developing B&W film is relatively easy, but u need some experience, and the right chemicals.
i wont even bother with color film.
but back in the days, and i think these still exist now u could develop those in specials shops and ask them to print a rolling print of your negatives, and those were cheap.
if u know how to take your pictures, u can have decent results with this method and scan them with a good scanner like an canon 8000 or 9000 kind of and with the right software to scan those.
same goes if u want to scan negatives, u need the right software to do it and u get really good results.
something like Silverfast is the way to go coz it will really push the scanner to its limits and work with all info available on the negatives.
and even with a that software and a really good scanner, u wont get pro results, but decent.
But i think scanning negatives works better than scanning non pro prints
but it takes lot of times to correct the colors and all. but results can be way better than simply scan a print.
because, its logic, u have more infos on the negative than on a print.
so if u have a good scanner and want good results, thats the way to go.
but say goodbye to your freetime
of course its way cheaper and easier to go digital