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Sorry, NO chance.
You are missing something.... many people still see film as: magic. Many people still use film, because it is to be frank in many ways simpler to get very good results with for a novice.
Camera companies tell us that digital is superior... the talk of pixels... the more the better. Nonsense. They are simply different medias and values. Look up my thread "Medium Format Challenge". Neither is better, each different. It shows my Mamiya ZD had hard time keep up with slides in my Mamiya 7, yet please see the differences of the medias, one is not superior to the other.
For a pro, clearly digital is for most time better, because fast and cheaper due large volume. For an amateur I am not at all convinced of same; in fact probably medium format film is cheaper for an amateur than a serious DSLR and for sure higher image quality.
Now the poster asked of processing; that ineed is the obstacle with film nowadays, because few places capable of high quality, especially for slides. Someone advised me of Jobo some time before in an old thread... check it out. I am current based in the very south of Korea. What I do is I mail my film to a reliable lab in Seoul. I figure if mailed domestic it will not be exposed to X-ray, if international it might.
Regards
Anders