For years people have been enthralled with tiny point and shoot compacts that fit in a shirt pocket, but with the quality of cell-phone cameras biting at their heels, less people are bothering to bring their point and shoot cameras out with them. Many camera manufacturers have come up with new models as a response to this reality. Olympus, Panasonic, Sony, Samsung, and Ricoh have all introduced small interchangeable lens cameras that are the "new" bridge between DSLR and P&S cameras. If you don't already understand the coming wave of Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Cameras (MILCs), please check out our informational post. There is also another segment of compact cameras that have FIXED focal length lenses, that's right, "Look ma! No zoom!" For most consumers and amateurs this immediately negates the need to discuss this topic as they won't be interested in a camera that doesn't have a lens that can be zoomed. However for photographers that want a serious compact camera with a large sensor, fast lens, and quick manual adjustments, Fuji has introduced the revolutionary Finepix X100. Now they aren't the first as Sigma made a couple attempts with their DP series, but they never really delivered the quality people expected. Leica has the X1, but it is a $2,000 camera and Leica is more of a cult following. So how do these cameras compare to MILC solutions? For your serious photo-nerds out there, which would you prefer a fixed-focal length compact like the Fuji X100 or a MILC such as the Olympus E-PL1? I will personally be doing some tests over the next several weeks as I purchased my very own Fuji X100 and plan to share my thoughts soon. If you want a brief summary of my thoughts so far: For those who care about pure image quality, the Fuji X100 seems to be the way to go ;)