I used to not like the hooded pen look but then I bought one of these hooded Jinhao 51a pens out of curiosity. Liked it so much that I bought several more, and then I bought the real deal, a vintage Parker 51. I'm embarrassed to admit that the Jinhao pens write better than my Parker..
Great to hear! Yes in many cases, I can't think of many cases where a modern pen would not outperform a vintage one. It could be because the tipping of the vintage one (unless it was unused) has been worn off or has adapted to the previous owner(s) writing angle and style.
@@WrexelsWorld Now, that, I do not agree with. 😊 I have plenty of vintage pens, and maybe I got lucky, but with exception of the Parker 51, the vintage ones write MUCH better than their modern counterparts. My vintage Parker Duofold is a gem, the modern one is lovely, but nothing like the old one, which is buttery smooth and juicy. The same goes for my vintage Pelikan 400 and M400 pens, my Wahl-Eversharp Skyline, my Montblanc 146 (which is a thousand times better than my friend's modern one), my old Sheaffers.. It doesn't even necessarily need to be true vintage. I have an old Pelikan M200 (circa 1988) whose steel nib writes MUCH better than my modern Pelikan M600's gold nib. And don't even get me started on vintage flex nibs. 😉
The Jinhao 51A (Resin version), with Medium Nib (non hooded) is a good fountain pen, comfortable, it is pretty smooth and is pretty wet. On copier paper it is like a wider Medium - bold Pilot Kakuno. It writes wider than a Pilot Metropolitan/Kakuno/Explorer Medium Nib (these have the same type of nib) . The nib smoothness makes it to be comparable with a Lamy Medium steel nib, although they have different zones where their nibs are the smoothest. The Lamy steel nibs and these nibs are not perfect i.e. the nibs are not perfectly smooth in all positions, but they are good. The nib on the transparent version has a slightly different feel than the nib from the acrylic version. They have different smoothness profiles. The nib on the transparent, non-hooded version seemed to me to be made from a softer steel than other pen nibs, so you can modify it Very easily if you want to fine-tune the nib. The nib on the acrylic, non-hooded version seemed to be a tougher steel, that you can find on other steel nibs. The Fine, non hooded nib is smooth, pretty fine on copier paper and very fine on Rhodia paper, not dry but not very wet. The transparent, non-hooded version seems pretty cheaply made, I broke the ring between the section and the body in one place and I could glue it back, and I broke 2 very little pieces from the rim of the nib unit while trying to get the nib unit out. The nib unit holds the feed and the nib and it screws into the pen section. The Jinhao 51A is a decent fountain pen and has a section that can be comfortable for people who don't like sections with threads or sections with zones of different diameters. The Resin and transparent bodies cannot be swapped. I could put a Faber Castell Loom nib inside the transparent pen; non-hooded version; but only for the first time, after pulling it out to clean the nib unit the nib didn't fit properly; the fit, I think, became loose. That same Faber Castell Loom nib still works well in the nib unit of the acrylic version. You can use the nib unit from the acrylic version in the section of the transparent Jinhao 51A. You can also use a TWSBI Eco nib.
i got 1 of this with the stainless steel body. havent use it yet, as it is one of my collections... got itchy hands to buy those jinhao's pens.. it is cheap, and quite good with the writing and body for the money. the 51a with wooden body really looks nice. jinhao 35 and jinhao 599 is really good. 1 of my friend ends up sulking when i bought the jinhao 35 without telling him. haha. he really admired the looks and writing quality. for everyone who would like to start on this fountain pen experience and doesnt have a lot of money to spend on pens, you can start with any jinhao. it is cheap, good, comes with a converter. inke it up and you are ready to go. come on and join us having fun with fountain pens. fountain pens are not only for bosses, high rank officers only. maybe in asia it is like that because of good fountain pens is quite expensive 10 to 20 years ago. now, it is not anymore. everybody may experience it if they wanted too. DONT BLAME ME IF YOU GOT ADDICTED AND BUY SEVERAL OF THEM... HAHAHAHAHA
I just received my Jinhao 51A. It is a nice looking pen and is comfortable to hold when posted but the nib is disappointingly scratchy and the flow is uneven. I hope this will improve with use. It was cheap enough to buy but not as satisfactory a pen as my Jinhao X450. I am not impressed.
