Well this didn't work out as expected. I wanted a beautiful Jack Pierson shallow focus Polaroid but I got this, which is more in the very bad Fuzzy Flower Greeting Card vein. I'm bound and determined to continue to try handholding this massive camera though (until I come to my senses and pull out the tripod again), at large apertures and close up (this was from about 3 feet). I want to go closer in to the 10" limit of the lens and bellows, but the rangefinder only goes to about 3 feet, so I have to focus on the ground glass at 10", which is a whole other story when handholding. Nevertheless, my determined (but frustrating) experiments will continue.