Originally posted by devorama I think in the last week I've sold two people on the idea of buying a Sony A6000. That camera just does so many things right. But that being said, I've never found my NEX-6 or RX-100 to be "fun" cameras. They are so capable, but I sometimes wonder if the Fuji X series would be more enjoyable. Fuji certainly does have some interesting lenses. Like that 56mm F/1.2. Perhaps this is the difference between a camera made by an electronics company and one made by a photographic company.
The Fuji stuff is incredibly enjoyable. It's a lot more fun than my k7/k5iis were, and I hold those cameras in very high regard with regards to ergonomics, build, and overall quality. The fuji bodies just have something else going on — the size makes them a bit more nimble than the k-series stuff (though with the bigger x lenses the overall package isn't that much smaller), but the biggest difference for me is in the overall shooting experience. If you've ever shot with a rangefinder (or just plain like a big bright OVF), the hybrid viewfinder on the x-pro1 is incredible—the experience of a full data HUD overlay on top of a big OVF is really superb. I've gushed about the EVF on the xt1 up above, so I'll spare you the repetition here. Manual focus with peaking via the viewfinder is excellent, and makes the process of shooting with legacy MF glass really simple and fun (though stop-down metering is de-rigeur— aperture automation with smc-a lenses on the k bodies is one area that's superior on pentax). The flip-out screen on the x-t1 is great - makes waist-level street shooting very discreet (framing using 1:1 crop with the screen out is like a weird modern throwback to shooting with a TLR). Overall, the k7/k5iis felt like high-quality tools to me — which they are. But very staunchly utilitarian. The Fuji's got something else — something about the interface and feel in the hand — that brings back the romance of cameras I've really got along with in the past, and enjoyed shooting with.
In terms of the lenses: I don't have the 56mm personally, but I've got the 14mm, the 23mm, the 35mm, and the 60mm, and they're all optically better than anything in equivalent FOVs that I've used in the Nikon or Pentax camps (except maybe a super Tak 50 1.4, which has it's own thing going on), including a few of the pentax limiteds. And the fuji lenses all quite fast. The handling and AF on the 60mm leaves something to be desired, but the 23mm is the nicest and fastest 35mm FOV-equivalent lens I've ever had the pleasure of using, and you can pry it from my cold, dead hands.
My $0.02? If you're even mildly curious about the Fuji stuff, try to find a cheap used X-E2 or X-Pro1 body locally on craigslist (or borrow or rent one), and grab a cheap pk / x mount adapter on ebay — and take your pentax glass for a spin on it. Reckon there are worse ways to spend a weekend