Picked one up on FB marketplace, but didn't notice a busted pogo pin on the lens connector, so I had to send it for repairs... Can't try it for another couple of weeks, sadly.
@@VasilisOfficeHoursOh no that's too bad! I'm sure you will love it once you get it fixed. It's a quirky camera, but the image and the colors are just so lovely and I think they make up the problems that I have with it.
You can vlog with the FP, you just need a 20mm lens. Either the Sigma 20mm f/2, or the LUMIX 20-60mm kit lens that comes with some Panasonic cameras. You don’t need an external monitor either. Just half press the shutter button to autofocus, then hit the small video record button and the focus won’t change. If you need IS, you can use the Canon 16-35 F4 with an adapter, and it has IS.
So nice to see there is still love for this little beast of a camera! I actually had no idea you can lock focus with the FP. Cool! I still prefer to have a flip out screen for vlogging and I use my other mirrorless cameras for this. But I might give it a shot with the FP as I do have the lovely Sigma 16-28 f2.8.
Brother, the Sigma fp is anything but a beginner camera, at least for video. Working with uncompressed footage, expose it correctly and without good autofocus, requires a certain skillset. Its a good allround camera for photo, but its video capabilities only make sense in narrative filmmaking.
I have two Sigma FP cameras and pair them with a S1H for when I shoot video. One is used as my webcam regularly and it is SO easy to use for that. Sigma, Fuji, and Nikon all have the best color science. Sony is a tad green and Canon is magenta. I shot a great image of some Soldiers working with soldiers from a different nation at sunset on a Canon 5d mkIV and oh man that shit killed me trying to not make the one red head in the group look like a tomato. That was the last time I used a Canon product and know everyone that raves about their colors have not done anything on the edges of what real photographers deal with. I have mounted my Sigmas to all kinds of vehicles and shot video with them out of military Airplanes, and Helicopters. I have had them strapped to Soldiers as a mega gopro for shots. This camera is my favorite thing to shoot with. When I am not shotting a tiny setup I have a top handle from Kondor Blue that is USB C and lets me swap the SanDisk pro blades. So it is a handle and a swappable external drive. IT does limit at 2tb drives even though they are made in 4tb sizes. But 2tb gets you about an hour and a half at 4k 12bit CNG.
So cool how you are using this camera! It is quite versatile due to the insanely small size. I also completely agree with you regarding color science. Canon and Sony color science has always felt bland and just OK to me. They are not pushing the boundaries like Fuji or Sigma. Even when Canon released their newer C709 LUT, it was decent sure, got the job done in a pinch, but there was nothing unique or innovative about it.
Fairly new sigma fp owner video hobbyist. Still little unsure about recording raw to ninja v. Got this rigged up pretty good. Its just dependable solid video in that tiny form factor.
I do love the tiny form factor. Using an external monitor is sometimes a bit difficult since the camera is so small, the monitor can overwhelm the form factor somewhat. I haven't used the fp with the atomos mainly because I am not a fan of prores raw. Much much prefer Braw. But if you have a good setup and you like working with prores raw, then you should be able to rely on the image being recorded. I'd recommend an hdmi cable holder to make sure the cable stays securely connected. The micro hdmi port on its own is not the most secure.
In order to hit your watch hours, your audio needs to improve. Audio is more important than video. It maintains your viewers glued to the screen. Your audio is extremely low and your music is extremely out of plane compared to your voice-over.
Audio is something I am still working to improve. But I will always choose the music that I feel works well for the content I am creating and that also pleases me to listen to. So if you feel the music is out of place, I'm not sure what else to tell you then to turn down the volume and turn on captions. This is music that I enjoy, so be it.
@@DynamicPhil84 Put some compression on the voice, there's also a lot of mouth and lip noises, which can be made better with a different mic setup and some VST plugins. You overall want to have a consistent levels across the clip, if it goes from loud to quiet and back that can be very jarring, so a comfortable consistent level is preferrable. With music and voice combined you can employ auto-ducking to make the music quieter once you start speaking. What DAW software do you use for audio post-production?
@@VasilisOfficeHoursThanks for your feedback this is very helpful! I do all of my editing in Resolve and have mainly been using the built in voice isolation and dialogue leveling tools. I have not spent much time exploring the in-depth audio tools in Resolve, but I'm sure these features are there. If you wouldn't mind sharing an example of where in the video you feel that the audio levels change too dramatically, that will help. I had thought that my audio levels were quite consistent throughout, but I guess not. Also, I am using a Rode wireless mic setup but I do not have a lavalier attachment. Maybe I should invest in one of those?
Comment here if you own the Sigma FP or would consider picking one up in 2024!!
