I have an X-pro1 with the 35mm/f1.4 lens. (I live in Canada, and ordered it from Japan.)

Here are my overall first impressions:

If I had to sum it up, I'd say it's not perfect, but for me it's the closest thing to the ideal camera that I've found.

THE GOOD

- Image quality is beyond reproach - in terms of colour rendering, highlight/shadow detail, sharpness, quality of the bokeh.
- Feels very solid; excellent build quality
- It looks better in person than in the pictures I had seen of it
- Controls are big and easy to operate, even with gloves on
- Shutter sound is very soft & quiet
- Viewfinder is fantastic

OVERALL PERFORMANCE & SIZE

- In terms of performance, I'll compare it to the Panasonic GF1 /w 20mm pancake, as it's a camera I'm very familiar with. While the camera isn't aimed at exactly the same market, both cameras fit into a similar category - they're both alternatives to DSLRs that aim... Read more

I've rewritten this review into point form for easy reading. There are parts where I'll compare the X-Pro1 to the X100 and GF1 just for context.

+ Excellent build quality
+ Nice weight for body (450g) and lens
+ Discreet just-a-piece-of-black design
+ Lens have aperture rings
+ Rubber hand grip works well enough
+ Exposure dial is tighter, less prone to accidental hits
+ Buttons have nice tactile feel
+ Hybrid viewfinder (OVF and EVF) is works nicely
+ Sharp 3-inch LCD
+ Shutter dial has a lock at A
+ Shutter sound is soft, blends with ambient noise
+ Impeccable image quality
+ Legendary high ISO performance
+ Amazing quality JPEG at default setting
+ Auto White Balance is almost always correct
+ AF speed is reasonable to me but considered slow at this price point
+ Able to focus in extreme low light, although it takes more time
+ AF accuracy seems slightly improved over X100. Can't... Read more

Some background: I have been an avid photographer for 35 years. My days shooting film are still fondly remembered. I've owned nearly every Canon and Nikon DSLR ever made. I am (was?) a Nikon shooter and a Leica rangefinder shooter, but decided about 6 months ago to give mirrorless systems a try. My first was a Sony NEX-5N and then a Sony NEX-7. Both do well, but are very "digital." My hopes for the X-Pro1 were that it would be a "Leica with digital on the side."

It isn't. Unfortunately, it does neither "digital" well nor "analog" well.

On the digital side, the autofocus is ... bad. I returned a Sigma SD-1 for similar reasons. It can't focus in all but the best light. When the light gets poor, it hunts.

The hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder is a nice idea in theory. But Fuji blew it. The EVF has far too slow a refresh rate. So what you see when you press the shutter isn't what you're going to get at the end. Furthermore, the optical... Read more