The Asvine V200 Fountain Pen: An Artist's Review

In this video I review the Asvine V200 fountain pen from the perspective an artist.
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[@pedroesteban8346]

Thank you. Great review and very helpful. I love your channel.

[@LisaRSArt]

Thank you for this wonderful video and aspects of this pen. Was thinking about getting it for drawing since a lot of people in the fountain pen community seem to rave about it.

[@sharonkatz4093]

Thanks so much for this Marc. Your pen reviews are a huge help in choosing pens and nibs. I'm building quite the collection! How would you compare the Bock vs Noodler's Ahab #6 flex nib? Is it worth swopping the Ahab with a Bock? Thanks!

[@jeremyeicke3682]

Thanks for the Review! I am going to wait on this pen for next gen I think. Have you had a chance to check out the kaweco sport piston fill that just came out?

[@MoniDmajor]

Okay, I laughed so hard about your intro there, relatable 😅 The grip section is why I haven’t tried it yet, I don’t like metal and brushed aluminum, even some plastic is too sleek. Anyway, I will stay away from it for now and stay on the lookout. Thanks so much for this thorough review

[@fabiosilvadesouza5364]

For the leaking problem, switching the feed from another pen would be a solution? I want to buy this pen, but i may wait a while though.

[@mahamarzooq1701]

I just got my v200 with an asvine housing unit, and it turns out it also takes a bock housing unit. Ive swapped the asvine nib with the FPR ultra flex bock housing that comes with an ebonite feed. It was an easy swap for anyone that may be interested.

[@fivespice]

I got a Sailor Safari recently and the ink just doesn’t flow smoothly. I unclogged it with warm water and it started again but each time I begin to use it, the ink barely flows. I’m using Sailor factory ink cartridges. I store it tip down. I welcome your sage wisdom. 🙏

[@HansWeberHimself]

Thank you.

[@ichirofakename]

I have only recently found myself aggravated by insufficient ink capacity in a fountain pen. It seems to matter to me when using a broad nib in a pen taking only small international cartridges. It's a silly objection, really, as the cartridge can be refilled in less than two minutes - maybe one minute if you hurry. My plan is just to get used to it.

[@mkt045]

the more i watch your videos the more i come to the same conclusion: theres a lot to consider when buying fps but the most important is the nib quality. you may get good ink capacity from a lot of chinese fp but theyre not well built and have usually not good nibs. i once considered buying a chinese fp and swap nibs vs a good nib fp, like a faber castell, and i believe the faber, although has low ink capacity delivers more. ☘🖖

[@ryanwong9857]

Thanks for the video. You can unscrew the nib unit from the v200, you can also buy nib units from Asvine.

[@7_v610]

I am not keen on companies that do not have a strong and solid web presence. So, Asvine fountain pens would not be an option for me.