That’s Sigma Corporation CEO Kazuto Yamaki, above, with a pre-release FP2 camera focused on a bluefin tuna’s scary skeleton at Ciel Bleu in Amsterdam last month. Sigma Corporation of America President Mark Amir-Hamzeh and I were there to try it out. And what an amazing camera it is.

Cut to: October 23, 2026. Sigma Corporation introduces the new Sigma FP2. This is the latest in Sigma’s fp series of the world’s smallest, pocketable Full Frame hybrid stills and cine cameras. The new FP2 is cool and stylish—as expected of Sigma. It has:

• A 24.5-megapixel partially stacked CMOS sensor
• Improved performance,
• 6K Open Gate 3:2, Full Frame, Full Height
• Internal L-Log, H.265 and H.264 recording
• ProRes RAW and ProRes RAW HQ recording to an SSD connected via USB-C
• Tiltable LCD
• New EVF that also tilts
• and lots more.

We will hear discussions about whether the FP2 is intended more for stills or cine. The answer is both. The new Sigma FP2 is not only an evolution, not just a “Mark 2” in the journey of fp cameras. It is something completely new that also honors the fp heritage.  But just as the delightful sommelier at Ciel Bleu suggested that a 2016 Bonnes-Mares could be fruit forward, I think of the FP2 as being slightly cine forward. Recording ProRes RAW HQ was a joy and working with the files in DaVinci Resolve Studio was seamless.

Where will FP2 go? This extremely capable camera will work on independent features, series, commercials, corporate and documentaries. It will also serve as a DP-Director’s Finder, as a constant companion on major motion pictures, and also as an additional camera for rigs and stunts and cramped spaces that need a something compact.

Evolution of the fp series

The Sigma FP2 inherits the form and functional design philosphy of the original fp. It has an L-Mount (20 mm FFD) that accepts the vast selection of L-mount lenses from Sigma, Leica, Panasonic LUMIX  and others. The intuitive menu will be familiar if you used earlier models.

Previous Sigma fp camera had playful names that prompted unofficial guessing games. The original fp was fortissimo – pianissimo. The fp L added an L for Low-pass filter or Larger 60 MP resolution. The BF was  Beautiful Foolishness, Beautifully Functional or Banishing Frustration. I haven’t heard what’s in the name of the new FP2, but maybe it’s Film – Photo – 2nd generation or Frabjous Performance.

How do you identify the model? Looking at the logo on the front, the original fp has lower case letters. The fp L is upper and lower. FP2 is all caps and the right side is covered by a textured tactile covering that wraps around the front.

The original Sigma fp launched on July 11, 2019 with a 24.6 MP CMOS sensor.

The Sigma fp L with a 61 MP sensor was announced on March 25, 2021 for photographers requesting higher resolution—massive enough for enlargement to giant billboards.

Sigma’s monobloc aluminum BF camera premiered on February 24, 2025 with a 24.6 MP sensor. It was applauded both as a fashion icon and a serious device.

And here’s the equally iconic and stylish FP2 camera today with a 24.5 MP sensor. Our Film and Delicious Times tests (see bottom of page) showed greater dynamic range, more tonal gradations and richer colors. Shadow detail and highlight retention is better. Skin tones are smooth and natural.

Stills and Cine

A slide switch on top of the FP2 selects not only CINE and STILL modes but also a separate menu user interface.

Sigma’s slogan for the FP2 is Small, Powerful, Adaptable.

Small: it fits in your pocket. It may not slide into the pocket of The Armoury’s tight-fitting trousers, but it can travel in my trendy Ring Jacket blazer.

Powerful: There are 13 color modes or looks. You select them with COLOR button at the rear of the camera. Sigma’s color scientists have provided Standard, Rich, Calm, Powder Blue, Warm Gold, Teal and Orange, FOV Classic Blue, FOV Classic Yellow, Forest Green, Sunset Red, Cinema, 709 Look and Monochrome.

