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This new accessory keeps the unique aesthetic of the Sigma BF intact
Image: Helium Design Lab There's no denying the bold, unique look of the Sigma BF mirrorless camera. It's unlike any camera currently available, with a body milled from a single block of aluminum. The minimalistic design lacks a grip, though, which some may take issue with. Helium Design Lab, a company started by photographers Ed Palisoc and Hugh Brownstone, has stepped up to the plate, with a grip worthy of the BF, as PetaPixel reports. It takes a special design for any grip to look even somewhat right on such a distinctive-looking camera. The Helium Design Lab HeBF handgrip keeps the aesthetics of the camera intact, resulting in what Helium Design Lab says is a "more perfect union between camera and passionate photographers like ourselves." Like the camera, the grip is made of precisely machined aluminum, and each is hand assembled and inspected. It is designed, manufactured and packaged in the US. Image: Helium Design Lab The HeBF grip provides access to the battery without removing the grip and features a hidden, anti-tamper AirTag slot so you can keep track of your camera. It also offers built-in Arca-Swiss compatibility, and it's compatible with the Peak Design Capture Clip and Travel Tripod. There are bottom anchor lugs on the left and right, providing multiple options for wrist and camera strap configurations. It's available in natural silver aluminum and anodized black finishes. The kicker: this is a very limited production run. Helium Design Lab says it is only making 100 units and will not offer it again. The limited nature of the grip, along with the close attention to detail of each one, naturally demands a steep price: $390. The grip comes in silver and black. Image: Helium Design Lab As Brownstone admits in the YouTube video discussing the grip, "390 bucks is anything but chump change." But it isn't the company's most expensive offering. In fact, it's actually cheaper than all of the company's other options by $150. Brownstone explains that they've engineered significant costs out of the grip compared to their other products to keep the price down as much as possible. Still, the grip's nature means it is expensive to produce. "This is not primarily a rational business decision. We're bad. It's an emotional one," says cofounder Hugh Brownstone. "Our ambition is to break even." You can pre-order the grip from the Helium Design Lab website, provided you get there soon enough.
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| Image: Helium Design Lab |
There's no denying the bold, unique look of the Sigma BF mirrorless camera. It's unlike any camera currently available, with a body milled from a single block of aluminum. The minimalistic design lacks a grip, though, which some may take issue with. Helium Design Lab, a company started by photographers Ed Palisoc and Hugh Brownstone, has stepped up to the plate, with a grip worthy of the BF, as PetaPixel reports.
It takes a special design for any grip to look even somewhat right on such a distinctive-looking camera. The Helium Design Lab HeBF handgrip keeps the aesthetics of the camera intact, resulting in what Helium Design Lab says is a "more perfect union between camera and passionate photographers like ourselves." Like the camera, the grip is made of precisely machined aluminum, and each is hand assembled and inspected. It is designed, manufactured and packaged in the US.
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| Image: Helium Design Lab |
The HeBF grip provides access to the battery without removing the grip and features a hidden, anti-tamper AirTag slot so you can keep track of your camera. It also offers built-in Arca-Swiss compatibility, and it's compatible with the Peak Design Capture Clip and Travel Tripod. There are bottom anchor lugs on the left and right, providing multiple options for wrist and camera strap configurations. It's available in natural silver aluminum and anodized black finishes.
The kicker: this is a very limited production run. Helium Design Lab says it is only making 100 units and will not offer it again. The limited nature of the grip, along with the close attention to detail of each one, naturally demands a steep price: $390.
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The grip comes in silver and black. Image: Helium Design Lab |
As Brownstone admits in the YouTube video discussing the grip, "390 bucks is anything but chump change." But it isn't the company's most expensive offering. In fact, it's actually cheaper than all of the company's other options by $150.
Brownstone explains that they've engineered significant costs out of the grip compared to their other products to keep the price down as much as possible. Still, the grip's nature means it is expensive to produce. "This is not primarily a rational business decision. We're bad. It's an emotional one," says cofounder Hugh Brownstone. "Our ambition is to break even."
You can pre-order the grip from the Helium Design Lab website, provided you get there soon enough.
