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It doesn't seem possible but it has been three months since I started with the Fujifilm X-Pro1 and four prime lenses. in that time I have shot 5000 images in Japan, China, Bahrain, France and Scotland.  So what do I really think of Fujifilm's premier Compact System Camera? Well here are my thoughts - the good AND the bad. As many readers of this blog will know I bought a Fuji X100 Black Limited Edition in October 2012 and this camera immediately changed the way I approached travel photography.  Fast forward a year and I had the opportunity to try out the Fujifilm X-Pro1, which is essentially a blown up version of the X100 with interchangable lenses.  That maybe a simplistic view of the XP1 but it is how I best find to describe this camera.  I certainly wasn't disappointed with the handling or the performance of this premium digital range finder or the four prime lenses that I obtained to go with it.  The 14mm f2.8, 18mm f2, 35mm f1.4 and 60m...

Well here it is, the new addition to the MacLean Photographic arsenal, the Fujifilm X-Pro1 Compact System Camera and four lenses.  After nearly a year with the superb Fujifilm X100 and a three month trial with the X100S, I now have the opportunity to test the X-Pro1 with four prime lenses. The first thing I noticed about the X-Pro1 was the size.  Even with the optional hand grip fitted to the camera, the X-Pro1 is like an over grown X100, the same proportions, just slightly larger in every department.  However when you compare it to the Nikon D800, fitted with the MB-D12 grip, it suddenly hits you how much smaller the X-Pro1 is compared to a DSLR and this is one of the many reasons this camera appeals.      Sensor The X-Pro1 comes with a 16mp X-Trans sensor, the same as the one employed in the X100S I reviewed this summer.  This is 4mp larger than the sensor in the X100, but, as I have written many times, more megapixels do not e...