$12 Fountain Pen Shootout: Pilot Metropolitan vs Pilot Kakuno

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6 жыл бұрын

Pilot Metropolitan ( amzn.to/2GHA0rm) compared to the Pilot Kakuno ( amzn.to/2H5D0gy ). Which is the best cheap fountain pen?
I like each of these pens: the Kakuno is super light and a lot of fun. The Metropolitan is classy and feels like a pen that costs $30.
Ultimately I prefer the Metropolitan because I prefer the heft and I like that it includes a converter, but you can't go wrong with either option!
The Kikuno was using Sailor Kiwa-Guro ink: amzn.to/2H0rVxv
The Metropolitan had Pilot Kon-Peki: amzn.to/2qd4M0c
Between the two I prefer the Sailor. It's a awesome every-day ink.
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@ming19910802 6 жыл бұрын

The nibs are the same, they can be swapped between the two, just pull out together with the feed. Actually pretty much all entry level Pilot fountain pens are using the same style of nib, penmanship, plumix, 78G (78G+), just to name few.

@Tome4kkkk 5 жыл бұрын

"Same" as in "they fit" or do they actually feel identical, i.e. have the same shape of nib tip and the same polish (smoothness on the paper)?

@carlamariestudios 3 жыл бұрын

Straight to the point, Thank you! So many videos about pens where they just talk about how the damn things looks.

@25hztolife86 5 жыл бұрын

Does the Pilot Kakuno take Parallel Mixed Colour ink cartridges meant for the Pilot Parallel Pen?

@meshzzizk 4 жыл бұрын

Just got a clear Kakuno with an extra fine nib and a Con-70 converter to devote to Noodler’s Kung Te-Cheng ink. After today I think it’ll be my go-to pen for note taking. The combo works really well.

@ciannacoleman5125 2 жыл бұрын

Ooo, I currently have that in a Metro F, really nice note taking combo! Almost a gray purple instead of the darker purple it would be in a thinker nib.

@meshzzizk 2 жыл бұрын

@@ciannacoleman5125 Glad to hear someone else feels this way! A year later I still keep that EF Kakuno filled with KTC and use it on a regular basis. It does tend to gunk up the works if you don’t use it for a few days, but in a cheaper pen with a fine or extra fine nib it’s a great, readable color and waterproof as it gets.

@user-xp9jz9ye2y 2 жыл бұрын

Pilot Metropolitan costs 25+ dollars on Amazon, over twice expensive as the Kakuno.

@Tome4kkkk 5 жыл бұрын

Great review! I'm really concerned about the low diameter grip of the Metropolitan, topped with the unergonomic recess in diameters between the grip and the rest of the body. For that reason I consider making a completely new pen body along with the grip for Metropolitan intrails.

@nasshu6259 2 жыл бұрын

I like the aesthetic of Metropolitan, but the kakuno is great for edc and very lightweight

@neilpiper9889 5 жыл бұрын

Pilot Kakuno will take a Con 70 converter. I have it in mine with a stub B nib I got from a Pilot Pluminix. I have a Metropolitan Green Retro pop with with the cm stub nib which was on the pen when I bought it. This pen and nib got me into stubs and improved my handwriting. The Kakuno is a new purchase which I bought for everyday carry as the converter holds a lot more ink than the Con 40 that I have in the Metropolitan. The pen I prefer to the Metropolitan is a Pilot 78g which is no longer in production. Guess what, I put a B stub from a Pluminix in that too. I will probably stub my toe next!

@nekososu 4 жыл бұрын

is the pilot M nib the same thickness as the lamy EF nib?

@KOhcl 4 жыл бұрын

No. The pilot's F nib will be EF equivalent of Lamy. Pilot's M is more or less equal to Lamy's F nib.

@basicdose.9872 2 жыл бұрын

Kakuno looks good.

@antony9058 6 жыл бұрын

I liked both of them. Which lasts long? Do you know?

@PaulAntoineLM 2 жыл бұрын

Can I know what color of this metropolitan? It amazed me , so beautiful

@clickbaitpro Жыл бұрын

Silver

@Tome4kkkk 5 жыл бұрын

I can't figure out which nib to chose. F or M. I tried www.gouletpens.com/pages/nib-nook but in case of Metropolitan the samples came out almost identical. For reference (regular printer paper on hard smooth surface used) I've got: Pilot G-Tec-C4 (rolling ball stick pen) as slightly too narrow (it's wet), the generic yellow BIC ballpoint as slightly too narrow, Rotring Tikky 0,5 with pentel 2B lead (full diameter, vertical) as very slightly too wide. I've got a fountain pen that puts just about a perfect width but it's a no-name.