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The 28 organizations are voicing their concerns about Google's plan to scan the text of all incoming messages for the purposes of ad placement, noting that the scanning of confidential email for inserting third party ad content violates the implicit trust of an email service provider.
Open Letter to Google to Suspend Gmail [privacyrights.org]
>>why not let the "average surfer" make up his or her own mind?
>>Planes get hijacked. Consumers give permission.
In the same way that most spyware, as far the legal definiton goes, is installed with consumer's 'permission'? Plus 1GB of space is a nice way to soften the blow for the minority who read the terms and conditions.
One last thing: I do agree Google could and should have handled much of this (and other Gmail introduction issues) better. They should have clearly predicted and PROACTIVELY defused much of this mess, especially with regards to privacy-hyper-sensitive Europe. Google's got some incredibly smart people (I know... I'm friends with lots of 'em, and I suppose I should have started off with that as a disclaimer :D)... but clearly, some folks seemed to have dropped the ball when it comes to Gmail PR and marketing
Exactly. Why has Google's response been so poor? Google seem to be dropping the ball quite frequently when it comes to this type of issue.
I'm not even aware of a single case in which Google has shared someone's search history with a law enforcement agent, or volunteered to do so.
Then with all due respect, you are not looking hard enough.
Google is, I still honestly believe, a Good Company. I trust them, and have seen no reason not to. All this talk of well, they COULD do this, they COULD do that... ack! :¦ And the sky could fall tomorrow.
12 months ago I probably would have agreed with you. In 12 months time, when Google answers to shareholders, I will probably agree even less. I've been a vocal supporter of Google (and I rarely get on my soap box like this ;)), but I cannot support Gmail.
Google is, I still honestly believe, a Good Company. I trust them, and have seen no reason not to.
Google are neither good or bad - they are a very efficient commercial enterprise.
Anybody who believes that a commercial enterprise, soon to go IPO, should be classed as 'good' and trustworthy, is asking for trouble.
Its not an anti-Google thing - ALL commercial organisations need to be seen as 'ethically variable' at best. Past behaviour is no guarantee of future behaviour, particularly as the future involves IPO and shareholder demands.
As for the targeted ads, if you have a problem with targeted ads appearing by your e-mails DON'T SIGN UP. GEEZ. It's not like Google is forcing you to use thier product. It's not like they are hiding what they are doing, either. In any case, I think most people will either ignore the ads completely, or find them useful. If you e-mail somebody "Hey Frank, where is a good dentist here in Chicago?", and you get an ad for a dentist in Chicago, I think most people would think that's a GOOD thing.
<<as long as 80% of the surfers out there are clueless when it comes to email and browsers, and even more importantly, are so apethetic they don't care who gets elected to make laws over their lives,...>>
Hit the nail there.
There are privacy laws with respect to the use of private information from many communication media, usually to protect us from the government itself. Now corporations almost equal government in the ability to collect and abuse private information. So if you want some privacy on the "new" Net medium it will need to be legislated. Worse, it will need to be internationally legislated (so picking on those European attitudes might be a bad idea - they just might be ahead of us).
Conveniently, the Internet is proving to be a most effective way of raising public awareness (after a blog is picked up by mainstream press) and Internet users the most affected by this issue. With luck, Google will hit some of the clueless 80% with a good hard awakening (like seeing their name/information badly mis-associated) and new legislation will be only, well, 10 years away...
And if you want to go an extra step, you can configure your mail server not to be able to send mail to or receive mail from gmail users. No big deal.
It's pretty stupid of you to try to stop the service from launching just because YOU don't agree with their policy. Personally, I couldn't care less and I look forward to using their service. I only use free email accounts for signing up for websites so I don't have to give out my "real" one and get spammed. Problem is I have to log in to Yahoo every 2 - 3 days and delete everything to make room. Google will fix that problem for me, plus they'll be able to show me ads for sites that have similar content as to what I'm already signing up for.
This is a GOOD thing that I am looking forward to receiving and morons like you are trying to stop it? Mind your own freakin business - if you don't like it, don't sign up. Don't ruin it for me and others who are happily waiting for this service to become available.
A valid point. If it's what you want you should be able to use it.
It's called "Gmail" after all. Is that different from "email"?
