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<p>Lex, thanks for the tip about the credit card sized magnifier, that's a great idea. I actually have a big shot, but I'm not necessarily trying to mimic the Warhol look, just be inspired by it.</p>

<p>Thanks Pete. Another great idea to try!</p> <p>And yes BeBu, just tried and you can set it between. Just gotta make sure it's far enough away not to snap in place.</p>

<p>Thanks Craig! I don't know why I didn't think of that (probably because the aperture dial "clicks in place" for each stop). I'll give it a try.</p>

<p>John, the flash is mounted on top of the camera. The hotshoe just adds height so it's easier to plug right into the flash and skip the middleman. Off camera flash would be nice, but the effect I'm achieving is "Warhol portrait-esque" (I flip the camera left or right for a vertical composition) so it's a very hard, close pop of light. It's just BARELY overexposed, nearly where I want it but not quite. I just have to figure out how to bring it down one notch.</p>

<p>I shoot from a fixed distance of 3.5ft on instant film (fujifilm 100c).<br> I recently acquired a Polaroid 600SE and used it for the first time. With the flash at 1/4, set at t f/8 the photos are a touch overexposed and at f/11 they're two touches underexposed. I'm using a vivitar 285HV flash because it has a pc port.<br> I have limited (basic) knowledge of manual camera use, so am learning as I go. Previous to the 600SE I was using a Polaroid 450, portrait kit and vivitar DF-483 flash (with hotshoe). I liked the overall exposure I was getting from that set up.<br> How do I get the 600SE set properly? Do I need an ND Filter? Is the vivitar 285HV the wrong flash? I do prefer the pc port over a hotshoe though.<br> Thanks for any help.</p>