From The Verge: Sigma has announced a new compact 24.6-megapixel full-frame camera called the BF with a clean, minimalist design featuring just four button controls and a dial. The BF’s body is milled from a single block of aluminum, its user interface has been redesigned with a “completely new information structure compared to conventional digital cameras,” according to a release from the company, and it trades a memory card slot for a built-in SSD.
The Sigma BF will be available in black or silver finished for $1,999 and is expected to ship sometime in April 2025. That pricing doesn’t include a lens. The BF is compatible with the L-Mount lens standard initially developed by Leica but now used by Panasonic and Sigma as well. Sigma will be updating its I Series collection of prime lenses with a new silver color option to match the BF.
The BF’s minimalist design is most apparent on the back of the camera. Next to a 3.2-inch touchscreen display that doesn’t feature any articulation are three touch controls featuring haptic feedback so they feel like you’re touching real buttons. Above them are a dial for navigating menus with an additional haptic button in the center, and a smaller status monitor screen that shows settings options so the camera’s main display doesn’t get overly cluttered with information. You’ll find the shutter button on top of the camera, next to a couple of small microphone holes.
The streamlined user-interface on the BF surrounds the live preview with shooting-related settings including shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and EV compensation. Secondary settings are hidden in an optional menu, while camera management functions are buried in a system menu.
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