Opus 88 Omar Review...and a giveaway
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The white appointments are tasteful for that color that I truly am head over heels for.
Nice touch with the matching shirt and all, by the way.
I just looked at the clear version of this pen. Very pretty, as well as this one.
Wonderful review as always. Omar Sharif was a terrific actor. I enjoyed him in many films, the obvious ones, Dr. Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia, but one of my favourite performances of his was in a little known but wonderful film called "The Night of the Generals" with Peter O'Toole and Tom Courtenay.
My husband loves this movie,
I'd like to see a Jeremy Clarkson-esque pen. Big, loud, garish, and probably on fire.
Thanks for the give away! I would design a Michael Dorn pen and call it the Dorn. It would be a Worf theme and the clip would be inspired by a bat'leth and the center band would have the same pattern as Worf's Baldric (sash). It will be available in 2 colors: mustard yellow/charcoal grey and maroon/charcoal grey. While we're at it, we might as well make a pen for each character from TNG. I choose Montegrappa to get the ball rolling on this project.
The ideas are really starting to come to me now...I think Retro 51 needs to make a Jack Webb series of pens!
Hi there! Did this really happen? I like your channel so much!
@@humanfirst11 No, this hasn't happened (yet). It's just my suggestion for a themed pen. 😀
@@gadgetstop321 I have so many ideas in my mind...only I know!! Only if we had the resources 😅
Nice review! I'm fairly new to this channel. You did a great in-depth review on the Opus 88 Omar. For the most part, fountain review channels I've come across are vague or arent as in-dept as your videos.
Great review and matching shirt to pen! I love David Suchet as Poirot...neat to see a pen with something reminiscent of his walking stick or mustache.
Wow beautiful Opus pens. I have been sitting on Opus pens for over a month but didn't have the money to buy it. Thanks for the review and giveaway! Goodluck people!
I just purchased one of these in brown, it's currently in shipping. I was curious about your writing style, I've noticed you use a combination of upper and lower case, also printing and cursive kind of all together. Is that a style you just came up with? I know people prefer certain hand movements while writing and adjust style to accommodate those movements. Was just curious as I enjoy your writing.
I love how you matched your shirt colour with the pen. Great review!
I’ve been researching the Opus 88s for a few days and your comments are very welcome. I like the looks of the Omar and may have to give it a try. Thanks for your effort.
That is a beautiful pen. How about Humphrey Bogart in the Maltese Falcon. It could be made of jade or "the stuff dreams are made of."
Love the little bits of trivia you include in your reviews and this one is no different. Very interesting topic you posed, and try as I might, I couldn't pick out a single actor as a favorite but I thought of director John Carpenter and felt a pen in his honor would be interesting, especially considering he often writes not only his films but the scores as well.
Great review! Love the purple color.
I think the late, great Audrey Hepburn would be a stellar choice for a pen. She was elegant, talented, and an UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador due to her ordeal during WWII when she was among those who received food and medical care. She once said, “People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, reclaimed, and redeemed, never throw out anyone.”
Wow! I think I’d love to see a pen named after my favorite old time actress Mae West. And I think something bold with some sassy would be great! Gold broad nib, a slightly thick body in white pearl resin or , may sparkly.
the fanciest pen box ever....a hat box with lots of feathers and fur.
I would create a pen after the actor Sean Bean. Each pen would have a uniquely differing ink capacity, so it dies when you least expect it!
Id like to see a Danny Devito pen with a big orange mustache like the Lorax. Great Review
When I heard it's a giveaway you had my curiosity, now I know it's an eyedropper you have my attention.
That is a gorgeous pen for sure
That clip is very cool in how subtle it is. I wish I could use eyedropper pens, but they always burp. I wonder if being able to shut off the ink chamber would help with the burping I get from eyedropper pens.
Thanks. Difficult to pick just one actor; how about the Hackman is solid stainless steel?
I like the color and the style, and the idea that it has an internal stopper that will stop the ink from flowing out.
Great review, thanks! Any chance you can do a review on the Opus 88 Bela?? I was wondering, was it a coincidence that your shirt matched the pen you were reviewing? ;)
I tend to color coordinate a lot in my videos...not a coincidence. :-)
@@FigbootonPens I like that :) lol
Pretty awesome! I would like to see a funky design after Jim Carrey's Ace Ventura character with the hair-do shape at the end.
