It's not a perfect pencil, but I prefer to use it over the rOtring 800 (because the 800 smallest lead diameter is only 0.5 mm).Mechanical pencils are relatively simple devices so there isn’t a lot that can go wrong. The only big flaw of the OrenznerO for me is the tip scrachtyness. It works way better for cursive writing than the Kuru Toga, and the lead advance is very important for very small lead diameters using soft hardness. The lead advance technology isn't gimmick. It's not perfect like the smoothness of the regular Orenz's tip guide: there is no full contact of the lead with the paper, unfortunately. Scratchy (it's the weakest point of the OrenznerO.
Expensive 3000 yens / 30 usd (not cheap, but if you make a comparation of the features with the Rapid Pro or the 800, I think it's a good deal).It's mid to bottom heavy, not heavy for writing, the grip is not slippery or uncomfortable, the pocket clip doesn't bother you for the manual rotation of the pencil like the regular Orenz). Ergonomics (it's a very well designed pencil.If it was made in metal, it would be very uncomfortable and heavy). It saves a lot of weight, because you feel in hands that the OrenznerO is a very condensed tool. "Plastic" (I think it's a polymer resin that mimics very well a matte metal surface - you will have a hard time trying to guess if it's really metal.Technology (you feel using that it's made with the best technology available: auto-feed, lead guard system, retractable tip, smallest lead diameter, not heavy, comfortable, high quality built, unique, highly collectible).Looks Good (not the rOtring Bauhaus-esque level, but it looks tacticool).It's the first comfortable Pentel in that regard that I've used in quite a while. I like the shape and grip section of the pencil though. It's probably quite a good pencil for actual drafting, but kind of meh for writing. When you press the cap to dispense some extra lead to use it like a regular mechanical pencil, the Nero dispenses four times as much lead as a Pilot S20, forcing you to be extra careful. It feels awkward and seems to require extra effort to write with the Nero. The sleeve digs into the paper, which feels and sounds scratchy, and creates a straight path of least resistance for the stroke, which makes it feel like you have to apply extra force to curve your line. So you're supposed to let the lead sleeve retract and expose the lead by itself while you write, but I find it's unpleasant to write that way. That means if you use the protruding lead up in one stroke, it will automatically extend itself again, there's no need to push the button.
The lead sleeve and the lead covered by the sleeve are spring-loaded in the Nero. Recently got a Pentel Orenz Nero in 0.3mm (usual means, they're still expensive).
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