Is Chris Wrong About the Sigma BF? Featuring David Imel | The PetaPixel Podcast
This week on The PetaPixel Podcast, the team is joined by David Imel to talk about the Sigma BF and why Chris Niccolls — who laments the many things cut out to make it “radically simple” — might be wrong.
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David Imel is a technology reporter and co-host of the Waveform podcast. He was immediately fond of the look of the Sigma BF when it was announced a few weeks ago.
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In his review, Chris Niccolls thought that while Sigma’s goal for the BF was laudable, the company might have gone too far in its goal of simplifying the photography experience. The two hash out their opinions in this week’s episode and by the end of it, answer the question: “Is Chris wrong about the Sigma BF?”
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In This Episode
- 00:00 – Intro
- 07:30 – Apple’s new computers are really good, but the M4 Max is all photographers need right now
- 13:40 – Canon won’t do the alternate versions of the 1 series, won’t do a high resolution version of the R1
- 16:54 – Canon is cautiously ramping compact camera production back up
- 20:03 – Viltrox made six pro-level AF lenses for the DJI Ronin 4D
Thypoch is moving away from its infinity lock switches: https://petapixel.com/2025/03/06/thypoch-is-moving-away-from-its-polarizing-focus-lock-switch/ - 29:11 – Is Chris wrong about the Sigma BF?
- 1:04:02 – What have you been up to?
- 1:09:38 – Never read the comments
- 1:18:12 – Tech support
- 1:27:30 – Using anamorphic lenses for still photography
- 1:29:43 – Feel good story of the week