Nice review, I agree about the white areas they do not help with the look. Does the clear version still have the white accents at the top and bottom.
No...it is all clear.
Thank you for your review. I’d been a bit leery of the eye dropper only filling on these pens, so your explanation was very helpful. I’ve been watching your reviews for awhile now and finally subscribed. Thank you for your thoughtful videos.
That pen is huge. I like the white tips though. Either way , Great review.
I have a couple of Opus 88s already and I can attest that the filling system and shutoff valve are very efficient ways to store ink in a pen. Having the shutoff valve screwed down also seems to prevent burps, the bane of some eyedropper pens. As for the name, I think Omar works for a pen where a lot of names wouldn't. Would you name a pen Kate (Hepburn), James (Stewart) or even Clark (Gable)? Those names, and most western first names don't seem to work well as pen names. Maybe Toshiro (Mifune) would be a reasonable choice.
Id like to see a Billy Joel pen, that would be a cool pen.
How stable is this system for everyday writing? It sure looks pretty.
Great Video David! I really like to see a company do a David Bowie pen but specifically a Ziggy Stardust / Aladin Sane mash up.. Bright orange with a Lightning flash! 👨🎤
I love the pearl white ends.
Opus 88 uses a different numbering system for their nibs: their #10 is actually a standard #5, and what they call #12 is actual a #6 size nib.
I’m curious, the original Opus 88 Demo was their first pen with a “#12” nib, and with that pen, you could switch out the whole nib unit and put in a Pilot Parallel nib. Since this pen is a “#12” too, could you use a Parallel nib with this as well?
...let me win it so I can find out! :)
Thank you for the review. I have been interested is seeing how the filling system on this type of pen worked. I have not used eye-dropper pens very much because I had the experience of them "burping" in my journal. It seems that having the shut-off and reservoir would help with that problem. It's an interesting looking pen and I may have to try one. I always thought Roger Moore was cool 007, so maybe I would design a suave looking pen for him. Cheers!
That Visconti Ripple is gorgeous! Congrats on the acquisition. I would like a Hugh Laurie pen. No straight lines. Very contrasting colors. Maybe even white and black. Something throwing back to his Fry and Laurie days. Very slapstick. Thanks for the review!
Thanks for the review and the giveaway. Very cool pen
Can't help you on the actor but I like the looks of the Opus 88 Omar. Your reviews are awesome; they are succinct, yet very thorough.
I'm intrigued by this pen. I don't own any eyedropper pens. I like the idea that the majority of the ink is cut off from the feed to prevent the bigger ink supply from drying out.
Your t-shirt color matches the pen color. Purely co-incidental?
Fantastic pen, fantastic review, winning it would be very cool.
Good review nice giveaway. Thanks for the giveaway I checked this fountain pen yesterday. Nice coincidence :D
That is a beautiful pen! I actually like the white tips, so yes, you are right that it is an aesthetic choice. If I were to design a pen, it would be the Audrey, after Audrey Hepburn. It would be slim and black with generous white accents and silver hardware.
Thanks for the great review David! I've always been curious about the Opus 88's ink mechanism.
To name a pen, I think I'd go for Richard Burton - for both the actor and the explorer. Given the dual ink system, it would be nice to name a pen after 2 men who shared the same name but with contributions from completely different fields
I’ve got the Demo and I love it. The Omar intrigues me, but not sure if I need it. Definitely need to hold one in person.
Excellent review, as usual. I really like the way you cover the technical details, particularly providing all the specifics on dimensions. I would think such would be the bare minimum, but such is obviously not so! One more reason I ALWAYS watch your reviews. I really like Opus 88 and currently have 3 of the larger Demos and a blue on blue Koloro. I've been wanting this very pen for some time. Purple is my favorite color! As to an actor to inspire a pen, how about Charleston Heston. He portrayed numerous characters very well, so the pen first and foremost should be practically functional. That aspect is often overlooked on many pens named after famous people today...though perhaps an accurate reflection. ;-p
I've been admiring this pen ever since it came out and have always wondered why it was called the Omar. Thank you for explaining the origin of its name - interesting!
