I've had the same journey, and opted instead for a Sigma Foveon camera. Comparisons and advantages: https://www.photigy.com/school/sigma-foveon-sensor-review-d

I've had the same journey, and opted instead for a Sigma Foveon camera. Comparisons and advantages: https://www.photigy.com/school/sigma-foveon-sensor-review-dp3-merrill-camera/ https://www.photigy.com/school/sigma-foveon-sensor-review-dp... For black and white photography, the best high-end camera seemed to be the Leica M Monochrom (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_M_Monochrom https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leica_M_Monochrom), but to my mind, it's trounced by the Foveon: https://youtu.be/OODMWXX_N7A https://youtu.be/OODMWXX_N7A https://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/01/14/quick-comparison-leica-monochrom-sigma-dp2-merrill-and-hasselblad-39cf-by-michael-ma/ https://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/01/14/quick-comparison-l... THIS is the photo that really sold it for me: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1806915/0&year=2023#16257851 https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1806915/0&year=2023#... That's from a modified DP1m, but the SD Quattro H has an easily-removable IR filter and a huge sensor.