3-D printed Instax Wide Polaroid conversion kit

Cameras from Polaroid’s early days are wonderful looking, have some great lenses, and have held up remarkably well due to very good build quality. Some of the most popular were the 110, 120, 110a, and 110b, sought after for their wonderful lenses. Sadly, though, the film they were designed to use has not been made in decades. There has been a tradition of conversion of these cameras over to pack film, but now that option, too, is very limited.

This conversion kit that I have developed allows you to convert these classics to modern instax wide film.

When the kit is fully installed you can use your existing viewfinder and rangefinder to focus, just like when it was new. It shares the graceful lines of the original camera, and it does not stick out on the sides or bottom.

NOTE: The squiggly lines on the right hand side of the sample photos are dirty roller lines. I like the effect, but worry not- your rollers will be clean!

Install of this kit is a breeze, and(for you purists and collectors) it does not require ANY damage or permanent modification to the original camera. The removal of the hinge pins will be the most challenging part of the install, and that is pretty easy. If you decide later to undo this kit, reversal is as easy as the original install. 

About me: I am an artist, college professor, creative photographer, and maker. I sell mostly Polaroid cameras, shoot mostly analog, and love to hack things. I am and have always been a huge fan of the DIY movement. I have a blog called Lo-Fi and DIY com(lofianddiy).