Digital BW, The Print

Just wanted to say "hi."  I've recently gotten back into shooting black and white films again (all it took was the discovery of Diafine for these hot Florida summers, and a Sony scanner for fast proofing) and am really curious about the options for digital processing/printing.  We seem like we're at a point where Photoshop and the right hardware offers a realistic alternative to a traditional B&W darkroom, even if the output is a little different.

I hope it's not out of line, but I was hoping I could make a couple of requests:

1) Could someone who's willing to answer basic digital darkroom questions e-mail me, so I don't need to bore the rest of the group?
2) Could people who are proud of their work e-mail me?  I'd love to find a few people who would be willing to mail me samples of the sort of output they're getting from the various systems (I'd be happy to pay for the cost and headache of doing so, but don't want to start collecting quite yet.  ;)  Some of the recommended systems are considerably pricey, and I'd like to get a look at what's possible before starting off in the wrong direction.  If you like, I'd be happy to compile a set of samples and could forward the packet to the next interested party (I can't be the only person who's looking for something like this. :)

Thanks.  I'm hoping to be able to contribute in a meaningful way in the future.  :)


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