I Took The Sigma fp Across America | Pros & Cons

[@HeliumTurtle]

VIDEO CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:55 Cinematic Quality 01:46 Cinema DNG RAW 02:42 User Interface 03:08 Low Light, Streaming 03:48 Cons 04:35 Conclusions

[@sheldonnorton9035]

My entire production trailer is centred around the four preconfigured fps I own. I dumped my two REDS for 4 fps. Best move I’ve ever made. Fp is a camera for people who use cameras. It’s phenomenal. Totally versatile, can be mounted on any grip device in existence. Best camera ever made for the independent. Appropriately ignored by gear heads who don’t get it.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Oh wow! Totally agree haha definitely a lot more value if it fits your needs! That’s awesome man 🤘🏼

[@KanaievenTokyo]

Hi Sheldon. Do you have a website or vimeo? Would love to see finished work with this camera. Cheers man and much love x

[@universethegodlife2238]

Your comment alone made me want to get this camera 💯

[@globalturfwar]

Completely agree with all your points. I'm "in the industry," having owned 3 Reds in my life, working with Sony Venices and all flavours of Alexa for our Drama productions. BUT - nothing has excited me as much as the Sigma FP. I was pulled in the moment I saw their launch film, SIN SIN - had just bought an Epic W - but sold it immediately after and got two of these. Just when I get itchy and look around - the Sigma pulls me back in with stunning imagery. I can't believe the "indie" crowd haven't jumped on it. I think there's a honeymoon going on with BMPCCs (which are great in what they do) and other larger manufacturers, but there's been nothing like this camera - which is so capable of knocking it out of the park - if you take you time to learn it. SUBBED!

[@HeliumTurtle]

Wow! That’s so funny another commenter also said he had gotten rid of his RED rigs and went for fp’s. Seems to be a bit of a trend and I see why! haha I’ve actually gotten so many compliments on the filmic quality of the some new footage I’ve taken. It’s crazy how people aren’t talking about it more haha I agree that the indie world seems kind of obsessed with the pocket cameras right now and for good reason definitely but damn if the fp doesn’t give it a run for it’s money! I’ll be doing a comparison video soon actually haha But anyway, thanks for the comment and appreciate the sub mate! Cheers!

[@globalturfwar]

@@HeliumTurtle I'm waiting for some daring soul to produce a feature filmed entirely with the FP. It just needs one breakout moment - and then I think people will be all over it. As I mentioned Sin Sin was cinema grade in quality. Trying to get my studio to look at it as a serious option. Looking forward to your comparisons. Best of luck!

[@Roukus]

This was great. There are so many reviews out there that don’t get the concept of this great, little camera. I agree with you on everything you pointed out. I like the fact that I am free to build my own setup with external devices but I also can keep it really minimal and have it with me wherever I go.

[@sheldonnorton9035]

Nailed it

[@daliyoung]

Dude the quality of your content is super top tier, I was shocked to see the amount of subs you have, very underrated. Beautiful shots btw!

[@HeliumTurtle]

Ayyy thanks mate!

[@ryanharper-brown]

Great video! I'm a recent Sigma fp owner and fell in love with it when Sigma sent me a tester last summer. You're absolutely right, it's not a perfect camera and it's not for everybody. It happens to solve a lot of problems I've had on my shoots and I'm really excited to see what I can create with it.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Thanks mate! Yea man it’s a cool little thing happy to see others enjoying it as well 🤙🏼

[@NeonCucumber]

Hey man just throwing this out there in case it helps! The footage in this video (including talking head) is super crunchy (like shadows pushed super low or contrast pushed way too much). I had this same issue and found it was that my screen was not calibrated well and the dark regions were not that dark on my monitor so I didn't see the extreme crunch until output and watching on other common devices. I got it very close by outputting samples and seeing how they looked on a common monitor (ipads - iphones - tv's etc) to find a good middle ground. Hope this helps man! Not sure if anyone let you know this so wanted to!

[@HeliumTurtle]

Yo dude! Appreciate the respectful feedback mate. I've learned soooo much about color workflow since this video was made about haha. While my personal preference always leans toward contrasty images anyway - I wasn't grading the CDNG's correctly at all when this video launched 😆so a lot of shiz is def wonky on this and my maldives footage unfortunately specifically in color fidelity and shadows lol Thanks for your comment man! You're a top gent

[@NeonCucumber]

@@HeliumTurtle Anytime man! The Sigma's respond great to BM color space and gamma in the raw tab in davinci! For stills i use look designer - input profile srgb and output "rec709 by arri" and then have a node that balances the image. I find this gives a nice clean image with lots of headroom without having to increase the sliders in the raw tab. Then can tune the image in raw tab and the balance node. Crazy how order of operations can really adjust the usable dynamic range in coloring. Color on bro - enjoy!

[@HeliumTurtle]

@@NeonCucumber For sure man! Yea it's insane really what you can do with the raw data and I wasn't even scratching the surface in those vids. I was using film convert like way too early in my order of operations (not knowing at the time how that limits your dynamic range and color space from the get-go 🤡 haha) I'm excited to show everyone my more recent colors now that I've improved a little soooo stay tuned! haha cheers mate

[@colingregg]

Wonderful images. A great camera and I love your positivity. A breath of fresh air. You have to concentrate with the fp but the results can be truly cinematic. Thanks.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Thank you sir! Agreed haha there’s def a technical side to using the fp but she’s a beauty! Haha

[@AbirTarafdar]

Man, those images are absolutley sick! IMO they look better than the SONy cameras, and the black magic ones.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Thank you mate! Agreed haha I just absolutely love the color science going on with the fp too!🤘🏼

[@shastribabb]

Subscribing for the simplicity of this overview. I don’t need to watch 10 more reviews. I decided not to purchase because you gave unbiased pros and cons and it answered my questions for my personal use. Thanks!

