Diamine "Leap of Faith" ink source in USA

[FredRydr]

Can anyone share the name of a source of Diamine Leap of Faith ink in the USA? It's annoying that Phidon requires $30 to shift it across the Ontario/Pennsylvania border. In the alternative, is there a very similar ink stateside?

[Yazeh]

I doubt if there's any other source. If it makes you feel better, Goulet's doesn't ship to my province.
If it's in Canadian dollars then that's about 20$ US.
If it helps you can ship it to me and I can ship it to you: Shipping will be 12.95$ to me. and then depending the package dimensions either 10 or 16$ Canadian.

Otherwise see if this link helps:
https://inkswatch.com/ink.html?inkId=2159


Mountain of ink suggests: A Leap of Faith is closest to Colorverse Quasar. Skull and Roses and Majestic Blue are a bit lighter.
https://mountainofink.com/blog/diamine-a-leap-of-faith

[Chrissy]

Are you seeking a 30ml or an 80ml bottle? Actually it costs an arm and a leg to post from here even if it's 30ml.
Another option might be Diamine Midnight or if you can get the 50ml bottles on 4 small feet look at Diamine Midnight Hour. I think that's a Diamine Inkvent ink similar to Leap of Faith

[FredRydr]

Thank you Yazeh and Chrissy. I'm not an ink connoisseur, so your suggestions are much appreciated. There are so many ink brands and colors out there that it's overwhelming. With your advice, I discovered Leap of Faith is not the color I want after all. What I do want is a very very dark blue, and a bit of sheen is a plus. I checked out Colorverse's Quasar but the swatch on mountainofink is too light, and the swatch on inkswatch is too purple. On the other hand, that led me to Colorverse's Extreme Deep Field.

In the end, I opted for the deep blue color of Diamine's Midnight Hour which is sort of like an even darker version of Sargasso Sea (my favorite blue). I like giving Bert Oser (Bertram's Inkwell) the business since he runs the Baltimore and Miami pen shows, but he's out of stock, so Goulet got my dollars for a 50ml bottle of Midnight Hour.

Yazeh, thank you for the offer to assist in getting a bottle of Leap of Faith to me from Phidon. If I go to the Toronto pen show, I'll look at it in person.

Inkswatch.com
Leap of Faith

Midnight Hour

Anderson Pens

[TSherbs]

Glad it worked out for you in the end. An inky discovery journey....

[Chrissy]

Glad you are sorted Fred. I hope you like Midnight Hour when you get it. I only had it in the small Inkvent Calendar bottle.

[Jon Szanto]

Congrats on the search and find operation. Now I just have to add...

[Yazeh]

I hope Midnight blue is your ink. We ink nerds often order a bunch of samples to decide what we really like. I haven't still found that elusive waterproof red

[Brilliant Bill]

YES!!! Bring the music!!!

Congrats on the search and find operation. Now I just have to add...

[Chrissy]

I hope Midnight blue is your ink. We ink nerds often order a bunch of samples to decide what we really like. I haven't still found that elusive waterproof red

Some might ask if it always rains where you live Yazeh? LOL

[FredRydr]

...I haven't still found that elusive waterproof red

I leave the waterproof issue in the hands of addressees.

[Chrissy]

...I haven't still found that elusive waterproof red

I leave the waterproof issue in the hands of addressees.

I usually use Pilot Blue but as I now have a sample of Pilot Blue Black I just refilled my empty cartridge with it today coincidentally to address your letter.

[Yazeh]

I hope Midnight blue is your ink. We ink nerds often order a bunch of samples to decide what we really like. I haven't still found that elusive waterproof red

Some might ask if it always rains where you live Yazeh? LOL

Actually this summer quite a bit. But I have a tendency to be a klutz and have had pages obliterated

[calamus]

Then there is always the mystery of what comes next. So then:

[FredRydr]

A pen friend and fellow Geek replied (written six days after I wrote to him) that my Diamine Midnight Hour "still smears."

[Yazeh]

A pen friend and fellow Geek replied (written six days after I wrote to him) that my Diamine Midnight Hour "still smears."

Sorry to hear that!

[Chrissy]

A pen friend and fellow Geek replied (written six days after I wrote to him) that my Diamine Midnight Hour "still smears."

Really? I will try it the next time I write to you.

[dneal]

I’ve had the “still smears” problem with a few Diamine inks, mainly a problem with the highly saturated colors (sapphire, Sargasso Sea, etc…) and certain paper (Rhodia being a primary culprit).

As to the “Leap of Faith” color, I find it very appealing and it reminds me of Aurora blue/black.

[Yazeh]

I think if you use thick absorbent paper, the smearing problem would be solved

[Chrissy]

I’ve had the “still smears” problem with a few Diamine inks, mainly a problem with the highly saturated colors (sapphire, Sargasso Sea, etc…) and certain paper (Rhodia being a primary culprit).

As to the “Leap of Faith” color, I find it very appealing and it reminds me of Aurora blue/black.

I found "A Leap of Faith" to be quite wet with a tendency to show through on some papers I used. Good for a dry writing pen.