PILOTFountain Pen Custom 742, Black Body, M-Nib (FKK-2000R-B-M)

Performs perfectly, like any other pilot pen. Smooth nib, lightweight, great fit and finish. It even fits in my XXL hands well.

*The pen itself: 5 stars.**Beware of purchasing this pen from external sellers here because mine was factory sealed however the Pilot box was obviously used and for a different pen (also didn't come with any warranty/registration papers). No regrets though because the pen came in perfect condition.After receiving this pen I immediately put my Pilot/Namiki Falcon (elabo) for sale! The falcon nib is softer and more flexible compared to the Pilot Falcon, and holds more ink in the CON-70 converter. If you can adapt to the writing style (very light pressure most of the time) than it makes an excellent every-day writer with line variation (not a "wet-noodle" however). If you want this pen just for calligraphy purposes you must write slowly otherwise you will get railroading. Also, this pen is VERY ink dependent. I find that this pen will only perform very well with Noodler's Heart of Darkness. Because the ink is very wet, it will make your lines closer to a medium than a fine however even when flexing and writing quickly I rarely get railroading or dry starts with that ink. All other inks I've tried suffer when trying to attain line variation and writing at normal paces (Noodler's black, iroshizuku inks, waterman inspired blue, etc). It's a shame because the pen is fantastic with a shading ink like Waterman Inspired Blue, but I found after writing for some time the pen will dry start and you need to push some ink through the feed with the converter to get it really going again if you flex it a lot. Of course if you're doing calligraphy this is probably not a huge problem, but if you're at a meeting it's going to look strange if you start twisting the barrel off your pen.These dry starts/railroading issues are known for these falcon nib pens so I don't detract any stars, especially because Heart of Darkness is my go-to black ink and it allows this pen to perform perfectly albeit it widens the pen's lines a bit, however it's not a problem for me because when flexing the broad lines are more broad to match.In summary, great pen if you use a compatible ink. I'm sure there are more I just have not tried that are excellent with this pen. Also, in terms of how the pen looks: it's basically a black/gold custom 74 with slight differences. There are many youtube video reviews where you can see more than a picture of course.

This pen is incredible!!! The falcon nib is so fun to write with, and even takes shimmer ink no problem! Gorgeous and elegant pen. Great value for this price. The nib is buttery smooth and reliable. Came with the con-70 converter which isn’t bad if you practice how to use it. Great to have such ink capacity for a flex nib pen.

First off, this has the best nib I've ever used on a fountain pen. The balance is excellent as well. It feels good in the hand. The highly polished black resin is beautiful. But... The feed is terrible. I'm left-handed, which probably doesn't help at all, since I push rather than pull the nib across the page. So the pen tended to railroad severely and then go dry. And the feed just could not keep up, especially when flexing. Rather than return the pen, I read some of the other reviews on Amazon and online, and decided to deepen and widen the feed channel and the breather tub channels. I also added an extra channel to the breather tube. I then pulled the breather tube out ever so slightly, without completely removing it . This modification isn't for the faint of heart on such an expensive pen, but I figured I could just get another aftermarket feed (an ebonite one!) If it didn't work out. Since I've owned other fountain pens before, I wasn't too worried about breaking anything, and I was careful with the nib.It's now a nice juicy writer, with no flow issues, and it flexes wonderfully. It's a comfortable pen to hold.So all-in-all, great pen, great nib. Awful feed. If you're willing to modify or replace the feed with a better one, you can have a great juicy writer.This review only applies to the FA Falcon nib. I'll be likely buying another with a Waverly nib in the future.I'd recommend this pen, but only if you're willing to deal with the feed.

Pilot 742 with Fine Medium nib is a great fountain pen. Pilot nibs are always smooth with consistent flow and great feedback. Fine Medium is a great compromise between expressive broad, wet lines and lettering that is far more legible. I love this nib width for lettering, illustration, and general readability.The size 10 nib is a distinct upgrade from Pilot 74, and the barrel size and weight just make this pen a more comfortable writer.Photo compares the 742 FM to standard Pelikan m800 med and m1000 fine. Pelikan nibs are usually wonderfully smooth, but both the medium and fine are far wetter and broader than the Pilot FM. I've owned several Pilot fountain pens, and keep returning to FM as my prefered nib. It's not scratchy, too wet or to thin and inconsistent with very wet Iroshizuku inks, more standard Waterman or Pelikan inks.

this pen comes with a music nib, for the people that needs it, it's something to write music withbut for the rest of us, it's a stub nib that could flexit's a fun experience to use, and it could flex quite a bitit does put down large amount of ink, so you'd probably need especially good papers, or really thick once to use them with, or else you might see something like inks on the next page, or letters deform as inks spread itself aroundthe converter that comes with it take a bit of practice, but when you get used to it it's quick and easy to fill ink, as you will probably need because this thing's gonna run through ink so much quicker than a regular fountain pen with medium nib or something

Very nice pen! A little bit rattley, but it's super smooth and very frugal on ink

Wow! Was für ein Schreibgefühl und diese Linie. Top! Für Menschen mit Hand & Gefühl. Als Ergebnis pure Ästhetik. Danke an "Stilo&Stile"

La pluma está bien pero tiene un problema de diseño al utilizarla con el plumín FA (mismo caso para la 912, 743 u 823) y es que el alimentador no suele poder suministrar suficiente tinta cuando flexionas. La solución es comprar un alimentador de 2 o 3 canales (flex nib factory, en Amazon no lo encontré) específico para ella.Otro inconveniente es la limpieza del con 70 que siempre aparece tinta cuando ya pensabas que estaba limpio.

Original and perfect