Picked one up on FB marketplace, but didn't notice a busted pogo pin on the lens connector, so I had to send it for repairs... Can't try it for another couple of weeks, sadly.
@@VasilisOfficeHoursOh no that's too bad! I'm sure you will love it once you get it fixed. It's a quirky camera, but the image and the colors are just so lovely and I think they make up the problems that I have with it.
You can vlog with the FP, you just need a 20mm lens. Either the Sigma 20mm f/2, or the LUMIX 20-60mm kit lens that comes with some Panasonic cameras. You don’t need an external monitor either. Just half press the shutter button to autofocus, then hit the small video record button and the focus won’t change. If you need IS, you can use the Canon 16-35 F4 with an adapter, and it has IS.
So nice to see there is still love for this little beast of a camera! I actually had no idea you can lock focus with the FP. Cool! I still prefer to have a flip out screen for vlogging and I use my other mirrorless cameras for this. But I might give it a shot with the FP as I do have the lovely Sigma 16-28 f2.8.
Brother, the Sigma fp is anything but a beginner camera, at least for video. Working with uncompressed footage, expose it correctly and without good autofocus, requires a certain skillset. Its a good allround camera for photo, but its video capabilities only make sense in narrative filmmaking.
I have two Sigma FP cameras and pair them with a S1H for when I shoot video. One is used as my webcam regularly and it is SO easy to use for that.
Sigma, Fuji, and Nikon all have the best color science. Sony is a tad green and Canon is magenta. I shot a great image of some Soldiers working with soldiers from a different nation at sunset on a Canon 5d mkIV and oh man that shit killed me trying to not make the one red head in the group look like a tomato. That was the last time I used a Canon product and know everyone that raves about their colors have not done anything on the edges of what real photographers deal with.
I have mounted my Sigmas to all kinds of vehicles and shot video with them out of military Airplanes, and Helicopters. I have had them strapped to Soldiers as a mega gopro for shots. This camera is my favorite thing to shoot with.
When I am not shotting a tiny setup I have a top handle from Kondor Blue that is USB C and lets me swap the SanDisk pro blades. So it is a handle and a swappable external drive. IT does limit at 2tb drives even though they are made in 4tb sizes. But 2tb gets you about an hour and a half at 4k 12bit CNG.
So cool how you are using this camera! It is quite versatile due to the insanely small size. I also completely agree with you regarding color science. Canon and Sony color science has always felt bland and just OK to me. They are not pushing the boundaries like Fuji or Sigma. Even when Canon released their newer C709 LUT, it was decent sure, got the job done in a pinch, but there was nothing unique or innovative about it.
Fairly new sigma fp owner video hobbyist. Still little unsure about recording raw to ninja v. Got this rigged up pretty good. Its just dependable solid video in that tiny form factor.
I do love the tiny form factor. Using an external monitor is sometimes a bit difficult since the camera is so small, the monitor can overwhelm the form factor somewhat. I haven't used the fp with the atomos mainly because I am not a fan of prores raw. Much much prefer Braw. But if you have a good setup and you like working with prores raw, then you should be able to rely on the image being recorded. I'd recommend an hdmi cable holder to make sure the cable stays securely connected. The micro hdmi port on its own is not the most secure.
In order to hit your watch hours, your audio needs to improve. Audio is more important than video. It maintains your viewers glued to the screen. Your audio is extremely low and your music is extremely out of plane compared to your voice-over.
Audio is something I am still working to improve. But I will always choose the music that I feel works well for the content I am creating and that also pleases me to listen to. So if you feel the music is out of place, I'm not sure what else to tell you then to turn down the volume and turn on captions. This is music that I enjoy, so be it.
@@DynamicPhil84you just need to compress and saturate and eq your voice, it's easy :)
@@emanuelezamboni6782Thanks I am still working on leveling out my audio to sound better. If you have any suggested tutorials on this, please share.
@@DynamicPhil84 Put some compression on the voice, there's also a lot of mouth and lip noises, which can be made better with a different mic setup and some VST plugins. You overall want to have a consistent levels across the clip, if it goes from loud to quiet and back that can be very jarring, so a comfortable consistent level is preferrable. With music and voice combined you can employ auto-ducking to make the music quieter once you start speaking. What DAW software do you use for audio post-production?
@@VasilisOfficeHoursThanks for your feedback this is very helpful! I do all of my editing in Resolve and have mainly been using the built in voice isolation and dialogue leveling tools. I have not spent much time exploring the in-depth audio tools in Resolve, but I'm sure these features are there. If you wouldn't mind sharing an example of where in the video you feel that the audio levels change too dramatically, that will help. I had thought that my audio levels were quite consistent throughout, but I guess not. Also, I am using a Rode wireless mic setup but I do not have a lavalier attachment. Maybe I should invest in one of those?