Thanks for an informative review. I've been going back and forth on this model, but you're leaning me towards making a purchase!
I kept wondering why they chose the name Omar. How do you find this kind of information?
Nice review and fountain pen were very nice. I like the color and shape of the body.
Opus 88 makes high quality demonstrator eye dropper fountain pens for a price that isn’t ridiculous. The clear opus 88 demonstrator is one of the pens that has moved up to my lifetime goal fountain pens
Really like the style of this pen. The Olivier sounds good. The Harrison. The Meryl.
Is there any real difference between a modern gold and steel nib?
Yes. The price.
A Peter Sellers pen! I suppose that it would need some sort of hybrid/multiple filling system, but no matter what you do, it will splatter ink everywhere.
I always come away from these videos learning so many new things! Classy looking pen as well, the cap especially is interesting to look at!
Thank you for the great review! I really like the information about the name origin of the brand. Other reviewers don’t mention these kind of details!
Thanks for the review, I wasn't very familiar with the brand and it was neat to learn some about it, and the pen is so pretty!
Nice review. I wasn't a fan of this model at first, but it's growing on me. Would love to try it out.
Thanks, David.
I enjoy Tim Curry’s skill as an actor and many movies he has been in. What would that look like? We’d need a clue.
I agree with the white parts of the pen, but at the same time they provide some character to the pen itself... overall a gorgeous pen with a really attractive color. I’ve been looking forward to try a opus 88, he steel nib seems okay but I’m afraid of it being too stiff.
I really like my Opus 88 Koloro. The new clear demo with the black hardware looks really great too. I definitely want to check that out.
Nice review, as usual. Good match with ink and pen color. As far as old time actor, Ginger Rodgers comes to mind. She was so much more than Fred's dance partner.
The movie actor that I would consider naming a pen for is Meryl Streep and I would call it the Meryl. The design would be variable in the sense that it would have stunning colors that would blend into one another. The nib would be flexible. Meryl Streep is one of the premier actors of the 20 21st century and she has taken on so many different accents and roles,and excelled at all of them hence the variable colors. The flexible nib is because everything she does is done with a flair. Finally, the nib would come in stainless steel,and for extra charge 14 karat, because many times her acting roles have been chosen for their literary content - 14k and their relationship to the present - stainless steel. I love Opus 88 pens but found their demonstrator pen to be too blocky for my hands while this new one is a little more elegant.
Thanks David.. you are very kind to do this so often.. I do enjoy my blue Picnic.. I am impressed with The Opus 88 brand. I have my eyes on another Taiwanese pen company.. Laban.. I enjoy Omar's acting!
Best to you from Colorado.. Frank
I love that these newer fountain pen companies are still popping up time to time among the companies of antiquity.
Thanks for the details on pen girth - I find this becoming one of my most important factors, and not one that gets a lot of coverage.
I hadn't considered the Opus 88 brand before I watched your video, Figgy. Nice presentation. Worthy of Omar himself. So maybe next time you might want to consider another fine performer to match that of another fine pen, the fictional but fabulous Olivier. Classic in its refined presentation, able to extend itself from the broad to the extra fine nuances of its director, smooth in its delivery and bold in its commitment, the Olivier will give your writing both the flare and the dignity of the great one himself.
Great fountain pen review as always! I really appreciate the depth of your reviews; you always hit all the details!
I really like that purple. I think in addition to naming a pen for a single actor, there is an opportunity for families of actors -- Fonda, Barrymore, Carradine, etc.
Opus 88 makes very nice affordable pens, but I wish they had a 1.1mm stub available. I've never seen that Visconti Ripple you showed and I really like it. Will you do a review, I hope? 🙏🏻
Nice review. The Opus 88 is in my “to be checked” list :D Always looking forward to your reviews David! Keep it up!
Thanks again for another review. I actually like the white tips. Gives the pen some distinction.
Nice pen. Good to see that Opus is expanding their colors and selection of fountain pens. The purple is pretty, but I agree that I could do without the white tips.
White ends render a purple pen visible against a purple background.
