Hi nick
I can hardly welcome you as I have only just got here myself, maybe we should have met in the pub and walked in here together, safety in numbers type of thing.
I'm also a Nikon guy, I loved my F's back in the day, and I came back into photography with a D200, I also had a Leica d-lux4, a wonderful little camera, now I'm getting used to a x-pro1. I have found it a camera that forces one to think about it a little more than some modern cameras, which is not a bad thing with me, if I can get away without thinking, I will.
Hi Paul I'm glad you like the X pro it's a seriously good piece of kit, just have to think a little more, I just find it so easy to use. I generally shoot in manual. I do like the quirkyness of it though it's what makes it so good. Just need something a tad wider than the 14mm, a 10 will do but not a zoom. The 55-200 is a great lens but I think the X series were meant for primes. I guess the big zoom will be better suited to the XT 1. Hope it's as good as the specs.