I loved my 0.2 mm Orenznero... April 24, 2019 Verified Purchase

I loved my 0.2 mm Orenznero so much I just had to get the 0.3 mm version too. Unlike the 0.2 mm Orenznero, the 0.3 mm version has a longer eraser and no clean out pin. The erasers are interchangeable in both pencils, so even if you can't get the version with the clean out pin (PPE-2), you can use the regular version (Z2-1N) or you can transfer your cleaning pin from the PPE-2 version to the Z2-1N version if you want to have a longer eraser and a cleaning pin. Generally though, 0.3 mm lead seems a lot stronger these days. I can't remember the last time I've used a cleaning pin with Pentel, Pilot, or Uni 0.3 mm lead, and aside from the Pilot S3 and the 0.2 mm Orenznero, I don't remember the last pencil I had that came with a cleaning pin. Other than that, both pencils are pretty much the same aside from lead size. They are both well balanced, even in my smaller hands, and medium weight and not too heavy. I love the material! Like I said in my review of the 0.2 mm one, it feels like stone. It's kind of smooth and a little cool feeling. I love that it's not metal. It's not very heavy and very cold. It's lighter than the Pilot Dr. Grip G-Spec and the Pentel GraphGear 1000. The texturing on the grip is perfect. It doesn't have very sharp edges, so it doesn't chew up your fingers, but it doesn't slip either. It's perfect. The automatic lead advance works well. It seems to work best at more normal angles like 45°. I'm a fountain pen user, and usually hold my pens at a low angle, but I haven't had too much trouble with the lead sleeve dragging. If you don't want to use the lead advance, you can also push the button on the top. The lead advance is stepless, so you can get exactly the amount of lead you want when you push the button. Retracting the lead sleeve to protect it, like with the 0.2 mm model is easy, and definitely a lot less finicky than retracting the sleeve on the Staedtler Mars Micro. Pushing the button on top gently pops it back out and it's ready to use right away without any extra clicking. Overall it's a really great pencil, and it feels like it's made to write and write. I still think the 0.2 mm model is the most impressive, but the 0.3 mm version is still a really great pencil if you want the Orenznero experience but don't want to use only Pentel leads.

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