Cheap Custom Mechanical Pencils

Is very smooth and the pencils glides very quickly.

This is finally cheap enough for me to give up my unreliable mechanical drives. Yay!

Mechanical design and functionality take precedence over reduced cost of manufacturing. So much better cheap mic stands.

I really wanted to cheap out and get the R8. However, I suspected there will be scenarios where I will need more out of my camera such a fast mechanical shutter, dual SD slots, IBIS, etc. The weight and size of this thing is incredible. This is easily one of best mid-grade mirrorless cameras out there for videos and stills.

Very simple to sync. Just as good as other top rated pencils.

Does it's job and is cheap. What more do you want? Great for getting custom white balances on your Canon DSLR, which is what I use it for.

Weighted - solid - easy to find in our drawer of crayons, markers, pens, pencils, etc.!

The best mechanical hard drive I had ever used.

I purchased both the 10mm and 11mm Artisans and found the 11mm definitely sharper when comparing lettering at 400% on a calendar in a room shot, however at 4 inches the 10mm was amazing. Purely by accident while shooting tests with the 10mm with the Lumix S1r I focused the camera on a pad of paper I had written notes on in pencil. Along side of the pad were 8 or so new Dixon pencils with gold stamped lettering all sitting on a dining room table cluttered with computers etc. At f8 with the lens so close the background dropped beautifully, but what astounded me was the detail of the lead pencil writing on the paper the the gold leaf stamping on the pencils. Photo had Color, contrast and even a bit of micro detail in the paper texture and writing. Based on this and other tests, this is a great lens for very closeup experimental work. Colors are accurate and vibrant. Lens is seemingly well corrected for this type of work with Capture one correcting purple fringes. For room shots and sharpness stick with 11mm unless you need the extra angle.

I love this headphone stand. Plenty of room atop the stand for my cup of pens and pencils, while still holding the headphones. Great solution for a cramped desktop. Solid. Recommended.