Yea the the issues with the mod54 were not the big reason I. Switched to using trays. I switched mainly because I shoot B&W and use the zone system and so different sheets of film get different development times. Say I go out and shoot 6 sheets of film, I could have up to 5 different developing times with N-1, N-2, N+1, N+2 and N. Developing one sheet of film in the mod54 is a wast of chemistry and I also don't have to wait for the mod54 holder to dry before I can load more film to develop. Trays just work better for how I personally shoot.
But my mod54 still gets used even though I develop in trays. After fixing and bath in hypo clear l let my negs sit in a tray of water te ill I have enough developed to load the mod54 for washing as I described earlier.
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