All I’d ever seen was the 3Way. I saw that Damdeok has METAPHYS 2mm holders in 3 different colors (LINK). Apparently they’re nearly “unobtainium” these days.
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I have the 2 mm lead holder in silver and (soon) the 0.5 mm in black.
I think I’ve said this before here or on the subreddit, but the lead holder has what I consider a significant design flaw: the clip end rests on the barrel, and because both are made of metal, you start scratching the barrel from the very first knock. 3 - 4 knocks and you’re seeing bare metal. I’m not at home but I can take a picture of that later to illustrate.
I’m hoping he 0.5 mm version won’t suffer the same fate, because there seems to be a rubber/plastic ‘accordion’ section where the clip meets the barrel.
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You might want to disassemble the pencil and then apply a strip of clear tape where the clip would rub against the barrel.
How do you like the weight of these? Did you find these from a local source in Germany?
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Yeah, probably will do that. My temporary solution has been a little strip of card, but it looks fairly tacky, so the tape is a better idea.
They’re on the weightier side, considering the metal construction. But I’m partial to that anyway. They seem to be very well made.
Both of them I found on Mercari!
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I think it’s the clip that draws me in.
The 2mm holders aren’t too rare. The multipens are still sold on the website nowadays. The 0.5 MPs are the rarest.
The paint tends to chip very fast from the front. I’ve seen cracked fronts as well. The quality doesn’t seem to be there and it’s mostly design for the sake of design but I can’t speak for sure. They’re beautiful though.
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Echoing the thoughts of other folks here…
I have a few of these including the BP, MP and leadholder. They look cool but aren’t super practical IMO. The grips are relatively thin and slippery, especially on the glossy finish white and orange. The silver and black are matte finish, so a little grippier. The clip looks great, but is not too comfortable to knock on. I was unable to use the MP for a longer period of time. Best reserved for photo shoots 
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Thanks…
I appreciate the design, but given these usability issues… and at this price… I’ll pass! I’d much rather have an Espana.
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2mm holders in silver,black and white appear regularly on mercari for reasonable prices.
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I have the three way in white, two 2mm (silver and white) and an orange 0.5mm (that someone decided to accent with their own paint abilities).
When you mention “unobtanium”, are you referencing all? Or…?
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Once I learned of the brand I’d always wanted the MP in orange or white - the glossy colors were really eye catching compared to the matte silver and black. But as it was, in 2015 or so, the line was already being phased out. Ended up with a ballpoint in orange as my first Locus.
The clip’s friction on the body is a definite issue, but the style is so intriguing, I took it in the same spirit as a cranky Italian supercar.
Eventually settled for an MP in silver, and picked the leadholder in white over the multipen. I felt the leadholder stayed true to the design language of the curved tip better than the multipen’s dome design.
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