Tony & Chelsea Northrup:

Many Sony cameras can connect microphones directly through the hot shoe without a separate cable. This is VERY convenient, but only a handful of mics support it, so I reviewed them to find out which mics work best in both quiet and noisy conditions. I also test the on-camera Sony ZV-1 mic.

I never heard before of this Pergear 25mm f/1.8 APS-C E-mount lens you can find on Amazon US, Amazon DE, Amazon UK. And it looks like that this lens is a decent option considered the very low price:

Opticallimits writes:

The native Sony lens most comparable to the Pergear is the Sony FE 28mm f/2 … at 6-7x the price. So if you like to experiment or do crazy things with your camera/lens, the Pergear is certainly a good candidate for taking the beating without you starting to sweat about the costs. If you desire perfection, you will have to look elsewhere but that can’t come as a surprise really.

SonyAlpha.Blog writes:

The Pergear 28mm F1.8 (85 euros) is a surprisingly good lens vs the competition ( Meike 25mm F1.8 & 7Artisans 25mm F1.8 – manual lenses)
On a Sony APC camera , the centre is excellent even wide open , and the lens score well on most criteria, the only weakness being its corners , you will need to use F8 for best results in Landscape (the Meike is better for the corners performance)

Preorders: Sigma 100-400mm FE at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. FotokochDE. WexUK. ParkUK.

So far I haven’t found a single reviewer not liking this new lens from. Chapeau Sigma!

New videos:

Official Sigma product videos:

Preorders: Sigma 100-400mm FE at Amazon, BHphoto, Adorama, FocusCamera. FotokochDE. WexUK. ParkUK.

Sony Xperia 1II at BHphoto and FocusCamera. And you get the WF-1000XM3 Headphones for free!

Ted Forbes tested the camera features of the new Sony Xperia 1II. Like I said a couple of times…I think that kind f touchscreen interface should be implemented on Alpha cameras too:

Samyang 75mm f/1.8 FE lens is in Stock at Amazon, BHphoto and Adorama.

Marc Alhadeff from SonyAlphaBlog concluded:

The Samyang 75mm F1.8 AF (440 euros) is an excellent lens for Sony A7 system. It is an unusual focal length but very practical on day to day. The lens is designed to get a maximum of performances in the smallest form factor possible
Everything is not perfect but the lens scores very well on all the main points : very good to excellent sharpness, very good color rendition, beautiful blurry background , good bokeh balls wide open & at F2.8 , efficient AF, small/light/cheap on a full frame mirrorless
It is also a very innovative lens for Sony E mout with a button that allow to either use the focusing ring to focs or as an Aperture ring without going to crazy price. An excellent idea and almost a reason for me to buy this lens
The lens will be perfect up to 42 Mpix , on the 61 Mpix although results are not top notch wide open (only very good) you need to close down to F2.5 to get excellent results. But this is similar to the Sony FE85mm F1.4 GM that cost 4 times more !
Shooting with this lens is a pleasure and overall it is an excellent value for money

Pros
Very good to excellent sharpness in the centre
Very Small and lightweight
Reasonable price
Large aperture
Possibility to switch the focusing ring into an aperture ring
Creamy background
Good Bokeh balls at F1.8 & F2.8
Very good color rendition
Very Good and silent AF
Unusual but very practical focal length
very low distorsion and reasonable vignetting wide open
Very good build quality

Average
Corners sharpness wide open could be better, optimum only at F5.6
Resistance to flare good but not exceptional
Small level of CA
Bokeh Balls no more circular as of F4 (9 shaped)
Rare AF pumping in video

Cons
No weather sealing

Cinema5D:

Venus Optics has two new ultra-wide-angle 9mm Laowa lenses in its lineup – Laowa 9mm f/5.6 which is the world’s widest rectilinear lens for full-frame cameras and Laowa 9mm T2.9 – a cine version of their 9mm f/2.8 lens for APS-C sensors. Both lenses are fully manual and they should start shipping in June.

Preorders:
In USA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and FocusCamera.
in EU at Fotokoch. CalumetDE, WexUK. ParkcamerasUK.

The Tamron 28-200mm FE might be the best FE travel zoom on the market. And I am seriously considering to buy it for my hiking tours. ThePixelConnection tested the new lens and concluded:

Having used Tamron’s other zooms and primes for Sony E-Mount, the RXD motor is a great choice by Tamron. The autofocus is quick and accurate, much like the 28-75, and considerably faster than the OSD motor found in the trio of prime lenses. Close focus capabilities are impressive, with a minimum focus distance of just 7.5” on the wide end (about 2” from the front element), and 31.5” at 200mm. The compact and lightweight design made it easy to carry around all day to take a variety of photographs without having to carry a camera bag. While the lens doesn’t have built in stabilization, the majority of Sony bodies have IBIS which should help greatly.

Eye-AF worked great for both people and animals, even in lower light conditions, as did the other AF modes. Like most recent lenses with focus by wire manual focus, the ring can feel a bit loose, but manually focusing isn’t too difficult. 

Chromatic aberration is considerably less present than Sony’s 24-240mm, and overall sharpness is a step above it as well, especially in the corners.

While it may not appeal to all professionals, the 28-200mm f/2.8-5.6 is bound to be a hit with entry-level photographers, travel photographers, and those looking for a lens that covers a large focal range without breaking the bank.

More tests:
Tamron 28-200mm – “Das Schweizer Taschenmesser” (Krolop&Gerst)
Tamron 28-200mm FE test at Mobile01

More videos:

Preorders:
In USA at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto and FocusCamera.
in EU at Fotokoch. CalumetDE, WexUK. ParkcamerasUK.