The Pilot v5 is by the german company pilot. This pen is got a needle tip of 5mm. If you are a student I will perfer you this pen because of the grip you get from this wbich makes your neat handwritting more neat and presentable. If you are going to write you examination you can use this smoot, awsome gripped and refilable pilot v5. Although this pen is also ussful for people who got to write really to much and to fast especially doctors. I have seen how fast the doctors write, the normal pens ( ball point) makes their handwritting really bad. This pen can make their handwritting better atleast we will be able to understand what they have written. Overall the pens body is very good.