Monochrome photography is a unique discipline, full of its own special challenges and rewards. For those committed to shooting in this style, it makes sense to select a camera suited to it.

After 20 or so years of development, digital cameras may soon be superior to film in almost every way, but there are a few niches where film cameras reign supreme. Large format cameras ...

If you are [Tim Hamilton], the solution is obvious. Use it in a huge large-format camera. The lens came from a newspaper magnifier made redundant by digitalisation and used as a paperweight.