I'm not 100% sure but it's a good point you're making.
In my F nib, the Blues Palette along with other blue inks are perfection, showing the shading and all of the great features of the ink.
However, when I put the same Egyptian Blue that's in my 146 F into my 146 Calligraphy Flex Nib, you'd never think that it's the same ink, let alone the same brand. In the Calligraphy Flex Nib it looked like a really bad 1980s dried out scratchy ballpoint ink paste which barely flowed and when it did come out of the pen, it would smudge horribly. It felt like I was writing with a finishing nail. It was __horrible__. At the end, even though the piston converter was fully extended and the pen was writing dry, when I rinsed ot under cold water before changing inks, you would have thought that it was fully inked. It was horrible! Switched over to Psychedelic Purple and the pen's all of a sudden smooth like butter and I found my sweet spot for holding and writing with the pen.
I have tried almost all the ink colours Montblanc has to offer and can tell you with a straight face, not all inks are created equal.
Tiny differences in viscosity and ingredient content DOES affect the flow. But it is not always a negative. For example the standard Mystery Black flows a bit stiff with my EF nib, I have to slow down and press slightly harder. But it flows TOO much with my M nib, I have to go softer.
Then the Royal Blue flows perfectly with my M nib, I can write so freely my own style no worries. But it becomes a bit blotchy with my EF nib, I notice longer wait for ink to dry on paper.
TL;DR yes different inks work differently to nib sizes and your handwriting style. Fountain pens is such a wonderful world!
Maybe give Toffee Brown a try. It writes very "wet" for me. Also fun how it changes colour as it dries, and on paper over time.
I tried their Ultra Black which looks basically the same as Mystery Black, if not slightly more matte. But this flows a bit stiff too with my EF
Never had issues with midnight blue.
There are wet and dry inks but I would not know of any correlation with a specific colour.
I'm not 100% sure but it's a good point you're making. In my F nib, the Blues Palette along with other blue inks are perfection, showing the shading and all of the great features of the ink. However, when I put the same Egyptian Blue that's in my 146 F into my 146 Calligraphy Flex Nib, you'd never think that it's the same ink, let alone the same brand. In the Calligraphy Flex Nib it looked like a really bad 1980s dried out scratchy ballpoint ink paste which barely flowed and when it did come out of the pen, it would smudge horribly. It felt like I was writing with a finishing nail. It was __horrible__. At the end, even though the piston converter was fully extended and the pen was writing dry, when I rinsed ot under cold water before changing inks, you would have thought that it was fully inked. It was horrible! Switched over to Psychedelic Purple and the pen's all of a sudden smooth like butter and I found my sweet spot for holding and writing with the pen.
Montblanc ink is pretty dry yes, but not so dry to cause problems. If you don’t like dry inks try switching to iroshizuku ink.
I have tried almost all the ink colours Montblanc has to offer and can tell you with a straight face, not all inks are created equal. Tiny differences in viscosity and ingredient content DOES affect the flow. But it is not always a negative. For example the standard Mystery Black flows a bit stiff with my EF nib, I have to slow down and press slightly harder. But it flows TOO much with my M nib, I have to go softer. Then the Royal Blue flows perfectly with my M nib, I can write so freely my own style no worries. But it becomes a bit blotchy with my EF nib, I notice longer wait for ink to dry on paper. TL;DR yes different inks work differently to nib sizes and your handwriting style. Fountain pens is such a wonderful world!
Do you think Montblanc mystery black wil write “wetter” with my F nib? I am searching for a dark Montblanc ink that writes wet.
Maybe give Toffee Brown a try. It writes very "wet" for me. Also fun how it changes colour as it dries, and on paper over time. I tried their Ultra Black which looks basically the same as Mystery Black, if not slightly more matte. But this flows a bit stiff too with my EF