Adaptable: There are numerous new accessories to help you “build” the FP2 into all kinds of configurations. The camera can be the heart of an expandable system that works handheld, on gimbals, tripod, slider, remote head, studio mode or shoulder resting, with monitor or EVF, Hot Shoe or Base Plate. More on accessories in a minute.

Tilting LCD and EVF

The TFT touchscreen color LCD monitor at the rear of the FP2 tilts up 90° and down 45°. It has a 3.15” diagonal, 3:2 aspect ratio—like the sensor itself—and about 2.1 million dots.

The new accessory EVF is smaller than the one for fp and fp L cameras. It attaches directly to the top USB-C port, leaving the bottom port free to attach an external SSD or to power the camera. The EVF-21 tilts from horizontal to 90° straight up.

Focus

The Image Plane Phase-Detection AF with Contrast Detection provides faster single or continuous autofocus. Human and animal detection can be enabled in Cine and Stills modes with adjustable transition and tracking speeds.

High Speed

Sigma FP2 does slow motion up to 120 fps (119.88) in 4K UHD crop mode and 2K; up to 60 fps (59.94) in 6K; and up to 30 fps (29.97) in 6K ProRes RAW HQ Open Gate on an external USB-C connected SSD.

For stills, FP2 can shoot continuously 20 fps up to about 200 frames in a single burst.

Battery

FP2 has a bigger battery than previous fp models. Battery life is about 30% longer—approximately 370 still frames or 130 minutes of video.

Internal Storage

FP2 has an SD card slot along with 70GB of internal storage. Recording can switch seamlessly when the SD card is full.

6K OpenGate Full Frame Full Height 

The FP2’s Full Frame sensor is 35.9 mm x 23.9 mm (43.13 mm diagonal). You can crop in post and scale resolution to almost any release format desired.

Framelines

You can display up to 5 framelines simultaneously (not that you should) or independently. They are found under FRAME GUIDE on the 5th page of the CINE SHOOT MENU. There are 3 default aspect ratios and 2 user-definable frames.

The 2 custom framelines can be defined by aspect ratio or scaling (image area) in millimeters. You can change frameline style (shape, color, weight, shading), as well as horizontal or vertical offset (for example: common headroom).

DP and Director’s Viewfinder 

The FP2 also works as a terrific DP and Director’s Viewfinder. Selected from the CINE SHOOT MENU, it interpolates the exact aspect ratio and sensor size of various cine cameras onto the FP2. So, you don’t have to enter actual image size in millimeters. Of course, you can do the same thing in the CUSTOM FRAMELINES menu, but this saves time.

FP2 supports:

• ARRI ALEXA 35 Xtreme, LF, Mini LF, Mini, AMIRA and ARRICAM.
• Sony cameras include VENICE 2 8K, VENICE and VENICE 2 6K and BURANO.
• RED cameras are V-RAPTOR XL [X], MONSTRO 8K, HELIUM 8K, DRAGON 6K, EPIC MX 5K, GEMINI 5K and KOMODO-X

Cine Recording

FP2 records ProRes RAW, ProRes RAW HQ, Leica L-Log, MP.4 and MP.5. They are all seen as single .MOV files that contain video, audio and metadata.

Apple ProRes RAW and ProRes RAW HQ are recorded to an external SSD connected via USB-C. MP.4, MP.5 and L-Log can be recorded to the internal SD card or internal 70 GB memory storage.

Some FP2 Data Rates

• 6K 3:2 ProRes RAW HQ 24 fps  at 4634 Mbps
• 29.97 fps at 5792 Mbps
• 4K 3:2 ProRes RAW HQ 24 fps at 1887 Mbps
• 59.94 fps at 4718 Mbps

Some SSDs suggested for ProRes RAW HQ recording

• Lexar SL500 External SSD, 1TB or 2TB, USB 3.2 Gen 2×2, Slim — up to 1800 MB/s (14400 Mbps) write speed.
• Lexar Armor 700 1TB, 2TB or 4TB USB 3.2 Gen USB-C Portable External SSD — up to 2000 MB/s (16000 Mbps) write speed.
• Sandisk 2TB or 4TB Extreme PRO Portable SSD—up to 3100 MB/s write speed (24800 Mbps) write speed – New Model.

