Daedalus2000 Posted May 28, 2021 Share #61 Posted May 28, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 5/20/2021 at 8:13 PM, intermediatic said: So what's the smallest standard zoom I could get for times when I really want to go small (I might, just might even take off the Panasonic 20-60mm at 350 grams? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alan Friedman Posted June 9, 2021 Share #62 Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Sharing a few photos from the Sigma fp-L. I've been carrying it for walks around the neighborhood and plan to shoot tomorrow's partial annular solar eclipse using both the fp and the fp-L. Last weekend I was surprised to discover that the EVF attachment to the camera body had loosened - a situation reported by others. This is definitely something I will keep a closer eye on when hiking. I haven't spent much time with the jpegs out of camera though I do take them with the DNG files - mostly for the speed reviewing in the Mac operating system (the DNG previews take longer to load). The colors and tonality in the DNG files I find strikingly beautiful. The ability to crop files - not something I normally do with a 24mp sensor, yields another element to the selection process when reviewing images. I think I will find this preferable to do after exposure, rather than with the crop zoom feature. Crop zoom in camera has an effect on the on board image processing and also the performance of auto-focus. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited June 9, 2021 by Alan Friedman 7 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/320906-sigma-fp-l/?do=findComment&comment=4216982'>More sharing options...
Alan Friedman Posted June 9, 2021 Share #63 Posted June 9, 2021 I don't know what it is about encountering a deer in the cemetery that get's my attention every time. Here the cropped section compared to the orginal... and another local creature going vertical - all shot using the Voigtlander apo-lanthar 50. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 6 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/320906-sigma-fp-l/?do=findComment&comment=4216987'>More sharing options...
Alan Friedman Posted June 10, 2021 Share #64 Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) This morning a lovely partial annular eclipse was visible from Buffalo. It was underway at sunrise and lasted for about an hour. I went in to my office early - had arranged access to the rooftop of the building - and set up to take some photos. I used both the Sigma fp and fp-L. I mounted the fp on a small (3.5" 450mm fl) refractor and used the fp-L with the APO Macro-Elmarit 100 for a wider field of view. They worked very well and it was a pleasure to have the same controls interface on both set-ups. The light weight of the fp also works to make balancing the load less critical than it might be with a heavier body. I used Manual mode, ISO 100 and a 2 sec shutter delay. Daylight was still dim so the rear screen worked fine for focus. I processed a number of pictures fast because yesterday's eclipse photos get stale pretty quickly. All were taken without any filter except for the last image, which was captured after the sun had risen high enough to require the addition of energy rejection in front of the lenses. Sigma fp-L + APO macro-elmarit-R 100 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Sigma fp + 92mm f 4.8 apochromatic refractor Edited June 10, 2021 by Alan Friedman 17 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Sigma fp + 92mm f 4.8 apochromatic refractor ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/320906-sigma-fp-l/?do=findComment&comment=4217684'>More sharing options...
rob_w Posted June 11, 2021 Share #65 Posted June 11, 2021 Terrific shots Alan. Well planned and executed. Worthy of national publication. You must be proud. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Friedman Posted June 11, 2021 Share #66 Posted June 11, 2021 2 hours ago, rob_w said: Terrific shots Alan. Well planned and executed. Worthy of national publication. You must be proud. Thank you Robert. I felt a little sheepish stealing away to the quiet rooftop of my office when our Buffalo Museum of Science was inviting the public to their observatory for the first time in 15 months. We will be in the path of totality for the 2024 total eclipse so the opportunity to practice was golden. I did think and plan for the operation of the cameras. Hate when I look at files afterwards and discover that I shot everything as jpegs @ISO 1600 because I wasn't paying attention. ;^) But the credit here goes out to the sky, which, with interesting but fairly transparent clouds, provided a dramatic setting to an otherwise quite mundane city backdrop. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike M Posted June 13, 2021 Share #67 Posted June 13, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) Hello, new to forum. I have just acquired an FPL. I have been testing TL Leica lenses on the camera. They all work very well but do not permit any aspect larger than the 1.53 crop. Some of them can cover a larger area which is a shame. I attempted to cover the electronic contacts on the lens to see if I could overcome the restriction. I was able to overcome the automatic crop but the lens will not auto or manual focus with the contact covered so lens is unusable. If someone has better info to make this work it would be appreciated. I also validated that the batteries for my Leica CL work fine in the FPL. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
serhan Posted June 15, 2021 Share #68 Posted June 15, 2021 (edited) On 6/12/2021 at 10:48 PM, Mike M said: Hello, new to forum. I have just acquired an FPL. I have been testing TL Leica lenses on the camera. They all work very well but do not permit any aspect larger than the 1.53 crop. Some of them can cover a larger area which is a shame. I attempted to cover the electronic contacts on the lens to see if I could overcome the restriction. I was able to overcome the automatic crop but the lens will not auto or manual focus with the contact covered so lens is unusable. If someone has better info to make this work it would be appreciated. I also validated that the batteries for my Leica CL work fine in the FPL. Leica lenses doesn't allow it. However I can use Sigma apsc lenses in full frame mode with FP after ver 3 firmware update. 56mm cover FF in close shots, but pincushion distortion get even worse (see windor images apsc vs FF without distortion correction): https://www.dpreview.com/galleries/2590687606/albums/sigma-56mm Sigma dn FF lenses are much better... Edited June 15, 2021 by serhan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Friedman Posted June 16, 2021 Share #69 Posted June 16, 2021 Whenever I encounter the beautiful spring crescent moon, lit alternately by sunshine and earthshine, I have to marvel at the wondrous adaptation of the human eye. To photograph this as it appears requires some careful image processing to merge two properly exposed segments of the moon into one image. Our eyes and brain somehow work together to do this work instantly. Sigma fp-L connected to 105mm f6 refracting telescope. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 8 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/320906-sigma-fp-l/?do=findComment&comment=4221075'>More sharing options...
