Sigma's CEO says BF unofficially stands for 'beautiful foolishness,' a nod to Japanese tea ceremonies. Indeed, the camera leaves a lot of stuff out, including features enthusiasts may miss.

Sigma 24mm F3.5 DG DN | F8.0 | 1/200 sec | ISO 100Photo: Richard Butler During the three weeks I've been shooting with the Sigma BF, a surprising number of people asked me what I thought of it.

Using the Sigma BF as a camera. As someone who is used to using the AF-ON button on the back of my Nikon to focus, going back to a half-press on the shutter button took me a little getting used to.

Sigma BF camera in silver. Sigma Corp. Cameras were long ago overtaken by smartphones, but one class of camera, the "mirrorless," has seen a surge of interest in the past five years.

Sigma’s new $2,000 camera is missing so many features that you might not take the product seriously. The Sigma BF has no tilt or flip-out screen, hot shoe or cold shoe, any type of viewfinder ...

While I've long adored Sigma cameras for their image quality, the same can't be said for their autofocus systems. However, I was pleasantly surprised by how competent the Sigma BF is in this regard.

The Sigma BF is the first camera we’ve ever used (phone cameras aside) that doesn’t use removable storage. Yep, no SD cards here. Instead, it features a 256 GB internal SSD ...

Sigma has unveiled the Sigma BF, a new mirrorless offering that represents the brand’s uncompromising new vision for the digital camera. Rooted in the origins of photography yet innovative in ...

Sigma’s BF is a minimalist full-frame camera with no memory card slot. The Sigma BF features simplified controls on the back, a redesigned user interface, and 230GB of built-in storage.

No, I'd stick on the smallest prime lens Sigma sells on the BF, which in the I-series of 'Contemporary' lenses is currently the 45mm f/2.8 (picture above), and that would be that.

Sigma's CEO says BF unofficially stands for 'beautiful foolishness,' a nod to Japanese tea ceremonies. Indeed, the camera leaves a lot of stuff out, including features enthusiasts may miss.