I’ve always had an interest in photography, and from an early age I became the designated photographer at family events and holidays, often handed a cheap disposable camera and set loose photographing friends and family. Of course, waiting for the film to come back had a certain magic to it, but predictably this became replaced by a digital compact camera in my teens as they became affordable.
My first ‘proper’ camera, however, was a Sigma SD14 – at the time I thought this was a perfectly normal choice, though looking back on it now I now know it was a rather quirky camera. Sigma carved a name for itself as a manufacturer of reliable and solid third-party options over the years, though in recent times has stepped into a higher gear with more premium optics, seen in its Art and Sports lenses. When it came to cameras however, Sigma has a tendency to be the outlier, and straying far from the norm. This was seen most recently seen with the company’s full-frame mirrorless Sigma BF.
