Fuji made another surprise with their new X-E1 camera: kit with XF 18-55mm F2.8-4 OIS lens is available for pre-order in major camera shops in US (B&H) for ~1400$. It is not available in big Brisbane camera shops yet but Fuji tends to provide the same prices in Australia as in the US. According to dpreview, the focus speed on X-E1 with 18-55 lens is comparable to Olympus OM-D E-M5. Also, XF 15-55mm lens has an aperture ring, so shooting in Aperture priority mode will be easy to control. I was unable to find information about front element (rotating or not).
People from the dpreview wrote that the image quality of X-E1 in JPEG is identical to X-Pro1. The camera also got very good electronic viewfinder. The new Fuji camera competes with Oly OM-D E-M5 (cannot remember this name), Sony NEX-7 and coming NEX-6. Olympus offers better video, and some very nice lenses. Oly E-M5 is "harmonious" camera while cameras from Fujifilm are extremely good in some areas but some features (such as video) are not very advanced.
With such impressive specs and competitive price the camera will be very popular.
Sample images of Fujifilm X-E1.
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