Red ink recs?

Fountain pen users! Please speak to me of your favorite red inks. I have a few Pilot samples, but they’re all more in a magenta or orange-red direction; none of them feel quite like a true, vivid red to me. It seems like a basic color I ought to have (especially when editing a novel, where I’m marking up a print manuscript), but rather than buying a bunch of samples, I’d like to hear what other people prefer.

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Published on May 20, 2025 12:06
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Christine Diamine is an excellent brand with lots of colours, and a good true red is Wild Strawberry.
Pelikan makes a basic red in the 4001 series (Brilliant Red), Waterman Audacious Red, and Lamy Red are also a basic "marking" colour.
All of these are very reasonably priced.
I don't really have a need for a red, but I've heard Robert Oster Fire Engine Red recommended a lot.


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