Camera Information

Camera Info - 160

The following information was taken from "The Land List".

Polaroid Land Camera Model 160

Produced: 1962-1965 / International Markets
Estimated Production: Pattern Not Determined (70,000+)

Lens: 130mm, f/8.8, 3-element glass.
Shutter: 4 speed everset rotary-leaf design; 1/12 - 1/100, plus Bulb.
Flash: M-sync via Polaroid "hot shoe," X-sync via a special bi-pin connector
Double-window viewfinder/rangefinder on top of camera, with automatic parallax compensation
Focus knob on camera bed
Polished steel body with grey textured covering
Early production models have a plain cutter bar. Later examples have extra light seals, and slightly later ones yet also have a locking cutter bar. The presense of the extra light seals can be determined by looking for the letter 'L' in front of the serial number
Has permanently lubricated roller bearings
Made in Japan by Yashica for Polaroid Corporation; for international markets only

This camera is basically the exact same as the 150, only it was made for Polaroid in Japan. You can still find these, but they are far rarer than most. Expect to pay $10-40 for one in any condition.

The thing that makes this model better than the 160 is that while it still has the dual-window finder like the 150, the mirror post inside the housing is the exact diameter of the post found on the 900.

This allows you to use the 160 as the body of a camera conversion. Instead of having to drill out the post, as you would on a 110A body, you simply swap the finder from a 900 directly to the 160. This saves alot of headaches and time if you want a 110B without paying for one.

Requiring 3 seperate cameras may be daunting, but the rewards can be great. The body of a 160, the lens and shutter of a 110A and the finder from a 900 equals a 110B. The costs of these three cameras is still less than a single 110B.

Since you will most likely only be using the body of the camera, it does not matter what condition anything on it is in. All you need is basically the shell, and its a solid piece of metal, so damage to it is probably non existent. The shutter can be broken, the finder cracked, it will work fine for the hybrid conversion.

A bonus to using this method is that the 160 parts you remove can be used, such as the bellows, if you happen to need extra parts.

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