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heavyweather
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I've been developing and printing my own black and white for a few weeks now, and let me tell you, it's completely satisfying, very rewarding, and a fucking blast to do. That said, I haven't set up my own darkroom. I would if I had the space.
Take a darkroom class if you can, there's so many fine points of developing and printing that will frustrate you into quitting unless you have someone basically holding your hand every step of the way, showing you exactly what you need to do and why. I'm taking a private class, just me and the instructor, for a measly $150. He pays for chemicals, I pay for my film and paper. It's a perfect arrangement. He shows me what to do, watches me do it the first time, corrects me if there's anything I'm doing wrong, then basically just lets me do my thing. I love it.
I highly encourage you to start developing and printing your own b&w, just get some instruction first. Then, like the others said, it's off to craigslist. Everyone's getting rid of their film equipment on the MEGA cheap.
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