Ohto CR01 Ceramic Rollerball Pen Matte Black

I had listened to a review of this pen which seemed to rate it only marginally well. I wanted to try a ceramic rollerball so got one despite the tepid review, and I am so glad I got one. I'm immediately hooked by the overall writing experience. The weight and feel of the pen itself is wonderful. Nice quality feel to it. The ink flow is incredibly consistent and smooth, and the line quality is just beautiful -- dense and sharp with the lightest stroke. Love it. I will most definitely grab another of these. Especially at this price point, why not?

Nice weight, most everyone comment on how its weight feels good. The tip and ink roll smoothly. I consider myself an aficionado of nice cheap pens, and this one is my best.

Nice pen. Feels great in the hand, but the water-based ink bleeds through paper like crazy so don’t expect to use both sides of the sheet. It even bled through my moleskine notebook, but I’ve found that paper particularly prone to feathering with my fountain pens, so I’m not too surprised.

Gorgeous pen. All black (very dark grey to be precise). Pen's top makes a nice click, though just a tiny tiny bit woobly. Soft touch holding part. balanced right in the middle when closed. Pin so far seems very robust. Writing is typical ohto - smooth. I like the fine 0.5mm lines. Pure pleasure both as a writing tool and a fidget toy.

I think it is very well made but sometimes well made doesn’t always mean heavy. This is a heavy pen. Better to not post it. Similar feel to a Tombow zoom if you are familiar.

The pen feels solid, and well-weighted. The cap posts solidly, and doesn't scratch the pen body. The actual refill inside, Ohto's C-305, is nearly sublime. It's smooth, with a reasonably thin line (much thinner than Tombow's also 0.5 rated BK-L5P in the Zoom 505). It isn't quite as smooth as the greased-glass-like Pentel Floatune 0.8 (a plastic disposable rollerball), but it gets close on good paper (e.g. Kokuyo Campus or Rhodia). This is my new favorite pen.

The pen construction is amazing: great materials, design and feelings. The ink is terrible. Less than one month of use and it is already sketchy and inconsistent, as if it has gone dry.

Writes so smooth. Pen fits very well in the hand and has easily become one of my favorites to write with. I do want to note that the body can get pretty oily over time but it’s not that big a deal for me.