[@HeliumTurtle]

Glad I could help! Cheers mate!

[@JOAOAUGUSTODIASABREU]

I'm a Sigma fp owner myself and it has been sitting on my camera bag for a while. This colorful and joyful post of yours sent me right back to my camera bag to pick my FP again and film!! Thanks also for that valuable information about SLIMRAW! Priceless tip! Keep it up! All the best from MADEIRA Island 🏝 Portugal 🇵🇹

[@HeliumTurtle]

So happy to read this haha Yes definitely check out slimraw! It's absolutely incredible haha cheers mate and happy filming!

[@bchi521]

Great video, I also have the fp and I just love shooting with it. For my day-to-day work I used the Canon C70, but when I am shooting for myself fp is the camera I pick up first. I it such a fun camera to use. Good job on the video.

[@frkklll]

if you compare the c70 and the sigma in terms of shadow recovery and dynamic range...which one would you say is better?

[@simoneaves9941]

@@frkklll I'd also be interested in this. :)

[@trashbag8124]

Also interested

[@Ethan-mf9kf]

Hi ，what lenes do you get for the Fp？

[@fleischliebe430]

Thank you for the footage and sharing your experience with it!

[@martindemanable]

I would like to know if this is also a 1080p raw monster. What is your assessment? Can I record to ssd in 12 bit dng full frame for all framerates? And is the quality not pixel binned, or full of moire, and aliasing?

[@HeliumTurtle]

Soooo I’ll try to address this in the follow up video! There are a few caveats to using 1080 on this cam that are to do with moire and some weird thing I had happen, but overall not bad and things that don’t come up too often.

[@TacticalCactusMedia]

Another FP content creator! Always nice to see, you got a new sub here. I find that my FP is used for all of my creative work while my FX3 handles everything that falls under the 'run and gun' category.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Hey! Yessss fp bros! lol Yea man I hear a lot of comparisons with the fx3. That sounds like a great workflow! I've been looking into a similar setup actually where I still have something really nice with the same form factor for cinematic vlogs but with a wider range of codecs etc. Cheers mate!

[@jupitereye4322]

You are producing some great images, although I have to say they look a bit too processed. I realize it's all subjective, everyone has their own style but it would be great to try and get some more natural-looking shots, if for no other reason but to let us see how the image comes out with minimal grading. But overall great job and thanks for bringing this to us :)

[@clementbarda]

+1

[@corneliustitiu8739]

You have right.Horible color grading.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Here's some new fp footage from the Maldives uploaded in 4k! I know people wanted more high res sample images! Cheers! kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5LceWOsjN6Hb9U

[@SupaDupaShoota_]

Great Video! Definitely will be considering getting this in the near future. Also that intro was fire! 🔥

[@HeliumTurtle]

Thanks mate! Glad I got ya pumped! Haha and niceee I highly recommend but I guess I’m biased lol

[@mobile2mirrorless]

Hello, Great Video! Watching again! Just wanted to know how did you change the aperture of the Canon 50mm lens you are using? Since the aperture can only be changed on a canon camera??!?? Please let me know!

[@HeliumTurtle]

The aperture can still be changed on other cameras! The brand of camera doesn't matter.

[@noahheinrich6382]

Beautiful shots. Do you have any videos on your CG process in DaVinci?

[@AlexOehler]

Best sigma fp video I have seen yet (I think I have seen most by now). You are one of the few who mention sound, and you say it is non-existent. What do you mean by that, exactly? Can I not attach an external mic? And, how do you like the newer flat compressed video (quasi s-log)?

[@HeliumTurtle]

Thanks mate! Sorry to confuse you haha, I just meant that the on board mic isn’t that great. There is a 3.5mm jack on the side to plug in a shotgun or any mic you want! Sorry to confuse you haha I can’t speak much to the flat video profile as I’ve been using the “blackmagic film” color space option when grading in resolve. But that has yielded fantastic results! Cheers!

[@elip4854]

If you had to buy 1 lens for the FP what would it be?

[@mabsfreeman1187]

45mm kit lens is actually great. Otherwise pair it with a Great Joy (Blazar) anamorphic and you're ready to make Hollywood history.

