Hi! I still have the Sigma fp too but I'm not sure whether I will keep it in the long run since I got the A7C now as well. My main issue with the fp is the lack of inbuilt EVF and the big size of the accessory LCD viewfinder as I much prefer shooting with an EVF most of the time rather than with the screen, especially when it comes to manual focus shooting. I also want to keep the camera small and the LCD viewfinder turns it into a much bigger camera that is not ideal for carrying around. And with the fp there is usually some blueish color shift in the edges and corners with rangefinder glass especially in the wider end which requires some additional work in PP to correct, and I think vignetting with adapted RF glass is also more severe. I don't have these issues with current Sony BSI sensors although there is some more sensor cover glass induced field curvature with Sony. Therefore I'm now shifting away from the idea of using adapted RF glass especially in the wider end where there is quite nice coverage of native Voigtländer E-mount lenses available. I've been trading in some of my rangefinder lenses that were mainly used with the fp.
If I keep the fp I will probably use it mostly with native glass, and currently I have the 45/2.8 DG DN (duplicated with E-mount version) as well as Panasonic 20-60 zoom in L mount. fp could be quite nice when shooting with the new I-series lenses if one is happy to do it all with the screen only. If I keep my fp in the long run I might also add the I-series 24mm and 35mm lenses to my L-mount set but I'm not sure if there is a lot of benefit in keeping it along with my A7C which has IBIS and better battery too. For any travel use I'd surely take my A7C instead.
But without considering A7C, I think Sigma fp could be quite nice with these I-series lenses if one can enjoy shooting primarily with AF and with the screen only. I also have an RX1R so it takes away some motivation of getting the 35/2 DG DN for my Sigma fp.
zhangyue wrote:
Hi, Juha, Do you still have FP? No flip screen has been a show stop before for me to considering it. However, for me using it mostly will means use AF. Even without flip LCD, The shape of it can be easily hold even without flip screen. I know that from RX1 experience. I can’t do the same with SL2. The system missing small AF lens before for FP to shine, but now with 24/45 or 35/65 I think the time is ready.
What you think? Juha Kannisto wrote:
I've preordered the 35/2 (expecting to receive on 12/18). I'm also planning to get the 24/3.5 on release day in Japan (1/22) but haven't ordered it yet. Not planning to get the 65mm as I don't shoot longer than 50mm much these days and 65mm is not a very commonly used fl for me (and I still have the CV 65/2).
I'll then use Sigma I-series 24mm, 35mm, 45mm as my small AF prime set for A7C along with my MF glass (mostly Voigtländer).
Dec 06, 2020 at 10:33 PM
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