JINHAO 35 Fountain Pen (Steel Body, Extra Fine Nib 0.38mm)

This review is for one matte black Jinhao 35 fountain pen with a black 0.5mm (fine) nib (ASIN B08LZ7JB5W). The pen arrived on time over night (Amazon Prime). It was exactly as shown in the ad. The pen is well built and well balanced, even when posted. After flushing the pen out with some soapy water (there was some residual blue ink in the pen as shipped), I filled the pen with Pilot/Namiki blue ink. The pen promply wrote with a consistant fine line, no start-up or skipping problems were encountered. The tines on the nib under magnification looked properly aligned, but writing was just a little toothy. A few passes of the nib over a sheet of 12,000 grit micro-mesh smoothed it right out. But to be honest, the pen was perfectly useable without the additional work on the nib and more than likely the nib would write smoother with use. I have only had the pen for less than a day, so there's no telling how it will hold up over time. If you are in a hurry and don't have any micro-mesh, try smoothing the nib with a brown paper sack. I'm a little worried about the matte black finish. But so far, I can say all expectations were met. It is a decent pen for the money. The only thing I would prefer is a threaded cap.

I have several Jinhao pens, and this one is a welcome addition to my collection. The matte black finish and straight lines make it very stylish and the black nib adds to the effect. It is a thinner barrel than I usually use and may not be ideal for long writing sessions, but it is comfortable enough. It's a very good "carry pen" that I look forward to using for a long time.

This is one of the smoothest-writing "Fine" nib I have in my rather large collection. The others I have which are this smooth and wet-writing are on pens which cost at least 7 times what this one cost. I am very impressed with this one. I have used Waterman Black ink in it, as well as Pilot Iroshizuku Take-sumi ink. The pen itself is very comfortable for me to hold, because despite being somewhat slim in appearance, the grip-section is the thickest part of it, and the lightly brushed surface is very pleasant to hold; I don't find it slippery at all. The overall build is quite sturdy-feeling without being overly heavy. I do find that the pen is slightly back-weighted if you post the cap (only slightly). The cap does post quite securely. The only thing I can find to criticize about the pen is that, on mine at least, the cap does not attach so securely that I would want to rely on clipping it into place on the outside of a pocket or the edge of a shirt, etc. I believe the weight of the pen is enough to pull it loose from the cap under those conditions. No problem for me, since I don't carry my pens that way, but it might be an issue for someone. All in all, a wonderful everyday writer in a classic, streamlined style.

I love the metal minimalist design with the matte black finish. Even the super smooth nib is black. I inked it up with the converter and it wrote with the first stroke. Couldn’t have been easier or faster to get the 35 running. The fine nib is very smooth with a small amount of feedback. This nib just glides across the paper. The cap posts securely while maintaining a comfortable balance. I am able to write at length in comfort. There is one imperfection — the cap snaps on with a nice click but it can spin once posted. You have to intend to make it do so, and does not spin while writing posted, so it’s not an issue for me.

Writes more like a Medium nib. The Berluner Fine nib writes finer than this Extra Fine nib. Other than that, it is a good pen. I'll keep it.

Works beautifully and is very reasonably priced. Tip is very fine and writes smoothly. The pen feels wonderful in the hand. I couldn’tbe happier. I may also buy the same pen with the medium tip.

The body of this pen feels great. It feels like a good quality product but the performance is HORRIBLE!!! It’s super leaky and barely works. When you stop using it, it will take a while for it to work again ( see video ) When you do get it to work, it’s not smooth at all. It’s choppy and the nib is very hard. Not flexible at all. Once you get it to work it’s feels pretty ok. But you’re battling the whole tile to actually get it to work. VERY DISAPPOINTING!

Just inked up my new pen. It won't write. Not a bit. Not at all. Ink is fine, cartridge is filled. But it won't write. I twisted the filling mechanism just to push a little ink out. That worked and it then wrote for a few seconds before drying up completely. Any ideas? Update. It suddenly started writing perfectly, for no clear reason, and has performed excellently since then.

Build quality is very impressive. Supplied ink suction thing works great, does not leak. My pen has fine nib, it writes very smooth and doesn’t leave gaps when I write fancy fast swirly letters. For £8, what a brilliant beautiful pen. Obviously expensive pens you’re paying for the name. They compare to this equally well. Recommend and will buy another if I drop it on its nib !

It’s alright so far, although only had it for a few days. Writes well, posts well, and I like the minimalist style of the pen. It doesn’t take standard cartridges so you are better off buying a bottle of ink as well….it comes with a converter. I have heard these 35s are a bit hit and miss in terms of the quality, but all good so far for me. I like jinhao pens, they are great value compared to the big players. Proof that China can produce things that are just as good but at a lower cost, meaning a cheaper unit price for the consumer. At under £8 this is a steal.

The pen looks great and it feels great to hold. The problem is that it doesn't work as a pen. I'm using the converter with bottled ink. As soon as it's filled, it'll work fine. As soon as the cap is put back on, that's it. Next time i try and use it, nothing happens until i empty the ink chamber and fill it up again. Complete waste of time.

Don’t know what the issue is but everytime I put the cap back and open later, the top half of the pen has ink. Otherwise writes beautiful and has an ef nib that’s super.