My husband has the Joyetech Elitar pipe, which he says works really well (sorry, forgot his isn't a Smok). He's a former pipe smoker. You hold it more like a pipe and the fire button is where your thumb would normally be. He has the black one but it also comes in wood grain.
You can use pretty much any tank with it. Doesn't have to be the one it comes with. My husband switches between the one it comes with and a Baby Beast.