Sigma FP2 Announced – 6K Open Gate, ProRes RAW, 24.5MP Partially Stacked Sensor
NEW PODCAST: Blackmagic Design Raises Prices, Cuts Resolve – Focus Check ep139 →🎙️ WATCH/LISTEN Now Seven years after the original fp, Sigma has introduced its successor. The Sigma FP2 keeps the brick-shaped, modular concept, but almost everything inside has changed: a new partially stacked full-frame sensor, 6K open gate recording, ProRes RAW instead of CinemaDNG, and a tilting screen. Sigma again calls it the world’s smallest full-frame camera body. Here is what filmmakers need to know. Compared to the original fp, the FP2 is 3.5mm thinner (41.8mm against 45.3mm) at practically the same width and height. The body alone is 6g heavier at 376g. With battery and SD card, it weighs 460g / 16.2oz, against 422g for the fp. The FP2 keeps a dust and splash resistant construction, and Sigma builds it at its factory in Aizu, Japan. The fp series has a loyal following among filmmakers, and the…