I’m turning 26 in a couple of days, and I’m relatively new to the hobby. I have a modest collection consisting of a couple TWSBIs, a Pilot Metropolitan, and a Lamy Safari.

I’m looking to get something that’s slightly higher-up in terms of build quality/price and perhaps even my first gold nib. At the moment I’m personally trying to decide between a Pilot Vanishing Point, or a Lamy 2000.

I’d personally like something that I can use day-to-day, I’m currently a medical intern in a hospital that still uses paper charting so I definitely write a lot and could use something with a good ink capacity. Based on what I know the Lamy holds more ink and would definitely be a step up from my Safari and TWSBIs, but the convenience of a VP being a retractable is definitely a draw.

I’m open to other suggestions too though! I was also think about getting something from Benu (because theyre so damned pretty) or maybe even a Pilot Falcon but the 2 I previously mentioned are definitely my Top 2.