[@oleberek]

I have invested much time to investigate on the monitoring and ISO behavior of the fp. Finally in combination with the Ninja V I have found a working solution for me which gets both the monitoring picture and the metering right. Basically after reading through your posts I understood that the fp is ISO invariant and has only two native ISO values available for metering and recording. (ISO 100 & ISO 3200) Others are digitally amplified. False color screen with the Ninja V is working on both of these ISO values to meter the correct exposure. However as a lot of you have mentioned the Rec709 monitor view is only showing the correct picture in ISO 100. The 3200 setting will be overexposed and useless. After several tests I have figured out that if you set the Ninja V to PQ the ISO 3200 screen will look correct. Different story for ISO 100, but this can be tricked if you select ISO 400 in camera. Screen will look exactly the same now for both ISO values. Metering for ISO 100 is unaffected, since the false color mode is only showing the values for ISO 100. Since the recorded ISO values of the Ninja V are pushed into Final Cut Pro X you will get an overblown picture in Rec709, BUT and this is really nice, if you select ISO 100 instead of ISO 400 and ISO 640 instead of ISO 3200 everything will look as expected. Correctly metered and captured. Remember, in the additional manual of the fp in regards to the ISO behavior, Sigma is mentioning ISO 100 and ISO 640 for photos...If you need to work with Zebras the correct settings are for ISO 400 => 55% and for ISO 3200 => 60% if you want to avoid anything in the 100% range. You could go slightly higher as the fp has some more headroom over 100 IRE. Quite a lot of hassle if you ask me, but once you have got used to this you will get a nice picture on both. Hoping this will help some of you.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Wow I actually wasn't aware of any of this thanks for info mate! Like I mentioned in the comment above about exposure metering, I haven't come across any issues in getting things to look correct both in camera and in post as it appears as though my metering tools have been working fine to gauge exposure for all ISO's (I'm on a Smallhd 702) but perhaps I've just been flying a little blind unaware of the ISO invariance. Thanks for the comment dude!

[@oleberek]

@@HeliumTurtle My pleasure :) Enjoy your fp as much as I do. However let us see if Sigma decides to improve that ISO + monitor behavior with a possibly upcoming firmware update.

[@enjoygary]

I hope sigma makes a new one someday. If they continue to improve this camera it'll be a dream camera

[@HeliumTurtle]

So true!! haha

[@edenem]

the only thing i'd need out of this camera is 10 but or 12 bit prores or even just h264 with log tbh

[@phoenixfunny4517]

@@edenem they have 10bit raw?

[@edenem]

@@phoenixfunny4517 for prores or h264, not raw

[@activate-motivation]

ur explaining is so damm great , first time here

[@HeliumTurtle]

Much appreciated! Welcome my friend and thanks for watching :)

[@dantemclalla2804]

Great video. I especially like the way you get around the camera quirks appreciating its ultimate image quality. As to focusing, I guess you mostly use manual focus. Is that correct? Do you use any follow focus and if so how it is attached to the rig? thanks for your time

[@HeliumTurtle]

Hey! Sorry I didn’t see this comment. Correct I am always using manual focus haha I haven’t set up a follow focus yet but might in the future! Cheers!

[@dantemclalla2804]

@@HeliumTurtle Thanks!

[@ShinyTechThings]

Great video man!

[@HeliumTurtle]

Thanks mate!

[@inspirecreativeinternational]

Great video! Which adapter did you use for your canon lens?

[@HeliumTurtle]

The mc-21 from sigma!

[@seasideshutterworx]

Excellent thanks man! How do you go about colour grading footage? I know in resolve you move over to the raw tab and select Black Magic but can you then use black magic luts?

[@HeliumTurtle]

Ah yes! Generally, to grade all of the footage I put it all clips into the "blackmagic film" color space with the raw settings and then used blackmagic luts on a seperate node. Excellent results so far! I've also started using the film convert plugin from nitrate that has a sigma fp profile that looks gorgeous. But yea that's the basic worfkflow haha cheers!

[@seasideshutterworx]

@@HeliumTurtle Man that sounds great! I'm a Lumix s5 shooter and honestly the footage from the fp looks way better because of the 12bit raw. Ive seen people mention that its hard to mail proper exposure on the FP, what is your take on that?

[@HeliumTurtle]

@@seasideshutterworx oh nice! Yea the 12 bit definitely spoils you with what’s possible in post haha as far as nailing exposure I can’t really say I’ve had an issue and I’ve used it in a lot of different scenarios haha I’m not sure what would be so hard about it to be honest I don’t do anything different than I used to with say a gh5 cam, just follow my false colors/scopes and whatnot on skin tones & highlights ya know. And you don’t even have to worry about noise most of the time cause it’s just so clean Anyway, that’s been my experience! haha

[@seasideshutterworx]

@@HeliumTurtle Fantastic. Please keep the videos coming 🙂

[@itsjohnrice]

@@seasideshutterworx I have the S1 and shoot V Log 90% of the time. I always keep exposure 1-2 stops over exposed. With Raw you keep "perfect exposure" I think. Maybe I'm wrong..

[@innstikk]

Super. Could you share how you connect the smallrig NP-F plate to the camera? I mean I guess you use a dummy battery (is it the Sigma one?) and what cable do you use?

[@HeliumTurtle]

Yes! I use a dummy battery. Search for "Fotga Fully decoded DMW-BLC12 dummy battery" it connects directly to the battery plate!

[@streettale]

Those footages are really good to see. Just a question, is it comparable low loght quality with fx3?

[@HeliumTurtle]

I'm not quite sure how comparable they are! there may be some better comparisons on YT for that topic. Cheers!

[@TeamPlayback]

Great vid! Loved it

[@HeliumTurtle]

Thanks mate!

[@MattiaToniUfficiale]

Does it record audio when you shoot 120fps?

[@HeliumTurtle]

Yes it does! 🙂

[@sdhute]

This camera could be the perfect size for street photography. Has sigma been releasing any firmware updates? What adapter are you using to adapt ef glass? The 24mm ef would be amazing too

[@HeliumTurtle]

The mc-21 adapter from sigma is what I use to adapt ef! And yea the small form factor is so great for many different applications!

