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Comparison of pilot capless and the clones (www.youtube.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey,

We've recently been discussing the capless clones. Doodlebud just made a video comparing the real deal with the clones.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Interesting to see the minute cutting of corners on the Jinhao.

For the trivial difference in price, I think I won't be in a big rush to pick up a Jinhao just for the sake of completeness and I'll stick to my Majohn.

I also just noticed that Majohn also released a clone of the Pilot Vanishing Point LS, which they're calling the "A3." I may have to check one of those out at some point.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, there's no real need to get the jinhao if you have the a1 IMHO.

I don't like the style of the A3 personally.

There's also the A2, which is a slight revision of the A1 using a plastic barrell.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

The A2 mimics the faceted art deco style of the vintage Pilot Capless. The A1 has the syling of the newer Vanishing Point, although insofar as I can tell they both use the same mechanism.