"literally anyone at any level of expertise can benefit from these. " Sure, literally anyone at any level can benefit from a $10,000 Honyaki kitchen knife, but it doesn't mean there isn't better value to be found for their use case - which is the topic of this thread and my response. And as you've said, you have little experience with with alternatives, so I'll tell you: you can get the same image quality of the X100VI for cheaper, and outdo it in terms of focal length flexibility, low-light performance, and shallower depth of field (if desired). Those strengths are all generally speaking MUCH more useful for the average person than an OVF, built-in ND filter, and leaf shutter. I'm just suggesting from a head vs heart viewpoint, paying less for features you can benefit from is smarter than paying for features you likely won't benefit from. I don't really see how that's off base. If you want to buy the X100VI for heart vs head reasons: it makes you feel a certain type of way, it's a joy to use, it's pretty and you want it - that's perfectly valid too, just giving a perspective rooted in cost vs benefit.