Additional details are coming about new entry-level mirrorless camera from Fuji, X-M1, as well as Sony RX100MkII / RX200. According to the rumors, Fuji X-M1 will be available with new XC16-50mm OIS lens, XF27mm pancake or body only. The price is a bit of speculation at the moment, but I would expect something about $600 for the body and ~$750-800 for the zoom kit. Well, rumored $600 for the zoom kit might be somewhat unrealistic considering considering current price of other models in the same category, such as Samsung NX300 (~$850 kit), Olympus E-PL5 (~$720), Sony NEX-5R (~$750).
Control of new zoom lens, XC16-55mm F3.5-5.6 might be appealing to people used to point-and-shoot cameras. It took me some time to get used to the XF18-55mm and Fuji X-E1 because I used dials for aperture adjustment on both compact and DSLRs for more than 10 years. So far Fuji made excellent lenses for its X system. While the specs of the new XC zoom are fairly standard, it might be an interesting option if the quality is good. The new on-sensor hybrid autofocus system will help with the autofocus speed, and excellent sensor characteristics allow to use high iso. Frankly, if the lens is sharp and contrast and if the autofocus is broadly comparable to XF18-55, I would prefer 16-50mm. I generally need more DoF, not less, and I also prefer to have a slightly wide length.
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