SrMi Posted June 16, 2021 Share #70 Posted June 16, 2021 How well does the Composite Low ISO Expansion work on fp L? I see that feature as an efficient way to expand dynamic range when shooting on a tripod. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMLEICA Posted June 16, 2021 Share #71 Posted June 16, 2021 On 6/13/2021 at 3:48 AM, Mike M said: …I also validated that the batteries for my Leica CL work fine in the FPL. That’s a very good and important info ! It would also be very interesting to know what kind of battery chargers (besides Sigma and Leica) are mostly used by FPL owners… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikv Posted June 17, 2021 Share #72 Posted June 17, 2021 (edited) Hi, a new member here, considering buying an FP L. I have a question for those of you using the FP L or FP without the optional viewfinder. Do you feel the lcd-screen is bright enough for using the camera outside in bright sunlight? For me, the FP L loses much of its pocketability appeal with the viewfinder attached. And being left-eyed, i often struggle with EVF's placed on the left side. I used a Ricoh GR3 in the past and that screen had plenty of brightness even in bright daylight, so i am hoping the FP L has comparable brightness. Thanks! Edited June 17, 2021 by Erikv Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Friedman Posted June 17, 2021 Share #73 Posted June 17, 2021 8 hours ago, Erikv said: Hi, a new member here, considering buying an FP L. I have a question for those of you using the FP L or FP without the optional viewfinder. Do you feel the lcd-screen is bright enough for using the camera outside in bright sunlight? For me, the FP L loses much of its pocketability appeal with the viewfinder attached. And being left-eyed, i often struggle with EVF's placed on the left side. I used a Ricoh GR3 in the past and that screen had plenty of brightness even in bright daylight, so i am hoping the FP L has comparable brightness. Thanks! Welcome Erikv. I would say that the LCD screen used on the Sigma fp and fp-L is not of much use in bright sunlight. It is not as bright or contrasty as the OLED screens used on recent generation iPhones. Utility will be dependent on the kind of shooting you do. It was fine at dawn for the eclipse photos posted above - I had the EVF mounted on the fp-L and did not turn it on. If you use primarily auto-focus lenses or do street photography the screen might work in more scenarios but if you intend to use manual focus lenses and focus critically in outdoor settings I think dependence on the screen as the only viewfinder will be problematic. Both the optical and electronic viewfinders from Sigma are very good. They add to the size of the camera - but this is the story with the Sigma fp family. It is a kernel of a camera... you add what you need for your shooting preferences and for the job at hand. my .02, Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erikv Posted June 18, 2021 Share #74 Posted June 18, 2021 Thank you, Alan! I plan on using it primarily with autofocus lenses, but I also have a few old LTM lenses I am keen on trying. I noticed my local camera rental place has an FP available. I'll try that first and then decide wether or not to get the EVF. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrMi Posted June 18, 2021 Share #75 Posted June 18, 2021 On 6/16/2021 at 4:19 PM, EMLEICA said: That’s a very good and important info ! It would also be very interesting to know what kind of battery chargers (besides Sigma and Leica) are mostly used by FPL owners… Wasabi charger works fine, but Wasabi batteries BLC-12 do not show correct battery status. With Wasabi battery the icon is always "battery charging". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Friedman Posted June 18, 2021 Share #76 Posted June 18, 2021 Sigma fp-L + VM apo-lanthar 50. Some cropping was employed. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 5 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/320906-sigma-fp-l/?do=findComment&comment=4222504'>More sharing options...
EMLEICA Posted June 18, 2021 Share #77 Posted June 18, 2021 1 hour ago, SrMi said: Wasabi charger works fine, but Wasabi batteries BLC-12 do not show correct battery status. With Wasabi battery the icon is always "battery charging". Thanks for your info. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Friedman Posted June 19, 2021 Share #78 Posted June 19, 2021 I didn't realize that the battery situation for Sigma fp and fp-L was so confusing... also forgot that a charger was not included with the camera. After I purchased the fp I bought a couple of Panasonic chargers (and a couple of Panasonic batteries identical to the BP-51) branded for Lumix that appear to no longer be available... now Sigma has a BC-71 which appears to be the identical charger but about twice the cost of the ones I purchased. And this charger is specified as being for the BP-71, which I don't see for sale anywhere. It looks the right size for the BP-51 that the fp and fp-L uses. ??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
intermediatic Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share #79 Posted June 19, 2021 Powerextra makes a USB dual battery charger that I bought on Amazon. It’s nice that it avoids the whole 120 at home vs 12V in car mess and I’m sure we all have USB chargers littering our houses and cars. It’s nice and compact and only cost me $10. Probably the best buy for any camera charger I’ve ever owned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrMi Posted June 19, 2021 Share #80 Posted June 19, 2021 (edited) 23 hours ago, EMLEICA said: Thanks for your info. FYI, in case that you already have them, Leica BP-DC12 batteries work well in fp L. They are much more expensive than Sigma's BP 51. Edited June 19, 2021 by SrMi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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