I've been shooting digital for the last 5 or so years, first with a 350D before trading it for a 400D. Now I've moved onto film, which started with a Hasselblad 500 C/M before moving into toy cameras such as the Diana and recently the Diana Mini.
I'm not at the stage of developing my own black and white rolls yet, but I hope to start doing that soon.
Greetings and welcome to the forums.
Processing and printing your own films, especially Black and White, is a great past-time.
The Melbourne Camera Club ,in South Melbourne , has a "Traditional Darkroom Printmakers Group " ,meeting monthly in our own darkroom. ( www.melbournephoto.org.net ) I am from Melbourne also, there are plenty of us around. ... Cheers Barrie B.
Hi and welcome from Sydney. You are the same age I was when I developed my first roll of B&W film and made my first print. A wonderful life full of rich tones awaits you.