Nemosine Fission Fountain Pen, Fine German Nib, Nickel (NEM-FIS-01-F)

Let's cut to the chase: The Nemosine Fission in the nickel color is a gorgeous, high-quality, metal-bodied fountain pen. And best of all, it's downright inexpensive.The manufacturer, Nemosine (I believe named after the Titan Mnemosyne and thus pronounced the same way), is American, while the pen sports a German-made nib and Taiwan-manufactured body. An international effort, it nonetheless comes together smoothly.Details:5½" capped, 5⅛" uncapped, 6¾" posted (cap screws on and off)1.6 ounces with a cartridge, 1.0 without the cap6 international short black ink cartridges1 ink converter1 #6 fine, stainless steel nib (which screws in and is interchangeable)1 manual3-year warrantyIt all comes in a simple cardboard box. Please see the images below for a look at this gorgeous pen.The two qualities of this pen that immediately strike the user are the hefty weight and smoothness. The nickel color works for both a man or woman and looks expensive. Anyone flashing the Fission would impress others with its "looks far more expensive than it is" quality.At issue, though: This pen's strengths are also its weaknesses. While nicely balanced, when posted (cap screwed on the end), this pen is heavy. Some people might not appreciate the heft. Leaving the cap off helps both with balance and weight, but who wants to leave a cap somewhere to get lost or forgotten? Remember, drying out is every fountain pen's Achilles heel. The pen's smooth, polished surface, while lovely, extends to the grip section, which is chromed. This makes the pen slick to handle, and users may find it moving around too much in the hand. Another downside: This pen will use most of an ink cartridge before it starts to break in sufficiently.But that's it for negatives.Otherwise, the Fission writes nicely with the half dozen cartridges included, and it comes with a converter for loading with a plethora of inks from a jar, which offers more variety, part of the appeal of fountain pens. The fine nib was perfect, with an ink flow that isn't too wet or too dry. Scratchiness from pen to pen depends largely on the ink and paper combo, and no paper I tried made the Fission feel overly scratchy.If you like a weightier writing instrument, this is your pen. The price is right, the quality high, and the finish fantastic. There are no hidden gotchas, because the negatives are positives to the right user.In short, a great, big pen. Chances are, you'll love this pen.

Love this pen, super smooth and this is the second one I ordered. Not sure about the company, but I know this is a great fountain pen. I ordered my first one with a 'fine' nib, and ordered additional nibs, extra fine and medium. Medium is probably what most people like to write with but I prefer a finer nib. Japanese and German fine nibs are comparable and that's my preference. I LOVE the fact I can change out the nibs! Super easy and love being able to use my own inks. It comes with their own ink and a converter. The ink that comes with it is not watered down, it's good. I have tried different ink brands like Private Reserve and can use a fine nib with it and no skipping, flows really well. When I use a medium nib I liked the Diamine, depending on the colors.I write on recycled paper and using these inks have no bleeding that I noticed. If I use a little more weighted paper, it writes like butter, fabulous.I am shocked that a pen this good is priced so low from a company I haven't heard of. Glad I took the chance.I have a little arthritis and small hands and using the cap while writing isn't a problem at all. The weight is pretty good, and it doesn't feel like I am writing with a fat marker but it is weightier than a regular pen.You won't be disappointment.

You either love writing with a fountain pen or you don't. I am in the "love writing with a fountain pen" category; a love that started when my grandfather gave me his fountain pen to complete my finals...and boy, did it do a lot of writing!After years of use, it was time to replace my fountain pen and I took my time finding a replacement. I finally settled on the Nemosine with the German nib. Firstly, because it looked like a beautiful pen. More importantly, with the nib being of foremost importance, the nib is definitely made in Germany! The quality also seems very good.I love the weight and size. The weight of the cap added to the pen is not something I find uncomfortable. I expect that has more to do with what you are accustomed to writing with. Light, skinny pens means you will struggle with the weight and the grip. I love the grip. Most, if not all, the pens I have used do not have a textured grip, so I cannot truly compare. To my mind, a pen is supposed to be held "loosely" so that you glide across the page. This helps to maintain a light touch to your writing which aids greatly not only with the ease of writing, but speed and ability to write for longer periods of time. Unfortunately, I can see how this could become a problem for those familiar with textured grips, or not holding your pen properly, or who press too hard when writing. I see this all in my own children, something I am forever trying to correct. They grip their pencils as if it is about to escape, which means they cannot write for anything more than 5 minutes at a time, and always leave an impression 5 pages deep.I was in two minds as to whether to go for the Medium or Fine tip. After reading some general reviews on the nibs themselves, I opted for the Fine tip. As soon as I wrote my first word, I knew that I should have stuck with my initial assessment of Medium. I find most American pens to be too fine, and much prefer European or even Japanese sizing of nibs. I have a reasonably small handwriting, and find that the medium does not interfere. Again, this has much to do with personal preference--if you are used to using European styled tips, you will most likely be familiar with the medium. The Fine is not as smooth as the medium, so I often revert to my old pen if I am wanting to write more. Of course, once my old pen has retired I will either need to get used to the Fine, or just order a Medium nib.I am very pleased that this pen came with a conversion kit as I prefer to select my own ink. Yes, I would definitely purchase this pen again.***UPDATE, ordered a medium nib and am much happier with it. My old pen has retired.