The ordering process was great. However, when I got the pen, the first time, it was missing its nib. I wrote the company and the responded with sending me a new pen, no cost. That was all awesome. The dinged star came from what sounds like a potential deficiency in their QA department. Will order something else soon and update, depending on how that goes.

My wife and I are now fountain pen lovers for life. Mine being the Lamy vista and hers the Diplomat Magnum. Great workhorse pens! We use them for school. Thanks Goulet for introducing us to the fountain pen world! We did our research for almost a year now with all your videos and video blogs you guys have been so awesome and your customer service is outstanding. They answered all my questions and were very helpful and friendly. My wife and will be buying all our fountain pen needs through you guys. Thanks again!

Writes well, exactly what I was expecting.

Perfect

I'm enjoying this new pen. it's really cool to see the ink flow from the converter through the grip to the nib. That visibility even helped initially when the ink wasn't flowing. I saw I needed to push ink into the feed with the converter. And I really like the Diamine Oxblood I have in it. Next I'll try their Writer's Blood and maybe the medium nib I got instead of this fine nib.

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Nice looking pen; a bit large for my hands, but that's the way it is.

I bought this with a Broad nib, after trying the Medium from a purchase elsewhere. I didn't like the later, but love the Broad and the overall pen. Smooth sailing, relaxed hand and fingers. Feel comfortable ordering here. My ink cartridges and nib were packed so well, too. Thank you for OUTSTANDING service. My package arrived early, too.

I absolutely love this pen! I love the see-through aspect. It’s totally cool. I also really like the round ball on the end of the nib or the writing area. It makes it feel really soft and it has a really broad line for a medium pen. Absolutely enjoying it.

I don’t know how this beautiful pen escaped my attention until now. The acrylic is crystal clear, and softens the Safari's “chunky" shape into something simpler. The finish is smooth and flawless, and makes for a clean aesthetic. The Lamy logo is very silvery—much more so than the pictures indicate. I bought the Z27 converter (instead of the normal Z28) because I wanted to preserve the black and silver color scheme. It’s nice to see more of the ink content of the converter or cartridge than what the Safari’s little viewing ovals allow. If you like Lamy pens—especially the Safari—you’ll love the Lamy Vista.

I like my pen and am learning to use it,thanks.

LAMY Vista is a wonderful pen; so happy with the purchase! I will be ordering another so I can have different beautiful inks at the ready!

Better buy two. I bought this pen intending to give it to a friend. I like it so well I think I will keep it an buy another one for my friend.

5 stars for excellently careful packaging and a quality product. This is my daily pen. Smooth nib, and cool watching ink flow through.

It matches my clear tswbi eco. But I enjoy the snap cap of the lamy. I bought the converter as well and its all working fantastic.

Wonderful pen and great service. Mailed quickly, well packed and excellent communication. I love doing business with you!

Got the medium nib which writes very smoothly. I'm happy with the triangle shaped grip, helps hold on since its a fairly smooth plastic. Comes with a nice colored blue ink too.

The nib was smoother than my pilot custom 823

This was a gift for my husband and he loves it!

I love this pen. I actually own two of them. I keep one stationed at my side in the living room and one at work. Smooth writer, always ready to write. I'm very happy with this purchase !

The pen that my hand goes to, the pen my hand loves. It's a perfect pick up and go pen. Not a fancy pen, but Unitarian.

Attractive and highly functional. Definitely one of my favorite Lamys

This is a great pen for the money and I like being able see the ink level. The nib is not as smooth as my Platinum Carbon Desk Pen but it writes/draws well. I like the weight better without the cap posted.

I bought this pen with an 'EF' nib for a friend who works in a professional setting and enjoys writing notes.

Great everyday smooth writing pen. Always starts and I was very surprised how smooth the nib was. I think it outperforms a lot of more expensive pens and the clear body looks great yet can fit in an office/meeting environment.

Wanted to try a broad nib on a modestly priced pen. I could have ordered a Lamy broad nib and put it on one of the pens I already owned. However, I didn't have a Vista and when I saw I could order one with the broad nib�a no-brainer. As a left-hander, writing with the broad nib is a pure joy.

I originally bought this pen as to have another variation of the Safari, and to try out Lamy's medium nib. I am completely happy with the nib as it is smooth and flows well for my likes. As far as demonstrator pens go, this pen doesn't compare to the design of demonstrators like TWSBI, but I still appreciate the body of the pen and to be able to see inner mechanisms of the pen.

This pen is an excellent, simple, solid pen. It's inexpensive, and does what it needs to do. It's comfortable; easy to index; and the transparency makes seeing the ink colour and level as trivial and easy as you'd think. Not as cool and stylish as some of the fancier pens out there, but it does what you need and does it well. Would definitely recommend this to a beginner trying to figure the whole Fountain Pen thing out.

I got the pen as an everyday carry. It was important that the pen write no matter the environment I'm in at the time, and that it be legible. Problem for me is I have spidery handwriting which takes best to a Japanese EF nib. Which leads me to my first caveat: the nib doesn't seat as solidly as other pens I've used due to the way it connects to the pen. It's a slide on type deal. It makes it easy to change nibs on the go, but the extra wiggle does not translate well for my super-fine handwriting. The second caveat: The barrel spins loose, and sometimes completely off, while in my pocket. I work in a fast paced, physical environment and it's clipped to a small notebook in my pocket. It's possible my movements generate enough torque & friction to unscrew the barrel, but it's just odd and kind of annoying when I need to jot something quick. Third caveat: it does not like to be filled via and ink bottle in the 'standard' fashion (dipping nib & pen barrel into ink bottle & pulling up ink through to converter). The three times I've attempted this (with different inks each time) the nib has stayed over saturated and no amount of blotting corrected the issue. Instead, I now inject ink directly into the converter then install or resort to cartridges. The pen gets 4 out of 5 stars because it's held up ridiculously well, namely in two situations:1. Keeps on writing while jotting notes in a walk-in freezer2. Survived being washed in an automatic washing machine. The barrel came unscrewed a little, but the converter stayed in place and the ink was not diluted, so its seal remained intact. No water made it into the nib area, but a little water got under the protective portion OVER the cap (whatever it's called).Good little pen. Definitely worth the purchase.

I am very particular about broad nibs (what can I say, I love the drama) and I tried a LAMY safari prior to this (in a medium, hoping it would come close). Since then, I opted mainly for Ecos because they were so broad and beautiful. Well, I went ahead and tried the broad LAMY Vista and I'm thrilled to say it has earned a place of prominence in my demonstrator collection! The broad is very satisfying, and works well with shimmering inks. Definitely recommend anyone who is wary of the broad not being thick enough to give this one a try. It lays down ink like a champ. My only preference for the Eco compared to the Vista is ink capacity�the nib on the Vista is very smooth.