Schefz,
Thank your for your comments. You understood what I was asking in my original post and responded.
I want to be sure I understand your thoughts and have a few questions.
First, you say "i did prefer he overall look and file quality". Was the look you preferred of the X1D or the GFX?
Next, you feel the X1D is a "no brainer" for landscape work. 99% of what I love to capture is landscape BUT when I look at the price difference between just the X1D with the 30mm verse the GFX with the 23, the cost difference is about $2,900 more for the X1D with just a 30mm compared to the GFX with a 23mm (more of the FOV I prefer) and the weight for the GFX with the 23mm is only about 1 pound more. I think saving just a pound is not worth $2,900.00 with a lens that does not have the FOV of the 23mm Fuji.
BUT image quality IS worth it IF there really is a difference that can't be recovered in software.
You state you feel the Fuji lenses are sharper than the X1D's. That is interesting to note and another point for the FUJI.
Jack
the first time i tested the X1D with the 45 and 90mm lenses head to head vs sony A7RII with GM 24-70, i could not really find a difference big enough in final file quality....i did play with the X1D later with a different 45 and the IQ was definitely better, so i am assuming that the first lens i tried wasn't a great copy.....the camera overall was just too slow for me and the size would be nice but is not a factor for me.....
i have had fuji cameras for decades (incl 645, 680 and 690) and have always found their lenses to be absolutely spectacular and the GFX lenses are no different....the 32-64 is as good as any prime at any point in the range and that alone is crazy to me....
i guess what i am saying is that the differences i did see when i started comparing the GFX files to the sony files must be down to the lenses more so then the sensor, since the sensors are the same in both X1D and GFX....maybe other people prefer hasselblad colors, i always used to shoot fuji film and preferred it to kodak (in general)....all this is of course a very personal opinion....
as for the handling of the X1D vs the GFX....i think the interface of the X1D is pretty amazing but i am just much faster with the manual dials of the GFX...i haven't had a camera with that many dials in a long time and i am really enjoying it (again)....
when i tested the X1D the software also had serious lag and issues but i am assuming most of those are resolved by now in firmware...
as for your personal situation in regard to cameras, one pound can make a big difference in the long run (on a hike?) but if you prefer a certain focal length over another, the answer is obvious....
the price difference is a very nice bonus....
the one thing that has really changed my life is the tilt/rotate attachment for the viewfinder....i can't even explain how awesome it is....
which brings me to my two probably biggest long term drawbacks of the X1D that firmware can't fix: fixed rear screen and no AF point joystick (or controller of some kind)...the first is just strange to me because price could not have been a consideration and size really should not have either...it is totally doable....and just a really, really nice thing to have....the second: i am just assuming that hasselblad got a little blind sighted by fuji and added the movable AF points (not on the touch screen) later in firmware because they could but the implementation is so stupid that i can't see anyone using it....and selecting AF points on the touchscreen just isn't for me....
all that said, i think the X1D is a beautiful camera that can produce amazing results in amazing package....
if the kit includes a tripod, the difference in combined size and weight really isn't that much and then the price, better system and better functionality speak for the fuji IMO
