You can still purchase color and bw Fuji film for Polaroid land cameras - just need to apply a bit of "pressure" with your finger to bend the pressure clip back to accept the Fuji film cartridge the first time.. The metal land cameras like the Polaroid Automatic 100 Land Camera can be found for free on Craigslist and Freecycle or purchased for $10-15. You can use a 9v battery to power it and save on the $10 battery it says it needs.
A fun thing to do is to not only keep the picture, but to immediately hair dry the negative so the chemicals do not damage the print or anything. Then scan on a flat bed scanner and reverse the image. Then print it digitally. If you are hosting a wedding, consider using this technique at the guest table. Two friends can run the table. One takes the picture and gives the print to the guest who then puts it into a photo book and writes you a note, while your other helper hair dries the negatives to dry out and stop the chemical developer from ruining the print and everything else. Late you can scan these and produce a nice iPhoto book with them. It will look timeless. And your guests will have so much fun.
In the end you will have images that resemble ones from long long ago.
The black/white film is currently being discontinued, but who knows what the future holds. You can buy it expired too - keep it in the freezer - you'll be fine. By the way, the color film is totally available. And will remain available. You could still treat the negative the same or scan black/white and see what results you get.
Film in bulk on eBay is the way to go.
Fuji FP3000B for B/W
Fuji FP100C for color
* Both images taken by Jonathan Canlas with a high quality Polaroid SE600 (good lens. The land camera lenses are not as crisp, but still meet most peoples' needs well).
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