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Almocageme,Portugal,2014
 
X100s

Untitled by Ilya Postnikov, on Flickr

Mushroom Picker...
... in Monti Sibillini/Italy
 

Great post by the f/otographer about choosing right gear for yourself. Once I read article that was written by famous photographer, there was tips for beginners about choosing photo gear, starting photo practice and improving skills. And the best idea from this article was "you need only gear that arouse you to taking photos". Ok, some people like their toprated fullframe bodies with actual super fast autofocus lens, some people like their rangefinder cameras with oldschool manual lens, and some people need only iPhone to deliver current mood into the photo etc. The main idea in photo should be mood, feelings, and doesnt't matter that technical tools you use.
Once I decide to sell my kit 18-55 and take some manual fix lens instead of it. It was deliberate limiting of my technical capabilities. Of course I think that Fuji XF are the great lens, but they cost a lot, and I really like oldschool smell of manual lens. It's like some kind of game with your gear.
So, I really love my manual focus lens.
Most of the time OM Zuiko 24mm f/2.8 sits on my camera:
Alisa by crunch_tone, on Flickr
Spring fingers by crunch_tone, on Flickr
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Also I have old Fujinon 135mm f/2.5 M42 lens that have great performance too:
Hauschka live at Erarta (15 May 2015) by crunch_tone, on Flickr
12 by crunch_tone, on Flickr
Comet tails by crunch_tone, on Flickr

But of course it does. Less color noise, for example. And less moiré than other AA-less 16 MP APS-C sensors. Are there actually (m)any 16 MP APS-C Bayer cameras w/o AA filter? Even the bokeh looks softer, as we remember Fuji's X-A1 vs. X-M1 presentation that I personally found a bit esoteric. But hey, everybody is entitled to some voodoo. Loudspeaker cables, anyone?
 
The X-Trans "look" is different, though: somewhat cleaner. Some like that, some don't. Can't argue about taste, but if I didn't like it, I'd move on. I also have 3 Foveon cameras (and also several regular Bayer cameras, not to mention exotic SuperCCD and EXR sensor cameras), and they all have their unique sensor qualities and issues. Plenty of choices, even in my personal camera cupboard.
 
Sure, the AA filter / moiré thing will become less important at 24 MP. But Fuji will keep X-Trans even then. A Fujirumors poll for us hardcore forum freaks showed that a clear majority of X users prefers X-Trans over Bayer. I reckon that the "less educated" crowd likes X-Trans even better, as they are more likely to believe the marketing speech in the brochures and on Fuji's website. 

Fujifilm X-T1 with Fujinon XF 23 mm f/1.4 R (1/180 Sec., f/6.4, ISO 200)
 

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I can understand that fuji does not want to upgrade the x e1 and x pro 1 to the level of the xe2 or xt1 but simple upgrades like color focus peaking (red and yellow) wouldn´t hurt the sale of the said cameras.

I would choose the X-Pro, too.
 
But, if Fuji would deliver a small Firmware-Update for the X-Pro1, I had no need for a new body
 
Coloured focus peaking and spot metering for the activated Fokus-Field is all I miss.