[MrB]

I am going to have to move to full frame format and damn the cost.....
.....What do you guys recommend, body and lens wise?

Sorry, John, but I just don't understand this, except as a good example of the "want" v. "need" phenomenon.

I would recommend reading around the topic of sensor size. Also read lots of reviews of the image quality capabilities of recent APS-C cameras. Also consider how the images will be viewed - are they to be the size of a wall and viewed only through a magnifier?

Current APS-C cameras will produce very highly-detailed A2 prints (or even larger), particularly after applying good processing and printing techniques. Stunning quality images are now being produced even by modern micro-four-thirds cameras.

You could save a lot with regard to cost, bulk, and weight (important as we age) by upgrading within the APS-C format, and perhaps use the money saved for travelling to interesting places to take more good photographs.

Cheers.
Philip

P.S. Edmak's principle applies here, as usual!