Catching up with the Fuji X-E1: RAW samples and test (and new firmware)

And now let us take the pulse of another one of the hot cameras du jour, the Fuji X-E1, the second camera in the new Fuji X system. Here we geaux...

+ performance analysis at DSLR Magazine (computer-translated)

+ real-world JPEG and RAW samples at Quesabesde

+ real-world JPEG samples along with an ISO-range test scene at Photography Blog

+ walking around town by Fuji's Brandon Remler

+ firmware update version 1.01 via Photography Blog

+ the camera becomes the model at Serious Compacts

+ indecision 2012: get X-E1 and 35mm prime or NEX-5n and three lenses? at Serious Compacts

+ in-stock: X-E1 silver or X-E1 black - body only - in-stock for $1000 (supplies may be limited)