Comment by fractallyte

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-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), but to my mind, it's trounced by the Foveon:

https://youtu.be/OODMWXX_N7A

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#...

That's from a modified DP1m, but the SD Quattro H has an easily-removable IR filter and a huge sensor.