X100T or 23mm f1.4 XF on an X-T1?

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Having just bought an X-T1 on the sale forum here, my mind has become GAS powered and wandered to lenses. Primes in particular.

I'd considered parking the kit lens (which is remarkably good, I might add) and going for the three fast primes on offer, 23mm, 35mm and 56mm.

Then another thought struck. If the X100T is as promising as it looks in reviews, would I be better off with that to feed my cravings at 23mm? Granted, the option is a little more expensive, and you end up with a slightly slower lens, but the reviews of the camera read extremely well (including the Fuji Photokina video)

So, what would you do? 2nd body, always ready to go, or the 23mm XF to swap onto the X-T1?
 
The 23 performance is a lot better than the x100 lenses performance. X100s sharp at f2.8 but even then I think it's still a bit softer than the 23mm is at f1.4.
 
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X-T1 and lens(es) to match. Have been almost tempted by an X100 a few times but managed to resist the temptation. The fixed prime on the X100 can be fitted with modifiers which are supposed to be very good but they're screw-ons so relatively slow to mount/dismount compared to using a zoom or the bayonet mount on the "grown up" X series bodies.
 
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