Response to Reason to change developers

If you get results you like with what you use now... why change? Reality with B&W is that almost anything will work if you take the time to learn it well. Friends use combinations I would flush down the toilet, yet their images look good & they are pleased with them. If you think it is working for you, it probably is. Concentrate on excellence in your images rather than experimenting. There will always be another combination to try, no matter how long you test. If you just like testing, do so. But don't expect miracles right away. Use what has been working unless there is a specific reason to change. If there isn't a solid reason to change, leave things be. Whether the darkroom is fun or sheer drudgery, people look at the pictures, not all the work that went into them. Do what is needed to get good pictures, and that is usually using something you find success with and gradually refining it as you go along.

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