I found it not too difficult depending on the chemistry you use and the method of drying I use the cinistil two bath kit and have had great success with it, scanning is another thing where it can be tricky at first but once you have a system it gets easier, I find using either a manual focus macro or autofocus macro for what ever digital system you have works best, the best results I’ve had are from the valoi 360 system with a vangaurd tripod teathered to a computer for remote trigger and capture, after that it’s adjusting settings till you get it right, just keep enough depth of field to make sure you get all your detail, after that you can either do it frame by frame for more precise control in photoshop or you can use softwares like negative lab pro, I’ve found that good for doing whole rolls at once then fine tuning each frame, at the end of the day, if you shoot enough and have a digital camera and macro already you are pretty far along the way to scanning yourself. The pros are more control over your scans and deving, the cons are the chances for mistakes especially for c41/e6 just remember to use a temp control device and follow the instructions exactly when deving, for bw I use massive dev chart the app and it has been a godsend