Rumors of Hongdian's demise were apparently unfounded as they have finally put out some new (well, refreshed design) pens, The Hongdian N8S in several colorways. Now it's a cartridge/converter instead of a piston.
Looks nice, but very close to the N7 I already have, and I prefer it being a piston filler.
Also the N8S is $30 USD on Aliexpress, the N7 was about $25 on Amazon, granted that was two years ago before [gestures vaguely at everything]
Still no N26, though.
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