PILOTV5 Cartridge System Liquid Ink Rollerball, 0.5 mm Tip Single Pen with 3 Free Refills - Black

The pen has refills, thus minimising waste. It arrived on time. The ink flow is smooth and clear. No smears.

I love this pen. I can't review the ink from Pilot because I immediately dumped the ink out of a cartridge and filled this pen with Noodler's Black Waterproof. I use this pen on archival genealogy charts. The .5 mm tip is great for filling out large amounts of data into small spaces....like an ancestor's complete name or place of birth with the town, county, country in Standard Genealogical Format.

Came on time, exactly 💯 what I ordered.

Decent pen that could be more durable. Ink formulation is rather thin and causes bleeding and feathering on lighter papers.

Writes well, and I like the shade of the bright blue ink, too. So far no leaking or anything, just like a disposable pen except not disposable.

Very good product

Best liquid ink roller ball pen ever purchased. I bought both V5 and V7 cartridge system pens in all 4 colors from a different site. Also bought them for gifting. These pens are so great that I think it would be helpful for those who are interested in these pens and haven't yet decided to make the purchase.I own various fountain pens and liquid ink roller ball pens. The Pilot V5/V7 cartridge systems are the best. You do not need to dispose the ink cartridge after it's emptied. The opening of the cartridge is big enough that you could refill with your favorite liquid ink using an eye dropper. I have refilled my the pens (for all 4 colors) with my favorite liquid ink. The pen even works great with Noodler's Bay State Blue ink, which has a unique chemical mix and it's not supposed to mix with non-Bay State inks, including residual ink of an emptied cartridge. I refilled with the Bay State Blue several times already, still writes as smooth as new!The description of the Pilot V5/V7 cartridge systems indicates that you can refill with their own brand ink 10 times and still writes smoothly. If these pens could refill with the Bay State Blue 10+ times, I will be beyond thrilled!!

I too own many fountain pens in several different nib sizes. I also own a Noodlers Ahab roller ball pen. These Hi-Tec V cartridge system pens are amongst the very smoothest writing experiences available. Unlike a fountain pen, which is fussy about how you’re holding the nib, this roller ball writes smoothly at any angle, without skipping and ink bubbling out the tip. It opens up the whole wide world of bottled fountain pen ink — just refill the cartridge with a syringe containing your favorite ink. Others have converted it to an eye dropper.One thing this pen will not provide is line variation. They lay down a line with a consistent width; the V5 equating to a fine and the V7 a medium. The price being offered here is ridiculously expensive. These pens are available at a third of this price elsewhere. I highly recommend them.