[@aleksandars9254]

Man I wish this video was in 4k. :'| Thanks for the video man!

[@HeliumTurtle]

If you check the description, there’s a link to our full road trip vid with all 4k footage! Thanks for watching mate cheers!

[@markbrown1609]

good work guy. Did you use DaVinci? what computer do you use?

[@HeliumTurtle]

Yes this footage was colored and edited inside of davinci! Computer is a windows tower (i7-9700k w nvidia 2070super gfx) cheers!

[@markbrown1609]

@@HeliumTurtle thanx bro

[@serg.films99]

Hi, nice video. I own a FP too and I have a problem. In 4k 12 bit CDNG I get sometimes choppy footage, is like the sensor is dropping frames... Did you have any experience with the videos not being smooth ??? I tried changing the shutter speed, changing the fps but without any success. Could it be the Rolling Shutter, the sensor readout speed?? I don't know but I am getting videos that are not smooth...

[@HeliumTurtle]

Soooooo I have had this happen and if what you’re describing is the clips literally dropping frames, I bet it has something to do with whatever media you’re recording to. Mine started doing the same thing one time and i traced the problem to a bad usb c cable that I was using to record to my ssd! I replaced the cable and the issue went away. If you’re recording to an ssd, make sure its write speed is fast enough and check the cable to make sure there’s no issues! Otherwise I’m not sure what else it could be. Hopefully this helps!

[@serg.films99]

@@HeliumTurtle Thanks, I use the original cable that came with the ssd.

[@parkershldn]

Great video! This camera looks AMAZING. I’m seriously considering picking it up at its (almost) too good to be true price point. If you can comment on it, how does it handle taking stills? I wouldn’t mind having the option to do so, if it isn’t a horrible experience. Once again, seriously impressive stuff. Seems like it’s such a niche camera, but the footage I’ve seen from this camera… it’s INSANE.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Thanks mate! I’ve literally only taken stills a handful of times as I’m pretty much strictly a video person but the headshots I did with it turned out marvelous! Stills can be up to 14 bit I believe? (Double check me on that) and it has that same creamy texture/look to it which I really like! Only thing is if you’re planning on using flash the sync rate only goes up to 1/30s which is annoying but I use pretty much all constant lighting anyway. Hope this helps. Cheers!

[@parkershldn]

@@HeliumTurtle Thank you so much for the insight! Stills definitely aren’t a priority for me, but glad to hear they look awesome. Thank you again! Cheers.

[@CartyCantDance]

@@parkershldn lookup the other yt videos of the stills. but you can buy a EFV and a hand grip, so it can function like a mirrorless Sony or fuji. the video of Japanese street photography photos look great

[@VENAXIS]

The biggest and only issue for me with this camera is the inaccurate exposure scopes / zebra. Unusable on a professional film set with video village as there are issues on any ISO other than 100. I'm not sure if the new false colors update that is coming to the fp will be a good alternative to properly exposing the image. I love this camera! It is just too much hassle to deal with on film sets, really too much hassle. It's already stressful shooting a film, now imagine doing that with additional unnecessary calculations and underexposing your footage and never knowing how it will exactly look like in post, as it will always look overexposed (imagine the director's frustration). Anyways maybe the new false colors addition might actually be the solution, but I'm doubtful. Great video by the way! Subbed :)

[@HeliumTurtle]

Thanks for the sub mate! I have to read into this more because I had one other person point out this issue and I couldn’t quite understand as the false colors on my smallhd always seems to work as normal when changing ISO’s. But maybe I’m just not noticing the inaccuracies! Perhaps I’ll do some tests and make a vid on it haha cheers mate!

[@VENAXIS]

@@HeliumTurtle Yeah you will notice it in post. The change is up to 3 stops in some ISOs which is extreme. Cheers!

[@HeliumTurtle]

@@VENAXIS no kidding! Wow yea hope it gets patched like you said

[@JustinPhillip]

why dont you just use a light meter and stop trusting uncalibrated monitors?

[@VENAXIS]

@@JustinPhillip A light meter does not fix monitoring for directors and DIT/DMTs.

[@dougfranckwolf]

Thanks for a great video. My FP arrives tomorrow. I know its great in low light but how do you think it does in full daylight? I guess my NDs will live on it during the day. :)

[@HeliumTurtle]

My pleasure mate! And yea my nd's pretty much live on there in full broad daylight haha but it depends on what you're shooting ya know. Cheers!

[@dougfranckwolf]

@@HeliumTurtle Great to hear. Have you had any issues with banding in video? I thought it was just in photos.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Not banding but I've had some issue with moiré in very specific scenarios. - pretty sure this is due to the fp's lack of low-pass filter but not sure! Also I've discovered a weird subtle aliasing effect on some edges but only in slow motion shots which may also be due to that... I'm gunna be making a video on this stuff soon to show what I mean haha it's really nothing to worry about though

[@mcgreevs24]

Form factor: adorable. Haha love it! Great piece thanks for sharing!

[@HeliumTurtle]

Sorry I missed this comment! haha thanks mate my pleasure!

[@itsjohnrice]

Great video. I'm really curious to see how the image stands up with the Blackmagic Video Assist using BRAW.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Thanks mate! I actually considered getting a video assist. Wound up being too expensive for me/not the right fit but it is an interesting option to have especially to get compressed raw right out of the gate instead of dealing with the cdng processing. Cheers!

