Re: Old negatives new darkroom

I too have gone all digital, sold the Omega 4x5 enlarger I've been using since the 50's (I was a kid and it was Dad's back then). I have one scanner that will take my 4x5's and another that I use on 2 1/4 and 35mm. The latter is an Epson 4180 Photo, about $200, and it does a great job. Scans at up to 4800 dpi, 8 or 16 bit depth on black and white negatives. Of course it will do color negs and slides as well.
I also bought an Epson 2200 printer, which does archival prints up to 13" x17". I have done thousands of black and white photographic prints professionally, and am getting better prints from scanned negatives, on this printer, than I got in the darkroom.
Of course part of this is due to better control of the image in PhotoShop, than the most careful burning, dodging and contrast control in the darkroom. This is especially true with "problem negatives", getting highlight and shadow detail that never showed in darkroom prints.
I do miss the smell of hypo though!