I use the L grip and carry an extra battery for street work. The 16-55 stays on the XT1 but I miss focus too often. Any improvement on focusing on the XT2 would be cool. IMO the video button is too recessed for easy activation. 24mp would also be a plus, mainly for the gain in cropping capability but also slightly larger print size at 300dpi. Otherwise the XT1 is my favorite body since Nikon's FM2.