I'm pleased that Michael's and Kevin's discussion included, "it's the experience that counts". I was very happy with my Nikormat camera and Agfa ISO 80 colour slide film, waiting a week for the results and showing them to friends and family on a slide projector; all very sociable. Then digital came along.
The upside for digital is I delete most, retaining only a few keepers. I post them on Flickr to share with my photo friends. The downside is we don't sit around a projector any more enjoying our photo-time together.
On the odd occasion I need a print, I send it to a lab as the trial and error of home printing became too expensive of time and money.
For me the good experience is getting out, looking carefully at subjects, checking the light direction, composition etc., imagining the result, making the camera settings and hopefully achieving the result I hoped for. My experience has been greatly improved by selling all my Nikon DX gear, replacing it with a manual setting friendly Fuji XT-1 and Fuji wide angle primes. I don't like taking grab shots. I don't think I like zooms really, I'd prefer to change the lens. I want to slow down, use a tripod, take my time and revel in the process.
My latest desire to improve the experience is to 'see' from an artist's perspective and create better pictures. I don't need pixel peeper's detail any higher than that of a master's oil painting. I want to evoke emotion for the viewer. Each to their own.
Thank you Michael and Kevin for your honest and open discussion. :-))