[@Shuttterbugg]

It has almost the same color bit depth and science as the sony venice!!!! Seriouly and thats a 700000 but mostly is rented to expensive..the only issue is it does 8 bit internal dng and u get 12 bit external on like an atomis..but for some reason the detail like pixel peeping gets linned skipped and washdd out which is wierd..how can 8 bit havr better accuracy then 12? Idk if they firmwared it yet but i still love the fp and its one of the most under-rated camera's in years

[@f.ragazzi]

Great video! I'm curious what audio solution you used for your road trip?

[@HeliumTurtle]

I used a little onboard passive shotgun mic from saromonic! It was just okay for capturing audio, I’d recommend something like the rode onboard mics for better audio when vloggin etc. cheers!

[@hanswernersen8532]

Hey man i bought it too✨. Maybe is already somebody asked this here but how much harddrives did you took on the trip? 😅 And how much did you film on the trip? What was your workflow on the road? When your ssd was full, compress it with slimraw on your laptop and put/archive it on another harddrive? Thnaks for answering 🐰✌️

[@HeliumTurtle]

I had one 2tb external hard drive on the trip! (in addition to the 2tb ssd that was being used on the camera). I'm not sure how much footage I took in total but the compressed footage wound up to be about 700 gigs for the whole trip. Workflow was 1. Shoot CDNG to dedicated cam 2TB ssd, run all footage from that day through Slimraw strait off the cam SSD and put the new compressed versions onto the 2nd ssd with all project files. Then I would wipe the original CDNGs from the dedicated cam ssd and shoot the next day on it! Hope this helps, cheers!

[@elliottmann]

How did you attach a 50m lens onto it. Do you use a ninja v with it?

[@HeliumTurtle]

For the lens I use the Mc-21 adapter to go from l mount to ef which fits that particular 50mm lens and nope! I just record strait to an ssd and use either a 7” smallhd monitor or a 5”

[@karimalameddine5092]

Thanks for the videos! I am curious about your oppinion on the upgraded FP L? 🙂👏👏👏

[@HeliumTurtle]

My pleasure! From what I’ve heard on the fp L it’s not as much of an upgrade for video as it is for photo! There’s no significant upgrades in resolution, color science, codecs, etc. I looked into it myself a while ago haha I think there’s some good comparison vids on yt from other creators if you want specifics! Cheers!

[@MrWiseinheart]

Nice sample footage, looks so unique...

[@HeliumTurtle]

Thank you sir!

[@sheldonnorton9035]

What slimraw compression setting do you use.

[@HeliumTurtle]

I’ve been mostly using lossy 4:1 or 5:1 but like I said everything from the across America video is 7:1 and even that held up just fine for KZbin ya know. Cheers!

[@mobile2mirrorless]

Hello! How did you change the aperture?

[@motojc]

can you use this camera as a still camera for portrait work? I'm intrigued with the form factor.

[@HeliumTurtle]

You definitely can! I've only used it for one headshot session so far though. So I would encourage you to look at people who have used it more for photo and see what they're sayin!

[@shanekrause100]

Wonderful stuff! Enjoyed the hell out of your roadtrip. Boring question - how did your power your FP? You mentioned the smallrig battery plate and a Sony battery. I'm a power noob and deeply confused. Where do plug this stuff into? Is there a dummy battery involved? Help!!!

[@HeliumTurtle]

Thank you sir! So yes! I probably should’ve explain further haha im going to do a full video on my current rig soon but basically you’re correct. There’s a dummy battery adapter that has a connection coming out to plug into that battery plate! So that’s how it gets powered 🤘🏼

[@shanekrause100]

@@HeliumTurtle Thanks for replying! I've scoured the interwebs. Can you point me in the direction of your particular d-tap battery? Deeply appreciated!

[@shanekrause100]

And look forward to your rig video. You're doing terrific stuff.

[@HeliumTurtle]

@@shanekrause100 I put the link to the dummy battery I use in the video description! Is that what you’re talking about? Lmk!

[@shanekrause100]

@@HeliumTurtle That brand now has my complete confidence after your achievement. I'm referring to the DC out cable that goes from the Small rig battery plate to the cable connection on the dummy battery. That's the cable my suffering mind can't get around or locate. Advise here sought and welcomed! Keep up the good work!

[@NWPipeSmoker]

I love the camera, and actually use it mostly for stills shooting. And DaVinci Resolve is really not that hard to learn, at least not for the minimalist post-production that I do. I've had Sigma cameras since the DP1, and was put off from the fp due to the negative reviews. It's a sleeper, and as you say, not for everyone. Quirky, but very lovable - and very competent at what it does well. -Tom

[@KutWrite]

I shoot mostly stills . I'd like this camera if it had a way to sync a strobe. Am I missing something?

[@EnglishPete]

How did you deal with Rolling Shutter, its my only concern with it.

[@HeliumTurtle]

I had no issues personally with the rolling shutter! I barely notice it since I don’t shoot a lot of high intensity stuff, I realize it’s more important to others thought. Cheers!

[@SGT_DOVAL]

Hey man, great video. Do you think you could make a video on how you make the individual DNG files into a seamless video? Every process I see on it takes forever and I wonder how you personally do it yourself.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Much appreciated! So basically I don’t modify the CDNG’s at all other than using a program called SlimRaw to compress them and make ‘em a little smaller. You can check out the video on slimraw on this channel! Davinci resolve accepts CDNG’s natively and interprets them as video clips so there’s no need to do anything special from there! They just work like normal video files haha I hope this answers your question! Cheers!

