heath
January 27th, 2014, 12:13 PM
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This is the A5 sized Kokuyo Campus High Grade MIO Paper Notebook. It’s ruled in 5mm x 28 line sheets. Each sheet has a title and date section in the top outside corner and they also have a vertical dot at the top and bottom of the page to keep verticals in line. They are flexible but don’t lay flat. The covers are akin to card-stock with a gloss and textured design that helps protect the notebook. It appears to be squared glue binding but I’ve had no issues even as I have bent the notebook back a good bit for pictures and normal use.
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The first Kokuyo experience I had was with the B5 Campus binder and loose leaf paper. I put this in the same class so reading that review might also be helpful. The paper is smooth and enjoyable to write on. The paper handles ink, even from wet pens, well in regards to show through and bleed through. I have had some issues with feathering using certain inks, primarily Noodler’s Apache Sunset from a Noodler’s Konrad flex pen even though PR Spearmint from a Noodler’s Ahab flex pen did not, and from Noodler’s Navy from a Hero 616 which is actually a fine nib pen. I tried to give a wide range of pen and ink combos some love in the writing sample but it would be impossible to be exhaustive on how this notebook handles every ink. I would say that the possibility it will handle your favorite ink is higher than not but if you use Noodler’s inks heavily keep in mind my findings. The Noodler’s Black though worked well.
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As for the size, I am starting to enjoy the A5 size more and more. It is small enough to not feel bulky but the horizontal space is big enough to let you get a complete sentence on a line. After Krazy Ivan of Intronics started publically touting the size on the FPGeeks forums I realized I hadn’t ever tried it. I think this notebook was a good entry into the size all around and am enjoying it myself.
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I do think it could benefit from a slip case or cover but at the same time I toss it into my bag without worry nearly everyday. If I decide to make this notebook part of my strange notebook strategy I may look into a cover and it’s a real possibility this could make it into that rotation. For the $7.75 Jetpens.com charges for these notebooks I think they are competitively priced and work well as fountain pen notebooks in the value to mid-level range. One unique feature of this paper over the standard Campus line is that it is 20% lighter. It is also archival quality and ph neutral.
-Heath
@WeThePPIL
This is the A5 sized Kokuyo Campus High Grade MIO Paper Notebook. It’s ruled in 5mm x 28 line sheets. Each sheet has a title and date section in the top outside corner and they also have a vertical dot at the top and bottom of the page to keep verticals in line. They are flexible but don’t lay flat. The covers are akin to card-stock with a gloss and textured design that helps protect the notebook. It appears to be squared glue binding but I’ve had no issues even as I have bent the notebook back a good bit for pictures and normal use.
9273
The first Kokuyo experience I had was with the B5 Campus binder and loose leaf paper. I put this in the same class so reading that review might also be helpful. The paper is smooth and enjoyable to write on. The paper handles ink, even from wet pens, well in regards to show through and bleed through. I have had some issues with feathering using certain inks, primarily Noodler’s Apache Sunset from a Noodler’s Konrad flex pen even though PR Spearmint from a Noodler’s Ahab flex pen did not, and from Noodler’s Navy from a Hero 616 which is actually a fine nib pen. I tried to give a wide range of pen and ink combos some love in the writing sample but it would be impossible to be exhaustive on how this notebook handles every ink. I would say that the possibility it will handle your favorite ink is higher than not but if you use Noodler’s inks heavily keep in mind my findings. The Noodler’s Black though worked well.
9274
As for the size, I am starting to enjoy the A5 size more and more. It is small enough to not feel bulky but the horizontal space is big enough to let you get a complete sentence on a line. After Krazy Ivan of Intronics started publically touting the size on the FPGeeks forums I realized I hadn’t ever tried it. I think this notebook was a good entry into the size all around and am enjoying it myself.
9275
9276
I do think it could benefit from a slip case or cover but at the same time I toss it into my bag without worry nearly everyday. If I decide to make this notebook part of my strange notebook strategy I may look into a cover and it’s a real possibility this could make it into that rotation. For the $7.75 Jetpens.com charges for these notebooks I think they are competitively priced and work well as fountain pen notebooks in the value to mid-level range. One unique feature of this paper over the standard Campus line is that it is 20% lighter. It is also archival quality and ph neutral.
-Heath
@WeThePPIL