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Yeah, the viewfinder makes a big difference in terms of stability - your head is like a big stabiliser so pressing the camera against your face makes a difference.
That alone is a reason to get an X100 as it is still relatively compact. But the X70 has a wider lens that somewhat mitigates camera shake...X pro opens up a big lens selection and viewfinder but as you say, it's big. DSLR big.
Personally, I find the X100 the perfect size to carry every day but still good enough to use on the job.
Leaf shutter alone makes it worth it if you use flash a lot.
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I had a good look at the Fuji X70, the X100t and the X pro-1 today in Park Cameras on Rathbone Place - very helpful member of staff who took the time to talk to me about the different cameras.
I have to say that the optical viewfinder does make a big difference to how I perceive the camera - without one the X70 doesn't actually feel like a camera, to me at least - I acknowledge that this may not make any sense to other people of course.
Looking at the X70 again confirmed that the X100t seems the right choice, although I'm now dithering about the X pro-1, which does add a great deal of flexibility, but at the cost of being a physically larger unit by some margin.