[@SGT_DOVAL]

@@HeliumTurtle I guess I need to touch up on my DaVinci skills then lol. Do you just import them like you would normal .mov or .mp4 files, or is there a certain process in DaVinci to get the files in a video sequence?

[@HeliumTurtle]

@@SGT_DOVAL The only trick is you have to import the folder containing the image sequence, not the images themselves! Since the fp generates clips as folders anyway it’s pretty strait forward 👍🏼

[@KutWrite]

Nicely done. Can I hear the music video you showed clips of?

[@HeliumTurtle]

Surely mate! Here’s a link to the full video kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ_bo39vqrqNpac

[@KutWrite]

@@HeliumTurtle Thanks!

[@Chaga1314]

Thanks man!! this helped a lot

[@HeliumTurtle]

Np mate!

[@hzubovi1]

How is the rolling shutter on this camera? Could you share a raw image frame with us

[@HeliumTurtle]

I don’t think it’s anything too out of the ordinary as far as rolling shutter, wasn’t an issue for most of the stuff I was shooting. If you want to see some sample raw images I put a bunch of my fav shots on g drive! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Znu2aIpthK-Xbrs

[@MrDeliciousCreator]

would u say the dng raw is better than the black magic raw?

[@HeliumTurtle]

In my opinion, both have their pros and cons! I lean toward the fp because I just happen to like the color science more than black magic's. However the braw codec is definitely more predictable and easier to work with in larger teams. That's the gist of my thoughts!

[@MrDeliciousCreator]

@@HeliumTurtle thats true. im trying to work out if dng is worth the extra effort over braw and pro res raw

[@jessejayphotography]

I passed on the first Sigma fp but I'm definitely interested to see what they could potentially do with a version 2.0 and a newer sensor.

[@HeliumTurtle]

You and me both! It's such an interesting little camera and I agree, I think they could do so much with it in the future! Cheers mateee

[@EdoHDpro]

​@@HeliumTurtle they did not do a better job with L version

[@HeliumTurtle]

@@EdoHDpro Agreed, but i feel like the improvements they did make were for photo centric people. So... we'll see whats next!

[@rigsuvedi]

I have heard about its anamorphic mode and could you plz put some light on it

[@HeliumTurtle]

I don’t have any anamorphic lenses at the moment! I might test it out in the future though 🤘🏼

[@georgecoward1120]

Thank you for your videos on the Sigma FP. This has helped me decide on buying one. Could you do a video on how you use the Slim Raw with he Sigma FP? No on has videos of the use of Slim Raw.

[@HeliumTurtle]

I’m going to make a video on that this week! Stay tuned 👀

[@dutch4motion662]

how bad is the sound.... can you still record good audio with the sigma fp if you have rode wireless system? color hell yeah... low light hell yeah but audio do you have a work around it??? power i dont mind. most of the time i do short shots. trailer kind of films, travel with the family and i wanna start vlogging in a simple way.

[@HeliumTurtle]

For my latest vlog on this channel I used the DJI wireless lav kit and it worked great! So there are definitely options out there for good audio, not to mention just plugging in a decent cam mounted shotgun mic etc. cheers!

[@tacorevenge87]

Great video

[@jperezfilms]

Do you have a video on your post production process?

[@HeliumTurtle]

what timing! lol I’m actually working on a video about that as we speak! Stay tuned!

[@MichaelYadvish]

How well would it hold up in water?

[@HeliumTurtle]

stay tuned for the next video lol

[@ChrisParayno]

so is slim raw a hack? please tell me more about this.

[@HeliumTurtle]

It’s not a hack as much as it is open source compression for raw cdng files! Similarly to how red uses red code to compress their raw and blackmagic uses braw! You can read more about it on their website where they have all the technical documentation 👍🏼 cheers!

[@stephanes.]

thanks for making me discover Slimraw!

[@HeliumTurtle]

Yessss no prob! Haha super cool program, basically perfect for the fp haha

[@stephanes.]

@@HeliumTurtle yeah! I'm thinking about purchasing a FP now... xD

[@HeliumTurtle]

@@stephanes. awesome! Let me know if you have any questions haha like for real 👍🏼

[@stephanes.]

@@HeliumTurtle thanks mate! I have an A7S II, its low light capability is insane, but I want raw to be able to push the color grade for fiction. I'm trying to do most things in cam since it's 8 bit only, but to what extent, that's the question... Your grading is so good!

[@HeliumTurtle]

@@stephanes. thanks! Haha well let me start with this, I’m by no means a colorist lol I’m partially red green color blind actually which is annoying but the sigma in my opinion is so easy to get looking good in davinci. So flexible but also looks great just strait up throwing luts on or using the plug-in filmconvert which has an amazing fp profile. In terms of low light, I know Sony has their amazing reputation. I’m not sure the sigma quite lives up to it but its pretty incredible as well. If you take a look at our short film “man cow” on this channel you can get an idea of what I mean. Almost everything shot on that film was 3200iso and some slomo shots up to 5000. And the color flexibility is just…. I couldn’t believe it haha how much I could push and pull was just amazing! Hope it gives you a little insight!

