Sigma BF (Beautiful Foolishness).

[p.giannakis]

That Werra on the right has rounded edges and a grip-able surface on most of the body. It also has a decent eye level viewfinder and in some other versions has a light meter so you can set f/stops and shutter speeds for at eye level as well as a rangefinder for accurate manual focus. It does share something of the same aesthetic as the new Sigma, but I can't imagine holding the Sigma outside in cold weather for very long.

That's the Werra 1 - it doesn;t have a rangefinder or a meter. It came to my mind in terms of aesthetics. I always liked the Werra 1 more than the rest Werras.

 

[JohnGellings]

When something is said to be "... not really that bad" that's what's called 'condemnation with faint praise'. I don't know those "many people who have held it" to know whether their statements are credible.

G

Yeah, it was pure hyperbole.

 

[olakiril]

Buy used and you can get the fp L for the price of the S9. The extra resolution is handy if you take advantage of all different aspect ratios the camera offers.

In 21:9 mode you get 38 megapixels. In 1x1 mode it is 40 megapixels. That 17mm in 1x1 mode is the same FOV as the SWC. With the 10-18mm I am usually shooting 1x1.

fp/fp L image thread.

The major advantage of S9 is the real time LUTs... You can practically get any film stock look in-camera. Fuji doesn't even come close to what you can achieve with 3DLUTs. I don't have much time for editing any more. Also if you buy used you can easily find it for 1000$, a steal for a modern FF camera. Disadvantages are the lack of an EVF, and the lack of compact l-mount lenses for me.

BF is clearly style over substance. I guess there is a niche market that Sigma aims for, but I am not it.