Super happy with my first retractable fountain pen: the Jinhao 20.
Clone of the Pilot Capless but only 3% of the Pilot's price
I got it with an EF nib. $6.79 AUD from AliExpress.
Nib dries out faster than a regular fountain pen with a cap. Go four or five days without writing anything and the ink flow is stuttery and scratchy. But rehydrate it with a droplet of water and it comes good right away, same as any other fountain pen. Saw a comment on Reddit saying this can be remedied with silicon grease around the trapdoor, so I'll have to try that.
Its converter doesn't have a huge amount of volume, but that's par for the course. Plus more frequent refills mean more frequent changes to your ink colour, so it's not all bad.
It's a super fun pen. Extremely worth the price. I love it.