I have 3 Jinhao 51As, and a 1947 Parker 51 Vacumatic. Is the 51A like the 51? Well, there's the similar number, shape and a hooded nib. That's about it, really, IMO. Design I'd call a cross between a 51 and a Duofold, basically because of the clip. I have a steel nibbed Parker 21 which is closer, with the cheaper plastic and a different clip. Does the 51A write like a Parker? No, but it isn't bad. Jinhao, like Parker, seems to make the hooded nibs broader than others. They say it's an extra fine, but to me, and apparently you, it looks like a fine. For the price, the 51A is hard to beat. Close to the original 51 in size (the wood or acrylic nails 51A are the same length, and the regular plastic ones are millimeters different), tend to stay wet, and are generally good writers. If you want a higher end pen, this isn't it, but for a decent everyday writer, you can do much worse. Thanks for sharing a personal favourite EDC!
You can do far better, too. I refuse to buy Chinese pens, or anything else, because I don't like my money going to supprt murder, genocide, political imprisonment, and a dozen other atrocities, just so I can get a cheap plastic pen. But even if I did buy Chinese pens, they're nearly all pretty toys, and not real pens. China has specialized in making toys that look like real products for fifty years, and the fountain pens are no exception.Not only is the plastic ridiculously cheap, but even the "brass" they use in a number of pens is brass in name only. It doesn't even qualify as brass in the west. The steel in the nibs is just as bad, or worse. Even the "iridium" tipping just barely has enough iridium in it to measure, if you have top of the line equipment. There's isn't enough to affect the hardness at all. I don't know why anyone would think a Chinese nib could be iridium. At most, only eight tons of iridium is mined worldwide each year, and it's more than double the price of gold. Outside of Montblanc, most western nibs have only three to four percent iridium in the tipping alloy. Chinese nibs really have none. I used a Jinhao x750 two hours a day for six months, and wore the tipping flat. It takes me four years at eight hours per day to do that with the averabe western nib.
I like my wood body 51A's. (not hooded nib) Ebony with an EF number 5 nib and Mahogany with a Medium Number 5 nib are fantastic writers. Are they a copy of the Parker 51/21/41? No. Among other things, the Parker pens (at least the vintage pens) are not a cartridge/converter pen. The Hero 616 is closer to being a copy of the 21, and writes just as smooth as my 1950's/1960's manufacture Parker Super 21. Both have the same filling system (as do a lot of other pens) and don't take a cartridge or converter, which I kinda like about them.
I refuse to buy any Chinese pen, period, but I have them sent to me all too often. The 51A shows up on a regular basis. I'm not a Parker 51 fan, so I'm not a Jinhao 51A fan, either, but I do see why some really like it. With me, I just don't like any pen of that style. But other than TWSBI, and the Metropolitan for art, I'm not really a fan of cheap pens in general. TWSBI, yes, The Opus pens, yes, but outside of these I tend to avoid cheap pens. As for a hooded nib keeping the pen from frying out, I haven't tested it, but I've been told this was the case with some of the common inks available when the 51 first came out. Some of those inks are still around, but the formula has changed with most of them. I don't like the look. I think the nib is one of the most beautiful parts of a pen, and I like to see it as I'm writing. I think the only Parker that I've ever loved is the Duofold. I love the old push button foller, and everything since. It's just a pen that fits my hand, and my taste in style.
Well not everyone is rich unlike you or just don't want to use a boat load of money on a fountain pen so cheap pens like these are really a godsend for people like us, even the Indian pens are good and cheap, so maybe try those? Like click pens and kanwrite pens?
I used to not like the hooded pen look but then I bought one of these hooded Jinhao 51a pens out of curiosity. Liked it so much that I bought several more, and then I bought the real deal, a vintage Parker 51. I'm embarrassed to admit that the Jinhao pens write better than my Parker..
