Re the black Natura camera with the 24 mm f/1.9 lens.
Yes, it's program only. You can set exposure compensation of +/- 2 stops. The shutter speeds are from 1 s to 1/360. The manual is in Japanese, but that's no big deal. It's easy to understand the illustrations, and the numbers are Arabic.
It's a really neat camera. One of the features is that if you have a fast film loaded (DX-coded for 1600 and over) it switches to 'NP' mode with the flash off. When the camera is switched on in NP, you have a second or two to enable the flash, otherwise it defaults to flash off. With slower films it defaults to auto flash. With 1600 film, the flash range is quoted as 0.4 m to 16 m. There are four DX contacts, which means that the film speed is detected in full stop increments, favouring overexposure (eg 320 is detected as 200, not 400).
There is very little shutter lag - one of the things that annoys me the most about AF P&S's. The only manual focus setting is infinity. There is focus lock. It can focus in remarkably low light. The minimum focussing distance is 0.4 m.
The lens is quite flare free. Overall it's not quite in the same league as the 28 mm Summicron (!), but it appears to have less abberation wide open than my Canon 24 mm f/1.4 L. I think that lens is now for sale. I like 24 mm lenses because you get right into what's going on. When you are in there, a big camera and lens like the Canon becomes obtrusive. The little black Natura doesn't.
Oh, just one other thing. Im not aware of a digital camera that approaches this image quality, at this size, in such low light.
Overall verdict: a special little camera that has capabilities that no other camera has, as far as I am aware. A camera with its own intimate, fun style - probably just what the guys at Fuji envisioned.
Best,
Helen