I recently obtained a copy of John Cyr’s wonderful book "Developer Trays" - https://www.johncyrphotography.com/.
Besides Mr. Cyr's fine photographs, his forward, and Lyle Rexer's introduction, the size of each tray and (in some cases) how long the photographer has been using it are listed. In a couple of cases, provenance is noted. i.e. Neil Selkirk uses a tray from Richard Avedon's darkroom to print Diane Arbus' work. Talk about channeling some mojo.
I thought it might be interesting to ask members of LFPF the type (material/brand) and size of their favorite developer tray.
As I work to complete my home darkroom next month, I'll be using my late father's stainless steel developer tray that came from his commercial darkroom. It is a 16x20 inch tray (manufacturer unknown) that he used for decades before his retirement and passing. I love thinking about the literal thousands of prints that passed through his developer tray?
How about you? What is your developer tray story?
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