Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-04-11)

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We feel 50mm a bit too long and
40mm a bit too close to 35mm!
So we believe 45mm is a nice first
lens for the fp as it’s very versatile.
You can use it for serious
landscape or street photography,
and also for taking pictures at a
restaurant. It’s beautifully compact
and versatile, and it’s something
different too. We always try to
bring out different products from
those of other major makers.

AP When it comes to sensors,
will you be doing more with

Bayerin thefuture?

KYWehavenotmadea decision,

butprobablyyes.Wechose

Bayerforthefp asthesensor

perfectlymatchedtheconcept

behindit. If wemakea serious

authenticstillscamerawemay

stillchoosea Foveonsensor,so

it’salwaysdeterminedbythe

productconcept...in thiscase

compactsize,high-qualitystill

andmovierecording.

APDoyounowexpectmost

ofyournewlensestobefor

mirrorless,ratherthanfor

DSLRcameras?

KYYes.Firstof allthereis more

demandonthemirrorlessside,

andwehavenewmirrorlesslenses

underdevelopment.Thereis

alreadya widerangeof nice

SigmalensesforDSLRs.Weare

alsogettinga lotof enquiriesfrom

FujifilmX-mountusers.Webelieve

theyarea reallyniceusergroup

• verypassionateabout
  photography,whoreallyliketo
  investin gear.Sigmamakes
  productsin Japansowecannot
  alwaysproducethecheapest.As
  mostof ourlensesarefor
  enthusiasts,theyaretheperfect
  targetmarket.Thatsaid,wedon’t
  haveunlimitedengineering
  resourcessoweneedtoprioritise.
  Atthemoment,thebiggest
  demandis forSonyE-mount
  lenses,notjustin Japanbutall
  overtheworld.In thefutureI
  wouldliketomakelensesfor
  X-mount,butthereis nospecific
  planrightnow.

APYoumentionedthefp

beinga bigsuccessin Japan.

Whydoyouthinkit’sdoneso

wellin sucha competitive

mirrorlessmarket?

KYWe’vediscoveredthatmany

● £1,999 body only

● £2,399 with 45mm f/2.8 DG DN lens

● 24-million-pixel full-frame sensor

● Leica L mount

● ISO 100-25,600 (standard)

● ISO 6-102,400 (extended)

● 18fps shooting

● 3.1in, 2.1m-dot fixed touchscreen LCD

● 4K video recording

● No viewfinder

Sigma fp at a glance

Japaneseusersenjoyshootingin

thelong,wide21:9aspectratio,

whichis likecinemascope.

Furthermore,thefp hasa new

colourmodecalledTealand

Orange.It is thefirstcamerato

implementthis.ManyJapanese

usersreallyliketotakepicturesin

the21:9formatwithTealand

Orange,andthensharethem,

includingusingthemasthe

wallpaperontheirphones.The

longverticalshapeis likethe

traditionalJapanesekakejiku

hangingscroll[it oftenfeatures

calligraphyorinkpaintingsandis

hungin houses,temples,martial

artsdojosetc– Ed].I findit really

interestingthatJapanesepeople

arefindingnewwaysof usingthe

fp andI hopethiswillbethecase

forusersworldwide.

A full field test of the Sigma fp will be

upcoming in our 9 May issue

‘I find it interesting that Japanese people are finding new ways of

using the fp and I hope this will be the case for users worldwide’

Sigma’s CEO Kazuto

Yamaki (left) with AP’s

Geoff Harris