I have had plenty of time since dismantling the darkroom more than a decade back to mull over the pros and cons of its modern technology replacement.
They are pretty much as you might imagine; faster turnarounds, the convenience of instantly being able to see what you are doing, improved image archive management (though not necessarIly the same level of archive permanence.), and of course, speed of delivery to the client. This is without mentioning substantial cost savings on film, paper and chemicals and which in my case, are not substituted with ink or dye sub materials. I simply have no need of them. In a purely objective world, the only prints I need are the ones I have already made in a different technological era.
But.......
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