Do they expect you to grease up the threads to prevent ink leakage ! What would Jane Austen have thought about having to do that ?
Great review as always. Love how detailed your descriptions are.
In case anyone wasn't aware, these are also available in a clear demonstrator. It makes a great pair with their original Koloro demonstrator.
It would be nice if they could create a clip that looks like an eight-eight. Two number eights stacked on each other. Regarding a pen named in honor of an actor: Sean Penn, obviously.
I've always been interested in the Organics Studio line of inks but have never tried them due to concerns about smudging or slow drying, I may need to give them a chance. A great pairing between pen and ink.
Another great review. I have an Opus 88 Koloro demonstrator that I really enjoy. This looks like a nice one too.
Hmm. The white ends are a choice--what you would like, David, is more consistency in the design. (I would agree.) Or a reference to the Omar Sharif theme. What about a Marty Feldman pen with bulbous ends to recall his wild eyes.
Nice pen. Tried out an opus 88 demonstrator once and enjoyed it. Didn't pull the trigger but it stuck in my mind.
Opus 88 has been on my wish list for a while. The Omar model looks beautiful!
Opus88 is coming out with some good looking pens. I like the size and white accents. Thanks again for the chance to win this. Good luck all!
I’ve been eyeing the Opus 88s, and I love the purple! Thanks for the review as always!
Great review and thanks for putting in all the work to make these reviews too. Maybe an Eastwood pen. It could be almost a nail but pulls off the slightest bit of flex where needed and of course it must write super dry. However, it would leave you feeling like it gave an excellent performance.
Especially liked the “Gentlemen’s necktie” reference, shows class on the part of the commentator. I wouldn’t name a pen after an actor. Mountains, planets, galaxies, animals, forests, rivers, etc. i like it when pens are named based on nature, makes them eternal.
I've been intrigued by their pens for a while but haven't bought one yet. Excellent review!
I know this is a specific character but I think a Mistique pen would be really cool. Make it blue with kind of a layered scale design to match that of Mistique from X-Men
Thanks for the review, black instead of the white sections would have made it visually stunning.
It seems like a very expensive Jowo nib holder, but it does have a neat filling mechanism with those two chambers. Great review.
Great review: informative and comprehensive. Well, there's just too many actors to chose from: Henry Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Robert de Niro, Anthony Hopkins, Daniel Day Lewis, and of course Olivia Colman, Tilda Swinton, Rachel Weisz, Frances Mcdormand, and just too many more to think on. Then also Robin Williams and Matt Damon from Good Will Hunting, one of my favourite films. But what about Vertigo and Rear Window.... Too much!
I’m a fan of Opus 88, and the purple Omar looks amazing. If I were to choose an actor I think it would have to be Colin Firth. He always appears so dignified.
Liked your review, as always. 🙂 The Omar seems to have a lot of personality! I don't have an Opus88 with a #6 nib, and this looks like a nice edition to their line.
Thank you for the review! I wonder what a pen based on RDJ would look like!
Great color, and perfectly matched ink! I've only seen the clear Opus 88 pens before, but this one definitely has more character
Thanks for the review. Love my Opus 88 picnic model. This model looks great.
Never really considered this pen but I'll have to check them out more as the look interesting. Thanks for the review.
I like the idea of an actor paired with a role they played as a way celebrating that moment in time. I think a good example of that would be a Paul Walker Fast and the Furious themed pen with his car done up as a pen. If Retro 51 could do a decent Red Tail pen then this could be accomplished as well.
my actor/actress tribute pen would be the winona writer....
Wow, that's a nice looking pen! The demonstrator version looks really good too.
I’ve been wanting to check out an Opus 88 pen...thanks for the opportunity!
Good looking pen, I've had my eye on it for a while. They just came out with a Omar demonstrator.
Opus 88 makes great pens. Purple is quite a rare color for a pen. It looks very nice. Great review BTW.
Nice looking pen, thanks for the review! It would have to be Meryl Streep and "The Devil wears Prada"
No doubt a great designer would come up with some awesome charasteristics 😈
Janny Haak No doubt it would cerulean blue.
@@cynthiamiller3236 yessssss!!