Sigma FP2 Ships November 2026 With 6K Open-Gate Video and 70GB Onboard Storage

Sigma has confirmed a November 11, 2026 release date for the FP2, a compact full-frame body positioned as a bridge between stills photography and professional filmmaking. Pricing and kit configurations remain unannounced, which leaves the central gear-investment question — what a pound-weight cinema-capable camera costs against its rivals — unanswered for now.

The company unveiled the camera at a launch event held at the Balloon Museum in New York's South Street Seaport area, where press attendees handled production-representative units and a panel of three working creators discussed integrating the FP2 into paid jobs.

What does the spec sheet actually offer?

According to Sigma's press release, the FP2 carries:

• a 24.5MP full-frame sensor
• an ultra-compact, modular design with dedicated photo and cinema modes
• 13 built-in color modes
• 6K open-gate video recording
• ProRes Raw support
• up to 14.1 stops of dynamic range
• 32-bit float audio recording
• 70GB of built-in storage
• improved battery life over the previous model

The 70GB of internal storage is a meaningful workflow feature: it covers real card-failure contingencies on paid shoots without carrying media. The 32-bit float audio removes much of the post-production rescue work that plagues run-and-gun sound capture.

What do working photographers say?

Commercial filmmaker Graham Sheldon, who has used the original FP on TV sets, commercials and films, framed the camera's value in crew-cost terms. On a recent NFL job in Atlanta requiring both vertical and horizontal deliverables, he noted that "often, two people are employed to capture the two formats." Shooting 6K open gate lets him extract both deliverables from a single file. He has mounted five cameras to the exterior of a plane and said the one-pound body opens rigging positions unavailable to other cameras. "Some days it is the A-cam and other days it is the 'crash cam,'" he said, adding that it shoots the same codecs as his Alexa.

Photographer Kyler Steele highlighted the color modes as a pipeline tool: he can shoot JPEGs straight from camera, or import the profiles into Lightroom as an editing base. "I was using the 6.2K L-Log, open gate. I was color grading that in DaVinci Resolve, and honestly it was perfect," he said.

Sarah Teng tested the body with vintage glass — a manual Minolta 28mm f/2.8 — and praised its footprint. "I am a small person. I have really small hands, and I'm especially conscious of camera size," she said, describing the body as feeling "like I'm holding a bar of soap" — a comment on its shape, not its grip texture.

Hands-on: control layout and a few rough edges

The FP2's front command dial overhangs the front edge in a manner reminiscent of Leica's M5 rangefinder. Settings adjust via dials or a responsive touchscreen. In press hands-on, the dial behavior proved inconsistent — ISO adjustments frequently triggered other functions — though a Sigma representative confirmed the dial can be mapped to a single command.

Notably, the camera includes anamorphic de-squeeze despite Sigma not manufacturing anamorphic lenses. That's a clear signal the company wants serious cinema adoption, since third-party anamorphic glass is standard on narrative and commercial sets.

Watch for pricing disclosure ahead of the November 11 launch; the original FP's trajectory suggests the number will determine whether this stays a specialist's second body or becomes a primary workhorse.