I have a Polaroid 160 Land Camera that belonged to my dad. You open the front, and a bellows comes out. It’s rather nifty, but I can’t use it at the moment.
Is film available for it? Can it be converted to use other film? Can you still buy flash bulbs, and what kind of flash would I need to get to use them?
If I’m not mistaken, this uses the old-timey Polaroid “roll” film, which hasn’t been made in over ten years. There might still be some rolls around, but I don’t know about the quality.
If you’re not familiar with the roll film, the film was rolled up, and you separated the “cover” from the photo (as you still do today with the professional models) after it had some time to develop, once you pulled it out of the camera.
Then, you had this squeegee thing that you ran over the photo. That sealed the photo to the paper, else it would rub off over time. That’s probably the origin of shaking Polaroid pictures, to dry off the sealant.
In today’s professional models, the sealant is included in the chemicals, and with the standard consumer models, it’s sealed in plastic.
See if this site doesn’t help. It appears that polaroid roll film is no longer manufactured.
It’s a neat piece of old technology, though.
I own a Polaroid 95, the first Land Camera. So phenomenally successful, zillions were sold. My camera is only worth about twenty bucks as an antique.
Great conversation piece, though.
adirondack_mike: Lots of reading there! I had a pot of coffee before work, and a double-shot soy latte at work. Nothing to eat today except a chocolate chip cookie. Plus I have some rolicking Irish music playing, and I have some secret news. In other words: I just did a scan of the site so far. I looked in the FAQs, but I didn’t see a direct answer:
What is “pack film”?
I did see that the author suggested Four Designs, Inc. to do a conversion. I’ll try contacting them about converting the camera.
“Pack” film is regular Polaroid film. That is, it comes in a rectangular pack that you plop in.
I love old Polaroid cameras. A 95a was my fathers gift to my mother for my birth. Shot way to many vacation shots with an “Automatic 100” Need to get a list of all my gear together. J66, 80b 210 pack.
Earl Snake-Hips Tucker: You mean that instant film that everybody uses? You know, you take a picture and the white square comes out of the camera and then develops as you watch it? Or is it something else?
Four Designs, Inc. will not convert a 160. 
Yep. That’s pack film. However, as noted earlier, the mass consumer models (SX-70, 600, and the Spectra) come out sealed in plastic. Those you get to see develop.
The professional Polaroid films, which also come in packs, differ in that a) you have to pull them out of the camera, instead of their being automatically ejected, and b) they have a paper covering that you peel off after the allotted time (typically 90 seconds to two minutes for color, and shorter for b/w), and c) not plastic covering. The sealant is part of the chemical solution.