bagal wrote:


On the other hand goinf film based means darkroom equipment, chemicals,

They invented this thing called a lab.

dedicated space for it that is lightfree to a very strict standard. On top
of all the chemicals, incidentally some of which are closely linked to
dermatitis, waste disposal (effluent) problems you will still need a
computer - software - hardware (pro standard scanner)


That computer might give you some nasty health problems to.



The wise choice IMHO is digital Why bother with a darkroom? Besides that,

Quality?


a computer always comes in handy even if it is just for posting to
rec.photo.digital From an ecological point of view re-usable memory cards
are far more eco-friendly than rolls and rolls of film, paper, developres
fisers, fixatives, ...

Hardly. All those things create mountains of toxic waste. Worse how
many people just throw computer products into the trash? Ooops. BTW nothing
in some developers that you can't buy at the grocery store.


Nick