Sigma BF Teardown Reveals Aluminum Unibody and Full-Frame Sensor

A teardown of the Sigma BF camera reveals its aluminum unibody construction, full-frame sensor, large touchscreen, and small OLED display. The camera uses a multi-layered internal layout with many small boards and ribbon cables.

Sigma BF Teardown Reveals Aluminum Unibody and Full-Frame Sensor

A teardown of the Sigma BF camera reveals its construction and internal layout. The camera is built around a minimalist aluminum unibody chassis. The bottom of the camera features a rubber cover.

Teardown reveals glued display and multi-layer boards

The BF uses a full-frame sensor and has a large touchscreen on the back. There is also a small OLED secondary display. The rear display is glued in place like a smartphone and can be removed with heat. Inside, the camera uses a multi-layered construction with many small boards, ribbon cables, and screws.

Sigma BF camera teardown showing internal multi-layered construction
The Sigma BF's interior uses many small boards and ribbon cables.

The Sigma BF is priced at 2199 USD (about $2,199).

The teardown was performed by Kolari, a company that specializes in infrared conversions. Sigma does not currently sell spare parts directly to end users. The company has not confirmed plans to change that policy.

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