Originally posted by Kayaker-J When the X•Pro•1 came out, the typical set of incompatibility issues with the wider FL rangefinder lenses came up right away. I was interested, having Contax-G lenses. Is the current Mk-II version of the X-trans sensor said to be any better in that regard? As you say, fire sale prices on the older Fuji bodies are out there; and who knows how low they might go, if prices on the older Olympus m4/3 Pens is anything to go by. I have to say, I am very intrigued by their 14mm prime (DA 15 Ltd. fanatics eye me suspiciously... as they stop down their f.4 lenses ; and now by the upcoming 10-24mm/f.4 -- the Strobist guy got his hands on one pre-release, and my, my, my...) I suspect you noticed the fast & compact 23mm/f.1.4, DSims!
BTW, Rockwell took his bashing here recently on a thread; but you are right -- some of his write-ups are quite a bit better than just O.K.: I think of his film era "donation" camera reviews, in particular. His take on the Nikon FE (my first SLR) vs. the FE-2 was right on the money -- uniquely so, so far as I've seen; same with his 2012 (!) review of the old Canon FTb[-n], which sure isn't getting much respect on eBay these days.
I looked at the Fuji system recently, as I was getting a bit frustrated with my results on landscapes with K-mount. In the end I figured out better ways to use (optimal apertures and such for) my particular lenses. But I figured out what I'd buy if I were to get Fuji. The 14 is better than the DA15, and the 23 is better than my FA*24 (which is still one of my favorites):
Zeiss Touit 12/2.8 (Fuji 14/2.8 is still awfully good though)
Fuji 23/1.4
Fuji 56/1.2
Future 50-140/2.8 OIS
Possibly 60/2.4 macro