[@j.merkerproductions]

Trying to decide between this and the pocket4k (coming from EOS M magic lantern). Which would u pick?

[@HeliumTurtle]

I’ve used the pocket 4K many times before and I think you’d have many more advantages with the fp, better low light, full frame image, etc. I would only pick the 4K if you were planning on going into a production environment where you have to hand off your footage to people a lot. Because not a lot of people know how to work with the cdng files these days. But yea that’s what I would say!

[@j.merkerproductions]

@@HeliumTurtle THANX! EOS M = CDNG so I am used to it. Log to me looks like 2D Cartoon... Just the Hacked EOS is very unreliable like a Hackintosh... How do u work around the Exposure not displaying correctly (apparently 2 stops can be 100% recovered)?

[@HeliumTurtle]

@@j.merkerproductions I was having this conversation with someone about the exposure issue and I haven’t really looked into yet. All I can say is it hasn’t impeded shooting like at all haha I’ve shot probably 30+ hours of footage for clients and it hasn’t even crossed my mind and everything looks fantastic 👍🏼

[@j.merkerproductions]

@@HeliumTurtle thanx. Brilliant. I think I am sold. Ur stuff looks great. U a musician also?

[@HeliumTurtle]

@@j.merkerproductions no prob! Yea thanks man, like I said if it is a thing I haven’t really noticed haha and yes! I play guitar and drums + sing so whenever I can I try to do some music stuff and post it on the channel as well haha

[@nikhilnewse3318]

Can you please post the link for $150 Canon lenses?

[@HeliumTurtle]

Just added to the description!

[@nikhilnewse3318]

@@HeliumTurtle Thanks!

[@reakt9153]

Can you make a video about your power setup for the sigma fp...? I would love to see it, thanks...

[@HeliumTurtle]

Yes! I'll be doing that soon in next week or so

[@tayetiwoni]

do you have to have an adapter to use the 50mm f1.8?

[@HeliumTurtle]

Yep! I have the sigma EF adapter to use some canon lenses like the 50mm 1.8 STM

[@tayetiwoni]

Helium Turtle does the adapter crop in on the sensor ?

[@HeliumTurtle]

@@tayetiwoni Nope no sensor crop!

[@tayetiwoni]

Helium Turtle sweet. So the adapter would be L mount to Canon EF correct ?

[@HeliumTurtle]

@@tayetiwoni Correct! Sigma calls it their MC-21 adapter

[@alancalvitti]

any compact stereo xlr pre options like beachtek?

[@HeliumTurtle]

Hmmm I’ll have to look into this! I’m usually running audio separately so unfortunately I don’t have an answer at the moment sorry!

[@samjohnraj.7597]

Very good video

[@TheEdge92]

How about using it for photography?

[@HeliumTurtle]

I haven’t used it much for photo except for a recent headshot shoot I did. From what I can tell, the photos have the same creamy quality and even higher color fidelity with up to 14 but raw! My shots came out great but from what I can tell, the only thing people are mad about is if you use a flash the max sync rate is 1/30 which is annoying so you can’t use flash on high motion stuff. So that’s been my experience so far!

[@sidvicious3129]

Was there any heat problems

[@HeliumTurtle]

No heat issues to speak from! And actually more recently I've had it in 95+ heat & direct sun all day shooting with no issues

[@sidvicious3129]

@@HeliumTurtle Thank you very much. Two questions that I forgot to ask and I'm sorry, how is the built-in screen in the sun, and what is the battery life like? It looks like storage will be a problem because of file sizes, maybe at least a 2TB Samsung T5. Thank you in advance.

[@HeliumTurtle]

@@sidvicious3129 No worries! The screen is just ok in sunlight, definitely viewable but not fantastic and battery life is prob 45 min for the fp batteries. I've modded mine with a sony NP battery plate so a small size np battery will last about 1.5-2 hours now which is great. And yes def a 2TB that's what I have! Here's my full rig video if you want to know more! Cheers! kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3nTg5d6m9uenM0

[@eugene4294]

HOLD UP. I saw Niko’s. Do you live in Columbus? Would love to grab coffee and check out this cam in person.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Actually we were just visiting Columbus! We’re from NJ but I’ve had a couple comments about this lol is Niko’s a well known place out there?

[@eugene4294]

@@HeliumTurtle all good! Hope Columbus treated you well. Yea it’s definitely a well known place in a happening area of town. 🤙🏼

[@bimoasto]

Is Fp has global shutter?

[@HeliumTurtle]

I wish! But unfortunately it is a rolling shutter

[@dieselphiend]

To my eyes, Sigma FP has the best color's I've ever seen. I will buy one, it's just a matter of time.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Amen mate!! ❤️

[@papagamer7132]

Me encantó tu video, me interesa por el stream también. Un video de cómo la haces funcionar con obs, te lo agradecería . Saludos y tienes un nuevo Sub.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Yea it's super easy to stream with! Maybe I'll do a quick video on it. All you really have to do is plug it in to a computer via USB c and then select the cam in OBS and thats pretty much it haha

[@alwinbenjamin]

👏🏻

[@LeoNelBuilds]

A bit heavy on the orange and teal

[@HeliumTurtle]

Haha yea I can admit I overdid it a little, still getting the hang of the coloring process!

[@dm.b7560]

This footage could be much better graded, so is clear this camera can do much more.

