Your "standard ink"?

[wastelanded]

I don't hear much about Chesterfield Ink and it seems only xFountainpens stocks it. Is it a rebranding of other companies' products, or from a dark horse manufacturer in China or India?

Chesterfield is rebranded Diamine. Somewhere in FPN is an Excel file showing the correlations between the Chesterfield and Diamine names. One I remember off the top of my head is Chesterfield Mahagony is Diamine Saddle Brown.

ETA: Here's the link to the spreadsheet, in Google Docs:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnAYbNbmymGjdDFuOGVNaU5zZThva3ZwSy16amVpe Gc&hl=en[/url#gid=0

[Cake]

Hands down, it's Diamine Red Dragon for almost anything. I always have a pen inked with it. Love it. Obsessed with it, actually.

[drgoretex]

I have by now some 50 or 60 inks, so I do vary a bit...

But Pelikan 4001 Royal Blue is probably my basic 'go-to' ink. I always have lots, and love it. But it is not permanent, or even close.

So, for work that requires a more permanent line, my most commonly used ink is Diamine Registrar's Ink (iron-gall).

Ken

Ken

[reprieve]

Pilot Blue-black. It's so well-behaved (not prone to feathering, excellent flow, nice shading, easy clean-up) and it's water-resistant!

[wastelanded]

Hands down, it's Diamine Red Dragon for almost anything. I always have a pen inked with it. Love it. Obsessed with it, actually.

Red Dragon is, to me, the most beautiful red. Nothing even comes close.

[cwent2]

Noodler's in Company - Borealis Black, it matches my Harley.

[BikerBabe]

Black and blue Parker Quink.
It matches the beemer.

[Uncle Red]

My sign-a-document ink is Diamine Registrar's Ink. Note taking can be done with anything.

[wayne.robinson]

Mine is Montblanc Albert Einstein (and I've acquired 6 bottles so far). It's dark enough to be considered a watered down black by most people, but shades extremely well.

[firstpancake]

I'm taking a break from blacks, so for me its been pelikan 4001 Violet, noodler's ottoman rose, and ottoman azure. Iay rotate to another set of colors in a few weeks.

[Nonsensical]

Noodlers Black and Noodlers Blue Eel, usually. Lately I've been getting into blue-blacks. This week it has been Pelikan 4001 Blue Black and Pelikan Brilliant Black (using cheaper paper).

[blopplop]

My EDC inks are Sailor Sei Boku & Noodler's Bad Blue Heron.

[franzdimson]

Mine is Montblanc Albert Einstein (and I've acquired 6 bottles so far). It's dark enough to be considered a watered down black by most people, but shades extremely well.

I agree. This is my first and so far only MB ink. It shades very nicely.

As a standard ink for me though, it is the Noodler's Liberty's Elysium. I use it at work and half of my inked pens right now are filled with it. Very nice blue.

[Paul-H]

Hi

I am in the UK so just about the only ink available over the counter these days is Parker Quink and my preferred colour is Black with Blue Black a runner up. Used to be able to get Stephens Ink many years ago, anyone know if that's still available.

Paul

[auto winder]

Pelikan 4001 blue-black for me, but I'm also very fond of Dragon Red and Kensington Blue.

[WendyNC]

Chesterfield is made by Diamine. There is a table someone has created as a cross-reference located here:

[gylo]

Using the Diamine Merlot for everything at work, something different but not too different for signing cheques and contracts!

I think all Diamine inks are great value.

I tend to use Umber green from a uk shop called The Writing desk for my journal.

The following come out from time to time.

Private Reserve - Velvet Black
Cross - Blue
Diamine - Grape
Diamine - Ochre
J Herbin D - Olive Green

[caleath]

Diamine Midnight
Noodlers X feather

[johniem]

PR Electric DC Blue. When I'm in the mood for a "black" I use PR Ebony Purple. I usually have a pen filled with each of them. I use Noodler's Black Swan in Australian Roses for a red and use it in a 1.1 mm for the day\date headers in my journal. I keep thinking I want a green, but haven't found one I'm comfortable with.

[KrazyIvan]

So far it has been Omas Blue just because the bottle is at my desk at work. Not my favorite blue but it works.