Indeed I do! Gracias!I think you mean "cojones"...
Cajones are drawers (as in "chest of")
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Travis Butler
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I should also note the road of companies trying to appeal to smartphone users, with cameras that have a simplified interface and stylish body designs, is long and littered with corpses. This has not been a successful field.
Except the X100 series is kind of the anthesis of the BF - designed unapologetically for photography enthusiasts, styled after classic film cameras with a strong emphasis on manual controls. Even to the extent of mimicking their use of shutter speed dial and aperture ring, instead of the exposure control dial modern digital cameras use. The exact opposite of a streamlined UI centered on a large touchscreen and a few haptic buttons.
GeorgeHudetz
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I think it's elegant and beautiful. As for the shooting experience, they are taking a risk there. Hopefully the UX was developed in an agile fashion, with lots of user testing and iteration occuring during the evolution of the design.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's "law of design" states that "a design isn't finished until there is nothing left to remove." It seems to me that's exactly what Sigma has followed here. If it works, it will be brilliant. But there will be people who think it went to far. And for some of us, I'm sure that's true. But for the rest, it could very well be a revelation.
I'm somewhat stunned, actually, and I could easily count myself in that later group. Although I don't ever see it replacing a traditional camera.
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's "law of design" states that "a design isn't finished until there is nothing left to remove." It seems to me that's exactly what Sigma has followed here. If it works, it will be brilliant. But there will be people who think it went to far. And for some of us, I'm sure that's true. But for the rest, it could very well be a revelation.
I'm somewhat stunned, actually, and I could easily count myself in that later group. Although I don't ever see it replacing a traditional camera.
I do not know whether the usability of the Sigma BF is very good or whether it is easy to hold. I need to check this out in a store, before I am able to judge it.
Even if reviewers tell us their experience, this is very (too) subjective.
But I am excited about the Sigma BF, the idea behind it, the design and the possibility for all of us to have so many different choices for different needs in L-Mount. Does Nikon or Canon or Sony has this choice? No.
I will try the Sigma BF for myself, once it is available at a store, compare it with my Lumix S9, just to be able to get my personal opinion about it.
Even if reviewers tell us their experience, this is very (too) subjective.
But I am excited about the Sigma BF, the idea behind it, the design and the possibility for all of us to have so many different choices for different needs in L-Mount. Does Nikon or Canon or Sony has this choice? No.
I will try the Sigma BF for myself, once it is available at a store, compare it with my Lumix S9, just to be able to get my personal opinion about it.
Jayneboo
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Leica introduced the first version of this 11 years ago at £1350
You mean the Leica T (701)?
A beautiful camera, but it was a APS-C sensor, had dials, a card slot, contrast AF etc.
T-Size was 134 x 69 x 33 mm
Sigma BF: 130 x 73 x 37 mm
I do own a Sigma FP as a small and compact alternative (incl. compact lenses) to my bigger Panasonic. Bought the camera 2nd hand because I wanted to convert it to a full spectrum, but after I used is a little bit, I was not able to convert it. The camera is so nice. The colors are great (I really like the build-in jpeg colors) and the overall feel of the body is in my opinion really good. My first Sigma camera and I am more them impressed. To me the build and material used feels much better then what Panasonic used for the S1 for example.
I hope for Sigma that they found a special market which will result in great sales, because they really deserve it.
I hope for Sigma that they found a special market which will result in great sales, because they really deserve it.
GeorgeHudetz
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Yes, beginning to really like this as a second body to the S1RII.
But then I should really give the S9 a fair shake, as well.
But then I should really give the S9 a fair shake, as well.