Fuji makes the best digital cameras. Once I use it more, and get used to it, I think it will really be great. Good pictures from the start. Easy to use. A wonderful digital camera for shutterbugs at a very attractive price, perhaps not so much so for users who are not knowledgeable camera enthusiasts.
Controls are for the most part very handy and logically laid out.
The big 2-inch LCD is very sharp, adjustable for brightness, and conveys all the information needed though some of this requires going through the usual sort of menu system. I would much prefer a manual zoom, but these seem impossible to come by in a camera of this type and price range. The only real shortcoming of this camera to me is that it transfers images to the computer via the old standard serial port, rather than USB which would be ten times faster. Finally, the MX-2900 is VERY stylish and smart looking, is solidly built and well finished, and looks and handles like a camera unlike some of the weird contraptions being sold today. While this may have nothing directly to do with functionality, it is certain to be appreciated by traditionalist camera owners.