<p>Interesting thread - I recently decided to get a Fuji system as an alternative to carrying a Canon system for general photography, precisely b/c i found that carrying even a 17-40, 24-105 and 70-200 around all day was too much work. </p>
<p>So I ended up with a Fuji XT1, 16/1.4, 23/1.4 and a 35/1.4. </p>
<p>I opted for Fuji b/c of the way it is set up - as a camera, not an electronic box. I like having all the controls at my fingers, instead of looking at the menu, and while i havent quite acquired the same swift reflexes with the Fuji as I do with the Canon, i am a lot closer than with other cameras.This isnt my first tryst with MLCs - I had a Panasonic GF1 when it first came out. Gave it away b/c it was about as ergonomic as dried dog-poop. The camera was an impediment to seeing photos.</p>
<p>And honestly, I see the same issue with the Sonys (well, that and the fact that a comparable Sony FF MLC kit isnt appreciably lighter than a DSLR kit). I am sure they are technically great - but ergonomically, they are lacking. And all the resolution and measurements and specs in the world are meaningless if you end up fighting the camera when you are taking prints. And yes, i realize that someone else may find the Sony to not be as much of an ergonomic disaster as me - if so, have at it.<br /><br /><br>
Re resolution - no one is arguing that more resolution is better, helps with cropping, etc. etc. But I'll also submit to you that no otherwise-great photograph has ever failed b/c of a lack of resolution in the details. The aesthetic elements of a photograph are what matter - every single time. Sure, all else being equal, more megapickles are always nice to have. But all else is rarely equal. Give me a camera that fits my shooting style and gets out of the way, and i have a tool that actively helps my photography - the less time i spend fumbling with the camera, the more time i can spend on my subject.</p>
<p>I actually had no idea how many megapixels the XT1 had when i bought it. I have an X100 (the original) and i dont know how many megapixels it has either. I dont care. And i am not a tech-hating Luddite, btw - I just think that at this stage of technology, megapixels are more or less irrelevant. </p>
<p>So all of this is a long-winded way of repeating that old wisdom - go handle the cameras and pick the one that feels best in your hands (that's also what helped me pick the XT1 over the XT10 and the EM-Ds). </p>