Huff's Rave Sigma FP Review

[CameraQuest]

maybe there are some new worthwhile choices

Steve Huff's Sigma FP Rolling Review

very tempting so far

Stephen

 

[Emile de Leon]

I've been seriously thinking about this camera for a few months now..

 

[Archiver]

This camera intrigues me greatly for the possibility of a very small mirrorless full frame camera, to be able to use vintage manual focus glass from Leica, Pentax and Minolta, and possibly being production ready for good quality video shooting.



The problem with the video part is that tests are showing the h264 encoding to be a blt lacking, with moire and rolling shutter issues, and the CinemaDNG raw files are going to be way too large to be viable for long form recording. As a stills camera, it looks great.

 

[Huss]

Here's a really good, unbiased, thread.

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1619170/0

 

[Huss]

.. As a stills camera, it looks great.

How so? $1900 for a 25mp camera w/o a viewfinder.
Is this better than a Sony A7iii?

 

[Emile de Leon]

Is this better than a Sony A7iii?

No low pass filter..?...maybe..

 

[Archlich]

I don't know...it does look sexy, but when loaded, it's just 50 grams lighter than the a7 and EOS RP, both with EVF, a hotshoe and...a mechanical shutter.

 

[Out to Lunch]

a very small mirrorless full frame camera

...with a very large view finder.

 

[sevres_babylone]

For stills, based on some bad experiences (rolling shutter issues) with my A7SII under certain lighting conditions, I’d be concerned about it only having an electronic shutter. The size looks great however.

 

[nickthetasmaniac]

I really want to like this but the lack of mechanical shutter is a pretty big hurdle...

 

[Black]

Aren't all of Steve Huff's reviews "rave"?

 

[Keith]

Aren't all of Steve Huff's reviews "rave"?

Some of them border on the paranormal! 😛

 

[jsrockit]

I really want to like this but the lack of mechanical shutter is a pretty big hurdle...

Exactly...

 

[Ko.Fe.]

This camera intrigues me greatly for the possibility of a very small mirrorless full frame camera, to be able to use vintage manual focus glass from Leica, Pentax and Minolta, and possibly being production ready for good quality video shooting.



The problem with the video part is that tests are showing the h264 encoding to be a blt lacking, with moire and rolling shutter issues, and the CinemaDNG raw files are going to be way too large to be viable for long form recording. As a stills camera, it looks great.

Sounds like Sigma. Big statement, fancy look, but issues. I was at Smpte presentation by major camera manufacturers yesterday. About mirrorless and video production. I know what you are talking about 🙂

 

[Dan]

Some of them border on the paranormal! 😛

Naw, they're just out of this world 😎

 

[splitimageview]

Some of them border on the paranormal! 😛

Naw, they're just out of this world 😎

bwahahaha!

 

[splitimageview]

Interesting. Not sure about having no hot shoe (except as an accessory) which means no optical viewfinder option, and not keen on the $300 bulky LCD magnifier/viewfinder.

 

[ptpdprinter]

Of course Huff's review is a rave. His livelihood depends on getting you all gassed up so you buy the camera through one of his links.

 

[Huss]

He'll sell it in a couple of months after he realizes the pics he takes of his buddy at a bar, his wife standing in his living room, and that fire hydrant all look the same.

 

[jsrockit]

He'll sell it in a couple of months after he realizes the pics he takes of his buddy at a bar, his wife standing in his living room, and that fire hydrant all look the same.

Yes, it seems he lost his passion for photography many years ago and simply does camera reviews to make $ these days.