New Year, New Resolution, New Camera...

Just before the end of 2013, I bit the bullet and ditched all my Nikon DX kit in favour of a nice shiny Fuji X-Pro 1. This leaves me with the Nikon FX setup (back of cupboard in the really huge/heavy bag..) compact cameras and the Fuji. The Fuji has the 14mm/18mm/35mm and 18-55mm lenses. All seem good but I'm not yet sure which are functionally redundant or whether all will stay.There is an immediate joy in the small size and weight and for now I'm happy leaving the big stuff behind while I get used to the Fuji. There are already some minor annoyances of which only some seem to have cropped up elsewhere.Once the auto power off has cut in, it takes an age for recovery. It is quicker to just switch off and back on again.The shutter release is very recessed if wearing gloves. I've added soft shutter releases, they work, but fall out with disturbing regularity.I like the feel of the camera, the solid metal body inspires confidence and the generally retro feel is pleasant - there are always going to be echoes of the M series Leicas and in truth they are much better looking cameras. The functions are reasonably intuitive and most controls seem to fall naturally under the finger. I do occasionally find myself accidentally pressing rear buttons when wearing gloves but much less of a problem when not. I appreciate the live histogram while composing and selecting aperture shutter combinations and the newly arrived focus peaking is a joy.For my brand of photography I would have liked to be able either to use an electronic remote release with timer or to be able to set a longer ranger of speeds through the T setting. Offsetting this is the delightful counter that pops up automatically when the b setting is used. I can't believe this would be hard to fix with firmware and would make the whole long exposure process better. One final enhancement would be if the image on the review screen emerged gradually as with the Olympus cameras.Is the X-pro flawless? No. Do I enjoy using it? yes definitely.Am I positive about having let all Nikon DX go? Yes.