Depending where you live, you might find access to a darkroom through this route.
It was very inexpensive, the teacher was great, and it gave me the confidence to get set up with a home darkroom. Before I moved into this house, I was living in Portland, OR and decided to take a night class at the local community college. The gear isn't all that expensive, and it sure is fun! Brings back those high school days (mine were the same) in a way that a computer just won't. If you've got space, you might consider that route. I have a darkroom in my laundry room now, and enjoy using it instead. However, it does lack that "organic" feel that dodging and burning by hand, etc. I love the results I get on those rare occaisions when I send it to my 2200 printer. I will say that photoshop gives terrific control IF you've got a good scan. I don't mean to be discouraging, and you might find a couple people out there who have had great results, but trust me, it is not going to be a walk in the park by any means. I'd get one, but the medium format ones cost a lot more. A dedicated film scanner (if you haven't already got the 3170) would make more sense I think for 35mm. I know some folks out there are getting pretty good results, but I will say it's not easy. My attempts on 35mm negs have been pretty disappointing. I've only been trying for a few months, but I've read all I could on the subject, and my results so far have been not great. I've got a 3200, and I'm struggling with medium format negatives.
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