Great to hear! Yes in many cases, I can't think of many cases where a modern pen would not outperform a vintage one. It could be because the tipping of the vintage one (unless it was unused) has been worn off or has adapted to the previous owner(s) writing angle and style.
@@WrexelsWorld Now, that, I do not agree with. 😊 I have plenty of vintage pens, and maybe I got lucky, but with exception of the Parker 51, the vintage ones write MUCH better than their modern counterparts. My vintage Parker Duofold is a gem, the modern one is lovely, but nothing like the old one, which is buttery smooth and juicy. The same goes for my vintage Pelikan 400 and M400 pens, my Wahl-Eversharp Skyline, my Montblanc 146 (which is a thousand times better than my friend's modern one), my old Sheaffers.. It doesn't even necessarily need to be true vintage. I have an old Pelikan M200 (circa 1988) whose steel nib writes MUCH better than my modern Pelikan M600's gold nib. And don't even get me started on vintage flex nibs. 😉
You should take a look at the Jinhao 85 fountain pen. I don’t know if it’s sold abroad.
@@user-qm8te1gq3j I've already got that one, in 4 different colors, no less. Great pen, especially considering the price.
@@darkchocolate4643 哈哈哈哈，祝贺！的确很多中国的钢笔性价比很高😊，我们自己中国人也这么认为😅。
The Jinhao 51A (Resin version), with Medium Nib (non hooded) is a good fountain pen, comfortable, it is pretty smooth and is pretty wet.
On copier paper it is like a wider Medium - bold Pilot Kakuno.
It writes wider than a Pilot Metropolitan/Kakuno/Explorer Medium Nib (these have the same type of nib) .
The nib smoothness makes it to be comparable with a Lamy Medium steel nib, although they have different zones where their nibs are the smoothest.
The Lamy steel nibs and these nibs are not perfect i.e. the nibs are not perfectly smooth in all positions, but they are good.
The nib on the transparent version has a slightly different feel than the nib from the acrylic version. They have different smoothness profiles.
The nib on the transparent, non-hooded version seemed to me to be made from a softer steel than other pen nibs, so you can modify it Very easily if you want to fine-tune the nib.
The nib on the acrylic, non-hooded version seemed to be a tougher steel, that you can find on other steel nibs.
The Fine, non hooded nib is smooth, pretty fine on copier paper and very fine on Rhodia paper, not dry but not very wet.
The transparent, non-hooded version seems pretty cheaply made, I broke the ring between the section and the body in one place and I could glue it back, and I broke 2 very little pieces from the rim of the nib unit while trying to get the nib unit out.
The nib unit holds the feed and the nib and it screws into the pen section.
The Jinhao 51A is a decent fountain pen and has a section that can be comfortable for people who don't like sections with threads or sections with zones of different diameters.
The Resin and transparent bodies cannot be swapped.
I could put a Faber Castell Loom nib inside the transparent pen; non-hooded version; but only for the first time, after pulling it out to clean the nib unit the nib didn't fit properly; the fit, I think, became loose. That same Faber Castell Loom nib still works well in the nib unit of the acrylic version. You can use the nib unit from the acrylic version in the section of the transparent Jinhao 51A. You can also use a TWSBI Eco nib.
i got 1 of this with the stainless steel body. havent use it yet, as it is one of my collections... got itchy hands to buy those jinhao's pens.. it is cheap, and quite good with the writing and body for the money. the 51a with wooden body really looks nice. jinhao 35 and jinhao 599 is really good. 1 of my friend ends up sulking when i bought the jinhao 35 without telling him. haha. he really admired the looks and writing quality.
for everyone who would like to start on this fountain pen experience and doesnt have a lot of money to spend on pens, you can start with any jinhao. it is cheap, good, comes with a converter. inke it up and you are ready to go. come on and join us having fun with fountain pens. fountain pens are not only for bosses, high rank officers only. maybe in asia it is like that because of good fountain pens is quite expensive 10 to 20 years ago. now, it is not anymore. everybody may experience it if they wanted too. DONT BLAME ME IF YOU GOT ADDICTED AND BUY SEVERAL OF THEM... HAHAHAHAHA
I just received my Jinhao 51A. It is a nice looking pen and is comfortable to hold when posted but the nib is disappointingly scratchy and the flow is uneven. I hope this will improve with use. It was cheap enough to buy but not as satisfactory a pen as my Jinhao X450. I am not impressed.
