SIGMA fp Day Celebrates Five Years of Their Legendary Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera

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by Heath McKnightOctober 25^th, 2024

Are you ready to party? SIGMA fp Day is happening October 25, 2024, and will be celebrating five years since the camera debuted in 2019. It will feature plenty of guests, including SIGMA Ambassadors and Collaborators, plus a look at the prototype SIGMA 28-45mm T2 Cine lens.

Can you believe it’s already been five years since the fp debuted? It was heralded as the world’s smallest and lightest full-frame mirrorless camera that could shoot in RAW and was aggressively priced at $1,899. The fp was a scalable camera that could use different accessories from both SIGMA and third parties.

My colleague, Johnnie Behiri, was able to shoot with a non-final firmware unit in Japan a week before the October 25, 2019 launch, and his early impressions are great to re-read. Check it out here. Also, be sure to read Johnnie’s review of the SIGMA fp L and the CineD lab test.

Celebration details, plus how to attend or watch

The SIGMA fp Day event is free and happening October 25, 2024, in Burbank, California, from 2 pm to 7 pm PST. They’ll have product demos, photowalks, giveaways of commemorative merch, food and beverages, and plenty of great guests. Those include Ambassadors Heather Larkin and Graham Sheldon, plus YouTube and social media filmmaker Sebastian Oropeza, and many others.

There is also an online sweepstakes you can enter here, where you can share your thoughts about the SIGMA fp and be entered to win a prize, including $1,000 SIGMA Gift Certificates. 

If you happen to be in the greater Los Angeles area, you can attend the free event at the SIGMA Burbank Showroom at 148 S. Victory Blvd., Burbank, CA 91502. Register here.

For those who would like to stream the event, you can do so on SIGMA’s social channels.

Take a stroll down memory lane with the features of the SIGMA fp and fp L Mirrorless Cameras

The SIGMA fp mirrorless camera was first announced in the summer of 2019 and officially released on October 25 of that year. It was a full-frame camera that could shoot RAW but could fit in a pocket. The SIGMA fp L debuted in 2021 and built upon the first camera. Let’s take a brief look at the features of both the fp and fp L.

SIGMA fp features:

• 24.6 full-frame BSI Bayer CMOS sensor (36mm x 24mm).
• Film in 4K30p with 12-bit CinemaDNG both internally (SD card) and externally (SSD).
• 49-point AF system.
• ISO 100-25,600, and can be expanded to ISO 6-102,400.
• Electronic shutter.
• Electronic image stabilization.
• 3.15″ (8cm) 2.1m-dot LCD touchscreen.
• Leica L-mount lens interface.

SIGMA fp L features:

• 61MP full-frame BSI Bayer CMOS sensor (36mm x 24mm).
• Optional EVF-11 Electronic Viewfinder.
• Film in 4K30p with 12-bit CinemaDNG both internally (SD card) and externally (SSD).
• True 24p and 23.976p.
• Hybrid Phase- and Contrast-Detection AF
• Crop Zoom.
• Save or Load settings via a QR code.
• Continuous power via USB-C.
• 3.15″ (8cm) 2.1m-dot LCD touchscreen.
• Leica L-mount lens interface.
• Check out the full list of features here.

After five years, how has the SIGMA fp or fp L helped you with shooting your projects? Will you be watching the livestream celebration? Let us know in the comments below!