taken at the Hanningfield Reservoir Nature Reserve through glass of the Visitors' Centre with my FTbn+ 300mm f2.8 Tokina AT-X . 12/1999 dated Kodak TMY 400 processed in home-made ID11 1+1 FTBn 04 by Peter Elgar, on Flickr
I am just starting to assemble my gear for a dark room as the cost of printing larger photo is becoming very expensive using ink so how do you find the cost of chemicals and light sensitive photographic paper compared to ink printed enlargements .
I see you are in Tasmania -- well, I have read that the cost of Photo stuff is more expensive in Australia area BUT here I would say that 'darkroom Enlargements' are CHEAPER than large Ink-Jet Prints and much more FUN !! -- the Printing Paper costs have gone up here due to the cost of Silver and Chemicals. If you develop your own B&W films it costs 'pennies' compared with a lab.
you are right about the cost of ink, it was cheaper to buy another printer with ink than replace the ink but now you only get half full ink cartridges with the printer, I have most of my darkroom equipment so I can give it a go soon