! Do you own many ?
Same.
This Sailor pen is yet another beautiful writing instrument from the master makers in Japan- I have an embarrassingly large collection of Sailor pens, which I think are arguably the best pens on the market. However, just one question: I have the same Sailor in the larger Pro Gear regular, but its name is 'Blue Dawn' rather than 'Vega'. Is your Sailor Slim a different edition?
It’s actually a slightly different finish, blue dawn is a bit more turquoise. The vega is more midnight blue
Funnily enough, I actually own this particular model (and its companion ink, because... why not, right?) and it writes like a dream, though for me, I have to write with it unposted (not sure why, but... meh)
I guess if the cap extends the pen to an uncomfortable balance, then this can upset your experience . Out of curiosity, do you prefer Japanese or western pens?