Europe v USA approach to usage of accessories and chemicals for photography

[cliveh]

I may be wrong, but from reading posts on this site over many years, I get the impression that photographers in the USA are far more dependent on gadgets and chemical additives than us folk in Europe. Would you agree?

 

[konakoa]

How so? Could you clarify what gadgets you're thinking of? Myself I like pre-packaged chemistry (Xtol) and I do make a few formulas from scratch with bulk raw chemicals, yet I only follow the formula and don't add anything unnecessary.

 

[BrianShaw]

Stirring the pot again? Good luck…

 

[Milpool]

Stirring the pot again? Good luck…

Seriously. Stirring the pot is so bourgeois.

 

[Alan Edward Klein]

I may be wrong, but from reading posts on this site over many years, I get the impression that photographers in the USA are far more dependent on gadgets and chemical additives than us folk in Europe. Would you agree?

We do like our McDonald's Big Macs.

 

[Chuck1]

Better living through chemistry (and accessories)