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Ok need some help/reassurance/general guidance...
I used to shoot on a crappy but reliable Nikon D40 (towards the end of it's life with a really lovely 35mm f1.8 prime) until a friend of mine borrowed it and dropped it. Thankfully the lens survived but the body was knackered and she offered me enough money to cover the repairs (which as it turns out was almost the price of the same camera new). After lots of introspective thinking about what I needed from a camera and the usual reading of forums etc, I bought a Fuji X100 yesterday for myself for my birthday. I figured I would be more likely to take more photos if I had something a little more compact, and since I was so used to shooting with a short-ish prime I wasn't worried about the fixed lens. I also figured I have a lovely Praktica which I shoot film on and I can always borrow the 5d MkII from work for serious business.
However, I've been playing with this X100 and beautiful as it is I can't get over how excruciatingly slow it is. The pictures it takes are OK, but I can't really face the thought of spending more time focusing the lens (or just as much time waiting for it to autofocus) than enjoying taking pictures. I feel like I've made a really bad, expensive decision and although I haven't checked yet, I suspect Calumet won't let me return it simply because I don't like it.
I guess what I'm looking for is for someone to either tell me what I'm doing wrong and help me embark on a happy relationship with my new camera or tell me I've made the wrong choice and they'd be interested in buying it off me...