32-bit float audio recording

The Sigma FP2 supports 32-bit float audio recording when the optional Sigma HU-21 hot shoe unit is attached along with a 32-bit float audio input device like the Panasonic DMW-XLR2 microphone adapter or DMW-DMS1 shotgun mic. With 32-bit float audio, you don’t have to ride levels on set because that process can be done in post.

Mounting Points

There are 1/4-20 threads on the left side, right side and bottom of the FP2.  Use them for neck or wrist straps, EVF, Hot Shoe, SSD holder, cage, baseplate or attachments from many companies as well as a new line FP2 accessories from Sigma.

Sigma Accessories

The Sigma ELECTRONIC VIEWFINDER EVF-21 is a must-have. Its 0.5-inch OLED has approx. 5.76 million dots and is eminently sharp and bright for critical focus. It has a diopter adjustment and comes with a good eyecup. As mentioned before, it tilts 90°.

Interestingly, helpfully, you can extend the EVF with a single USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Extension Cable that supplies both video and power. This is not an official Sigma recommendation, but the Green Jiss 3.3 ft and 0.5 ft cables worked very well for me. Plug the cable into the top USB-C port of the FP2 camera. If you don’t get an image in the EVF, rotate the cable’s connectors 180 degrees. The cables are available from Amazon.

 

LCD VIEWFINDER LVF-21

 

Sigma’s LCD VIEWFINDER LVF-21 is a large 2.5x magnifying loupe that attaches over the rear LCD monitor. It has diopter adjustment and a big eyecup. The LVF-21 transforms the FP2 into a device that looks and acts like a typical elongated director’s finder. Of course, you can keep the FP2 more compact as a director’s finder by using the EVF-21.

The LVF-21 comes with the BASE PLATE BPL-21 that is required to attach the LCD Viewfinder LVF-21. It’s also available separately—helpful because it has a 3/8-16 mounting thread on the bottom.

The HOT SHOE UNIT HU-21 attaches to the camera left side and provides flash and audio communication (using specifications shared with the OM SYSTEM and LUMIX .

You can charge the FP2’s internal LI-ION BATTERY PACK BP-91 via USB-C with a PD-compatible AC adapter. But surely you will buy extra batteries and use the the Sigma  BATTERY CHARGER BC-91 for full charging in about 175 minutes.

The CN-21 replaces the internal BP-91 battery for direct connection to an external AC power supply.

Thanks to Saki Crowne, Hisashi Tatamiya, Lisa Baxt, Michael Dioguardi, Nick Vrona and Sigma PR teams for all their help with this article. 

For more Sigma FP2 details and complete specifications, go to:

https://www.sigma-global.com/en/cameras/fp2

 

Framegrabs from FP2 at Ciel Bleu. Film and Delicious Times Camera Test.

Discussion with Sigma Corporation CEO Kazuto Yamaki

 

Jon: When did you first decide to begin work on this next generation camera?

Kazuto Yamaki: While we were developing Sigma BF camera, I had already decided to work on its third generation. We started in the middle of 2024.

How did the concept evolve?

The FP2 camera basically takes over the same concept as the original fp camera. By enhancing each feature under the same concept, we aimed to create a camera that allows users to be more creative.

Please describe the main differences between earlier generations of this fp family.

Besides several enhanced features, the FP2 camera achieves less rolling shutter effect, much faster autofocus and better image quality. The shutter sync is improved to 1/50th of a second. (It was 1/30th with the original fp.)

Who are the intended users of this camera?

It’s for those who are looking for a very small but powerful and adaptable camera. Typically, they’re creative people who are looking for a unique device.

How are they different from Sigma BF camera users?

FP series cameras are more adaptable compared to BF. For those who want to create their own style with various accessories, we recommend the FP2 camera.