I've never had enough guts and patience to try the press and peel method. Yeah i like dealing with chemicals and black-rooms

Depending of your printer, you won't need to care about film handling. I'm a Canon printer fan. I use a IP4200. I print the film, wait 20-30 second (just for safety sake) then do the exposure job.

The ink stick on those film really well, you can bend them as you wish. no real problem. Just make sure you select the right film model for the right printer brand and you're in business.

I'd compare few film brands to see if there's any difference between them. Not really. I use those from staples.

PCBs brand make a difference. Here we can have those from C.I.F (circuit imprimé francais) or MGChemicals. By far, i prefer MGChemicals. Hassle free, work all the time.