I spent a small fortune on polaroid cameras trying to get one that took sharp photos for reference. Need the pix right away...deadlines looming.
Finally adapted an old roll film, bellows type, high end polaroid I bought a swap meet for $40, to use the new 108 cassette stuff. I finally had my perfect reference camera. Then, the next year digital cameras appeared and I haven't used my hard won Polaroid since.
Sometimes progress is too slow. Or I was born too soon.