Following news that Sigma is struggling to meet demand for the upcoming Sigma BF, a very interesting interview with Sigma CEO, Kazuto Yamaki, has highlighted the time-intensive process required to build a camera like no other. In the article from Imaging Resource, Yamaki revealed, “we can make around 200-400 bodies per month. Based on the exciting response from customers, we may need to build another production line system.”
He also confirmed that it takes a whopping seven hours to machine a single BF body, although that doesn’t mean a single BF is made every seven hours. The company turned to a bespoke automated system so it could work on multiple bodies simultaneously during many stages of production.
