I have pretty good luck putting the pen on something with a contrasting background (even just a white sheet of paper) and finding the right angle of light that isn't from the camera (overhead, desk lamp, flashlight, anything else) instead of the flash.
I dug back in my old posts and found a pic with my Black Forest:
https://masto.ai/@jimp/111898641701302434
The new arrivals look really nice, especially for being low-cost as these things tend to go.
I like the look/feel of this Jinhao 80 much more than the Jinhao 9019. The 80 is a Lamy 2000 clone but I don't have a real Lamy to compare.
The Asvine/Hongdian is all metal and has nice a weight, but not overly so. It's entirely matte black, including the nib, which is fun as well. Not everything has to be shiny and silver/gold!
The Kakuno's smiley nib is still the best, though.
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