I have 3 Jinhao 51As, and a 1947 Parker 51 Vacumatic. Is the 51A like the 51? Well, there's the similar number, shape and a hooded nib. That's about it, really, IMO.
Design I'd call a cross between a 51 and a Duofold, basically because of the clip.
I have a steel nibbed Parker 21 which is closer, with the cheaper plastic and a different clip.
Does the 51A write like a Parker? No, but it isn't bad. Jinhao, like Parker, seems to make the hooded nibs broader than others. They say it's an extra fine, but to me, and apparently you, it looks like a fine.
For the price, the 51A is hard to beat. Close to the original 51 in size (the wood or acrylic nails 51A are the same length, and the regular plastic ones are millimeters different), tend to stay wet, and are generally good writers.
If you want a higher end pen, this isn't it, but for a decent everyday writer, you can do much worse.
Thanks for sharing a personal favourite EDC!
You can do far better, too. I refuse to buy Chinese pens, or anything else, because I don't like my money going to supprt murder, genocide, political imprisonment, and a dozen other atrocities, just so I can get a cheap plastic pen. But even if I did buy Chinese pens, they're nearly all pretty toys, and not real pens. China has specialized in making toys that look like real products for fifty years, and the fountain pens are no exception.Not only is the plastic ridiculously cheap, but even the "brass" they use in a number of pens is brass in name only. It doesn't even qualify as brass in the west. The steel in the nibs is just as bad, or worse. Even the "iridium" tipping just barely has enough iridium in it to measure, if you have top of the line equipment. There's isn't enough to affect the hardness at all.
I don't know why anyone would think a Chinese nib could be iridium. At most, only eight tons of iridium is mined worldwide each year, and it's more than double the price of gold. Outside of Montblanc, most western nibs have only three to four percent iridium in the tipping alloy. Chinese nibs really have none. I used a Jinhao x750 two hours a day for six months, and wore the tipping flat. It takes me four years at eight hours per day to do that with the averabe western nib.
At the price point, they look good. I liked the burgundy color. 😊
I liked the burgundy also. Wasn't a fan of the extra bright colors to be honest.
What ink are you using? It's beautiful
The blue pen? It's Pilot Shin Kai
I like my wood body 51A's. (not hooded nib) Ebony with an EF number 5 nib and Mahogany with a Medium Number 5 nib are fantastic writers.
Are they a copy of the Parker 51/21/41? No. Among other things, the Parker pens (at least the vintage pens) are not a cartridge/converter pen. The Hero 616 is closer to being a copy of the 21, and writes just as smooth as my 1950's/1960's manufacture Parker Super 21. Both have the same filling system (as do a lot of other pens) and don't take a cartridge or converter, which I kinda like about them.
which is better jinhao 51A or jinhao 911 ? plz inform.
I refuse to buy any Chinese pen, period, but I have them sent to me all too often. The 51A shows up on a regular basis. I'm not a Parker 51 fan, so I'm not a Jinhao 51A fan, either, but I do see why some really like it. With me, I just don't like any pen of that style. But other than TWSBI, and the Metropolitan for art, I'm not really a fan of cheap pens in general. TWSBI, yes, The Opus pens, yes, but outside of these I tend to avoid cheap pens.
As for a hooded nib keeping the pen from frying out, I haven't tested it, but I've been told this was the case with some of the common inks available when the 51 first came out. Some of those inks are still around, but the formula has changed with most of them. I don't like the look. I think the nib is one of the most beautiful parts of a pen, and I like to see it as I'm writing.
I think the only Parker that I've ever loved is the Duofold. I love the old push button foller, and everything since. It's just a pen that fits my hand, and my taste in style.
Well not everyone is rich unlike you or just don't want to use a boat load of money on a fountain pen so cheap pens like these are really a godsend for people like us, even the Indian pens are good and cheap, so maybe try those? Like click pens and kanwrite pens?