Jackson Hole: USA (Rocky Mountains)

[multivoiced]

Does anyone know where I can buy Kodak 400TX single-use cameras in or near Jackson? Where can black and white film be developed here?

 

[mmerig]

The Art Association of Jackson Hole has a darkroom. I think they used to rent it but not sure about that now, and I think it would be very expensive. I don't know where you could get a single-use camera with Tri-X in it.

There used to be a place called "The Darkroom", on Gregory Lane, but I don't think it is a going concern now. They used to rent their darkroom and had classes. All I have is their business card from who knows when, and I never went there. I use my own darkroom.

Is it that hard to travel with film these days? Are you concerned about X-rays at the airport?

If it was me, I would just take a good camera with film, and ask for a hand-check. Lots of photographers come through here so the TSA people are used to it. Most people use digital cameras, of course.

I live about 25 miles from Jackson. I fly out of their occasionally, and have never had a problem with film being fogged (100 or 50 ISO though, and two years ago or earlier).

 

[multivoiced]

Thank you for your helpful reply. I will arrive with half a dozen of these cameras from B&H after hopefully getting hand inspection (at a different airport, obviously). And supposedly the Jackson airport has a FedEx Express drop box. So if all goes according to plan, I can ship the cameras to theFINDlab in Salt Lake City just before anything happens with TSA. The preparation!

 

[abruzzi]

Fortunately inside the USA the TSA workers I've encountered are all well aware of the hand-check guidelines for film. I've never had difficulty getting hand checks and that includes crazy nightmare places like JFK. Outside the US its more hit-or-miss. I try to be helpful by putting all the film in a separate bag that I can take out of my carry-on and hand to the TSA to request a hand inspection.

 

[loccdor]

Since these are single use cameras that may need to be already loaded the situation might be different.

 

[abruzzi]

Since these are single use cameras that may need to be already loaded the situation might be different.

maybe, but I doubt it. They'll just swab each one for explosive residue. They won't try to get inside the camera. When I've traveled with film, they've never even opened sealed boxes.