[@williamgoss4691]

I hadn’t even heard of Sigma; Nikon, Canon, Fuiji, Leica, etc, but not Sigma. And it mite - mite - be just what I’m looking for, which is a ff pocketable, (or ‘bag-able’), camera that I can put a 50mm lens on. Don’t know if this is it, but I’ll certainly be hitting Google to found a camera store where I can hold one. Exciting !! Thanks very much !! (Ps I’ve Sub’d.)

[@HeliumTurtle]

I think you might have found it haha I was in a very similar situation and this camera is 100% delivering, hope it works out for ya! Cheers!

[@chaplinesque111]

Same!

[@joncoy1852]

Niko’s! Good barbershop.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Haha wait you recognize the shop? 😂

[@isabellam1936]

How do you only have like 700 subscribers.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Thanks for the compliment haha we’re gettin there!

[@patrickcazer]

would love to see someone immulate the super 8 or super 16 look on this camera

[@HeliumTurtle]

There actually are options for 8 and 16mm film emulation with the plugin filmconvert! I haven't given it a shot but i'm sure it would look rad based on how the other stuff is turning out. Cheers!

[@flipnap2112]

sad to say, but the size is what turns people off, and its just shocking to me. Both the general public and most professionals form their opinions on appearance, and I hate it. If I show up to a documentary and shoot some shots with my iPhone 13promax I will get kicked out. why? if I pull out fully kitted Komodo the client is like "yesss, a professional camera" but I use my BMPCC6k pro in "run n gun light mode" theyre like "are you taking photos or film? whats that thing?" . Now if my 6kpro is in the cage and kitted with the usual suspects, follow focus gearhead and (of course a matte box, whether its needed or not) im suddenly a "professional" again. Ive always thought the "professional" is whats BEHIND the camera. If I showed up to a shoot with the FP I would be laughed off the set. why? I guess "size matters" when it comes to perception and its destructive and dumb. creativity should be about what the tools let you do. If you can create a beautiful, emotionally moving, impactful or energetic, or solemn and peaceful shot... Who cares if you use a hammer or a screwdriver. as long as its a place someone wants to visit then it shouldn't matter. sadly it does, and it drives the reckless thirst for gear acquisition. Marketing for the "industry" sure loves it though :(

[@HeliumTurtle]

Totally agreed! The “dog and pony show” so to speak of LOOKING like you have high end gear is 100% a thing even if smaller/lighter is better/faster in a lot of scenarios! Clients without knowledge of the tech though will never know anything outside of big brands like RED and Arri so that’s just all they know haha soo… yep you’re right that’s kinda just how it is and why this camera will most likely be relegated for use by enthusiasts and on indie films haha

[@HusoBasti]

I keep hearing it’s a “lower than 1500$ cam” but I can’t get my hands on one at this price level from France. Is there a hype that would explain the current 2000$ price tag? Any store I can look at? Great video, subscribing :) Thanks!

[@HeliumTurtle]

Hey there! Not sure how international shipping works but I got my body used off eBay! Cheers mate!

[@WINTERMUTE_AI]

$1300!? I wish... I keep watching videos stating the price as MUCH cheaper than they go for now... sad... I cant justify $1699 for one... Maybe it will come back down to... 1300?

[@HeliumTurtle]

So I actually got mine used from eBay which is why the price was different haha try looking for used gear and see what you find! Hope something works out for you! Cheers!

[@MockeryManor]

I got 2 fp’s from eBay…..in damn near mint condition for no more than $1200. I can’t believe a camera like this sells for so cheap. Other than autofocus, I have no idea why anyone would buy a Sony FX3 for 3 times the price.

[@K1tteh]

can you make a video on how to justify buying one to your wife?

[@HeliumTurtle]

Lolol maybe soon 😂

[@BusStopBourbon]

Hard to see the color science when everything’s teal and orange. 😜

[@HeliumTurtle]

Don’t act like you don’t like it 😉😂 don’t forget I’m not a colorist by any means 😂 thanks for the comment mate ❤️

[@BusStopBourbon]

@@HeliumTurtle 🤓

[@eurowalker]

through america... does across us.... that's clickbait at best

[@Ottointtl]

no image stabil is really crap.

[@HeliumTurtle]

Yea :/ it's definitiely a different way of filming. Not great for run & gun!

[@activate-motivation]

ny

[@jarsa8074]

man,im not trying to judge you. But you cant say youre doing "cinematography" stuff and upload the video 1080-60p

[@HeliumTurtle]

Haha my bad mate, yea I guess it would’ve made more sense to upscale my cam to match the footage rather than the other way around. But hey thanks for watching! Cheers!

[@JS-df5vy]

Of course you can... What's that got to do with it?

[@HeliumTurtle]

@@JS-df5vy well, what I mean is I usually upscale to 4K but I forgot on this video since it was more of a review, The full “across America” video that I linked in the description can be viewed in 4K/24🤘🏼

[@storyteller_tom]

Please don't promote this camera (Simga fp - foolish purchase). It has been one of the worst investments I have ever made in camera gear. It's pathetic to say the least. The worst color science and image format. They promised to have a LOG format and did not fulfill it, which as a Japanese company they must be terribly ashamed of. I would highly recommend people to go for any other camera but this. PLEASE!!!

[@HeliumTurtle]

I did mention that there were cons haha you’re not wrong! Butttt iz pretty still to me

[@mabsfreeman1187]

Sound like a Black Magic cultist.