8Sinn, an accessories manufacturer based out of Poland, creates a wide variety of products aimed at supporting a majority of the small sized camera market. The SIGMA fp camera, launched in 2019, is billed as the world’s smallest full frame mirrorless camera weighing in at under a pound and I’ve been finding ways to beef up the camera to a true Cine-style rig. Will the 8Sinn SIGMA fp cage both hold up to the constant stress of production? Let’s find out! Top view of the 8Sinn fp cage mounted on the SIGMA fp camera with 45mm contemporary L lens. Image Credit: Graham Sheldon A good cage can give you the peace of mind that your camera is protected from the occasional bump, adds rigging flexibility, and might even add a little style. The $139.00 8Sinn fp cage checks a bunch of boxes on the style front right out of the box. There’s an undeniable cool factor here and the design is such that it doesn’t overwhelm the minimalist approach to the design of the camera itself. You want added flexibility with mounting, but you also don’t want to turn such a tiny camera into something more cumbersome. From view of the cage. Image Credit: Graham Sheldon Building the cage takes a minute tops without reading the instructions. The cage mounts to the camera through a bottom 1/4″ 20 and through one of the handy side 1/4″ 20’s on the fp located by the grip. The dual mounting points helps keep...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 1 June, 2020