Rix I'm always looking forward to you uploading. Love the channel and appreciate the review as usual. You've given me insight into products I have purchased and am planning to in the foreseeable future, for I too am a fan of dark pencils

This is by far the best youtube video ever, Thank You kind Sir!

Right after graduating from high school back in the 60's I was employed as a draftsman (a.k.a. "Drafts person" today). Was never told the real difference between "B" and "H" pencils. Currently taking part in an "Art Workshop" and last week came a cross the first "E" pencil I have ever seen. THANK YOU! for the explanation, now I can get some sleep...

thank you for your detailed review, very helpful.

Got to know many more brands from your videos thankyou so much for detailed video.

Excellent this video. Thank you!

EE pencils are so rare. Yesterday I was lucky to find store with EE in stock and immediately grabbed 4 of these. Not able to find it online. I am from India.

It is so funny! When you search Amazon for “EE pencil” it autocorrects it to “eye pencil” and shows dark black pencils for eye makeup. The funny thing is they sort of match the description since they all have a thick greasy lead.

Yes this is available in India and I bought it for dark and it’s working amazing

Found these easily on Amazon today…box of 12 for $18…included 3 day shipping. Yes, of course I bought ‘em. I have PAD (Pencil Acquisition Disorder). Thanks for your great vids.

I want more pencils! Where do you think the Cretacolor Nero would fit in?

Wonderful review! Well done.

very informative. well done bro!

Thank You for this excellent informative video. Excellent presentation

Great comparison vid!! Thanks! I wish you had blended the 9xxb then added another layer so the comparison between the 8b, ee, and the 9x would have been equal. The 9x might have edged the ee out. I didn’t know about the conte or the straight up carbon pencils. I’m going shopping!

I can confirm that the 8B is no replacement for the EE pencil. The 8B is way WAY more shiny and grey.

Thank you for another interesting video. I find drawing with pure charcoal pencils difficult. Graphite is much easier to work with. As you say, Staedtler marketed the Mars Lumograph Black in 2016, and the previous Mars Lumograph 8B and possibly 6B was moved to the new range and replaced with a graphite-only equivalent in the original range. All internet data is effectively second hand, so I have no direct knowledge of the following. What other pencil sites say is that Staedtler Malaysia manufactures the EE pencils using 8B lead, presumably Mars Lumograph Black - type, imported from Germany, as Staedtler keeps its proprietary manufacturing there. Staedtler says that the Mars Lumogragh Black 8B replaces the Mars Lumograph EE. I missed out on an auction for 12 NOS EE pencils, 30 years old, last week, so cannot disprove this. Just another data point for the channel.

I live in Indonesia. I bought Staedtler EE and EB pencils many years ago. I also have that 8B "hybrid" pencil. among those 3, I think EB is the lightest

I love the channel. The special thing about this channel is that you review everyday use art product from costly to cheap yet good quality items. I am shocked to see the review of Apsara and nataraj pencils at your channel, I mean wow. Good channel and very detailed review of everything. If u got a chance can you review the Faber Castell 9000 pencils.

Very nice...

Hi, can I swap EE pencil with blackwing 602 from you?

I love ALL your pencil videos sir, and for me the best pencil is always the one in my hand LOL

I have an EE and EB, apparently they r an "endangered" pencil...I love it, but maybe I should keep and let it be worth something one day😂

Hey rix I use this pencil everyday. Steadtler Mars lumograph ee. I live in India and I buy it in 80 RS, about 1.25 dollar. It's a very good pencil. It is dark than graphite but less darker than a charcoal. It also don't smudge that much like graphite. I use Mars lumograph black also and I like it more or not,lol. It sort of a competition bet. Them

And a question, do the graphite ones and the hybrids blend and mix well

Thank you 🙏🏻 what type of electric sharpen is yours?

Darkner or hardener?🤔

So what you have explained in this video is that Mars Lumograph right now all grades are graphite only, not mixed with carbon anymore????I didn't want to buy Mars because i tought even now in 2020 they are still hybrid like you said and not only graphite like FC 9000 series and that it will blend hard because carbon added is harder to blend then graphite.Thank you for in depth video of what is what considering Staedtler Mars Lumograph pencils.

It looks like the EE did the worst at laying on the paper as the texture showed through the most with it. The carbon sketch is solid.

Luckily I have got 2 packs of them. The EE pencils were discontinued in the 90s

Im from thailand and these pencils are everywhere...

are these the ones staedler sells now as the black edition?

yup they change to graphite and its really disappointed.. its hard to find where gonna buy the black color staedtler..

is the mars lumigraph black the same as the blue?

There’s no way it’s darker than the lumograph black 8B

Very informative and helpful video! What pencil sharpener are you using to get these long tapered points? Thanks!

Cool video, actually staedtler makes from 10H~up to 12B. That is the widest scale so far

I personally don't like the charcoal, because they smudge way more and easier. And they don't blend as well. :/

They are same..... U see graphite and carbon are natural products so they can have some minor defects. I would say that 8b replaces ee.... BTW i have both of em (ee and 8b)

You haven't tried steadtler Mars lumograph 100c charcoals they are the darkest in my opinion just like carbon and very very soft even it's medium is also very soft then many more soft charcoals. Then camel charcoal soft is also very dark and camel compressed charcoal sticks are also very dark. Do try them also.

WO GAB ES KAUFEN EE staedler stift 😱

I bought both EE and EB. I bought only close to 6 Singapore dollars for 12 piece. I can give the link if anyone wants it.

EE is graphite pencil?

Where the heck you find that? it is a collectible item, may be.

In my set 8b is darker than 9b

B means blackness H means hardness. But what does EE means??

Anyone does also have 11B staedler mars like mine?

That got dark, fast.

nm. (slaps forehead)

you made a video of 23 min just to show a "EE" pencil what a waste of time