Fountain pen thoughts: Majohn C4
The Majohn C4 is a larger-sized fountain pen. It is a Japanese-style eyedropper-filled fountain pen, which means that you fill the pen by using an eyedropper or syringe to suck ink from an ink bottle, and then deposit the ink into the pen’s reservoir. The pen features a valved shut-off, which looks like a filling mechanism, but can’t create a vacuum to fill the pen. Instead, it provides a way to prevent ink leaking from the pen when you aren’t writing, especially from air pressure changes due to flying or dramatic weather changes.
I find that the section’s length is on the shorter side, but I can still use the pen comfortably. The pen has a fairly wide girth, so it can feel too large to hold. I quite like the clear turned acrylic pen, so that I can view the ink sloshing around.
I find the nib pleasant; it is smooth, with a very light touch of feedback. I haven’t tried swapping nibs on this pen, yet, but I suspect that you could pull the nib out and replace with a similarly-sized nib (I think a number 6 nib should work).
I enjoy this pen. The large ink capacity is great for long writing sessions, or taking the pen on vacation, the nib is accurate to size, and the valve prevents accidents. I wouldn’t necessarily consider this a beginner’s pen, but it wouldn’t be far-fetched to consider it as a second or third pen.