Re: [Leica] costs of Digital Darkroom, was: Would you start a wet darkroom today?

["Isaac Crawford" <isaacc7@home.net>]

> On 27 Oct 00, at 14:12, Johnny Deadman wrote:
>
> >
> > My setup cost me ballpark (in US)
> >
> > 1500 for the scanner
> > 300 for the printer
> > 300 for the piezo system
> >
> >
> > er... that's it.
> >
> > Okay, if you didn't have a computer system you might add
> >
> > 2000 for a computer & monitor
> > 300 for a giant HD
> > 300 for a 32x CD writer
> >
> > in which case you're up towards your figure. But you've got to be
emailing
> > from *something*, right?

But compare that to:
 $200 for my D2 enlarger
 $200 for a nice enlarging lens (new)
 $200 for trays, timer, ect...
I was recently thinking about going digital, I've liked what I've seen. I
totaled up what a decent 35mm system would cost just to approach what I can
already do in the darkroom, and I decided that I don't have an extra $2500
laying around to duplicate what I already have. Right now darkroom stuff can
be picked up for a song, and value wise it's a no brainer... The other nice
thing is that $600 will most likely last me the rest of my life...

Isaac
> >