This is a beautifully easy writing nib. I was expecting something similar to a flex nib, but actually it writes almost like a rollerball, in that it can draw lines in any direction and change in angle without catching, going scratchy, or significant line width variation. It loses some of the charm of a fountain pen in that regard, but makes up for it in ease of use. Line variation is pretty minimal, but I was getting beautiful 意連 and 連綿 (connections between lines/words). It is also butter smooth for English cursive as well.
It would be easy for someone to pick this up and use it immediately without any experience with fountain pens. I hesitate to call it an ideal beginner pen, since it doesn't react the same as a standard nib. If someone wanted the concept of a fountain pen without the learning curve, this might be an ideal middle ground.
This is definitely my new favourite nib in the Lamy collection by far. It was a very tight squeeze on my old Lamy Safari (10+ years old) and a bit of the plastic slivered off, so I suspect my old fine nib might be a bit loose in the future. I don't expect to be switching back any time soon, so I don't mind.