well, it is purely coincidental BUT i do find myself in agreement with KR, KM etc. the x100 is a wickedly potent tool. one will have a tough time soliciting any absolutes from me yet i can't help but think it (x100) is one of the best digital cameras i have uses to date.
in tune with KM25, i read an article recently that talked about the 'two worlds' of photography today. the online forum/review/critique/gear world and the slightly smaller group of folks out using the tools, regardless of the online reputations, to produce new and progressive work.
i am not gunning for a scrap here but what do folks think about the two worlds? has the online 'review' game arrived at a point of detachment from the world of photography? admittedly i find the 'sample' galleries and subsequently the 'work' of most professional reviewers pretty pedestrian. would a review by say Chris Anderson be more relevant? if one looks up Alex Majoli today there will be hundreds of pages dedicated to his use of digital point and shoots that barely made the grade in the review world. (for the record i know he is not using them currently)
i do know the 'use what works for you' mantra etc. everyone has their own needs, the camera is a tool, 'best' is hard to define. With that aside, has the world of photography developed two heads?