It's the person using Gmail and its future competitors without realizing the implications (if I send you Gmail my information is scanned) who might benefit from a name distinction. Most people think of email as electronic mail with many of the characteristics of regular mail (reasonable) including some level of privacy. A clear distinction between Google ("ScAdMail" - scanned ad mail) and "email" ( full disclosure as discussed above) might go a long way to clarifying the issue for everyone.
Of course, fewer people would use it....so I'm not sure Google would want that clear a distinction. You personally wouldn't mind adding a statement to any email you send out saying, "Notice: your response to this email will be scanned and recorded by Google for commercial purposes.", would you?
"Notice: your response to this email will be scanned and recorded by Google for commercial purposes."
Sure, Google should go ahead and put that on every outgoing e-mail.
Also, every ISP (AOL, MSN, Earthlink, Comcast) and every company which offers e-mail should tag outgoing e-mails with:
"Notice: Your response to this e-mail will be RECORDED, STORED on our servers, SCANNED for viruses and possible spam-marks, SHARED with law enforcement agents upon receipt of a valid subpoena.
Recorded, stored, scanned, possibly shared. Gee, Gmail isn't sounding so comparatively nefarious now, is it? ;)
And also, for the record, Google has stated that all information about each scanned e-mail will be discarded after the ads for that particular e-mail are served up.
This entire thread proves that.
I mean seriously, find something to do ... if people don't read the Terms of Use, that's their own problem. I read EVERY WORD of the Terms of use before I install a piece of software. If I don't like something in it, I don't install it. If someone is too stupid to read those terms before installing software or signing up for a service, then to hell with them - it's their own fault.
You can't run around putting pillows and bumpers on everything just so a few morons don't get hurt. It's not your responsibility, obligation, or right, it's theirs.
Besides, we're talking about a simple COMPUTER-CONTROLLED word scan here for content matching. It's not like a real person is sitting there reading everyone's mail and deciding what ads to show them.
If privacy is a concern, don't use the service and don't email people who do. Other than that, mind your own damn business.
Does anyone know if the same lobby groups have made any representation about firewall default blocking website content or ISP's controlling the circulation of such things as legitimate email newsletters by blocking them and circulation of emails by implementing inaccurate spam blocks as a result of a 'report' by someone?
Although these are not privacy / disclosure issues, they do concern the control of freedom and publishing in various ways.
If you want 100% privacy - don't use any email - use a pen and paper and the postal service.
Not true. Until 1973, the U.S. government secretly opened the mail [derechos.net] of U.S. citizens on a regular basis. I would bet they are doing it again now in the name of protecting us from terrorism. I believe that modern technology would probably allow reading a typical letter without even opening the envelope.
"As long as it's transparent to people when they sign up that Google is monitoring their e-mail usage and passing that information on for marketing purposes, then they probably wouldn't be breaking any legislation," a representative of the information commissioner's office said. "Until Gmail's up and running, though, we can't be certain."
As long as...Google is monitoring their e-mail usage and passing that information on for marketing purposesTalk about misinformation! From what I read, Google isn't passing on any information--even to them selves (information retained on which ads displayed is without referrence to who it was displayed for).
What about all the rest of the net that has to unwillingly use Gmail when they reply to a gmail based user?To address your second point first, for what reason would you refuse a gmail? Spam filters are for blocking unwanted emails because of content, regardless of who sent it (even if you use who sent it to determin that the content is unwanted). Since you the exact same content would be accepted if it came from another source, why not accept it from gmail?
Or do we all just add "gmail" in the header to our spam filter list?
As far as sending to gmail, since the receiver of an email has full legal right to do what ever they want with receivd emails, there is no reason not to send to a gmail address. The receiver of an email could, if they so choose, print the email and hang it on every door in the city (presuming the owners of the doors lets them, of course). Futhermore, if I had both a pop3 account and a gmail account, I could forward all my email from my pop3 to my gmail and you would be none the wiser.
Personally, I am dismayed by all the fear mongering and other misinformation I'm seeing from people whom I thought would know better. (Note: please don't think I'm referring to any particular individual, for I'm not.)
What about all the rest of the net that has to unwillingly use Gmail when they reply to a gmail based user?
No one has to 'unwillingly' use Gmail do they?
Or do we all just add "gmail" in the header to our spam filter list?
If that is what users want to do - why not? It's called freedom of choice.
It will be interesting to see how far the anti-Gmail groups will go in restricting the freedom of choice of others.
anti-Gmail groupsSomething I've been wondering, just how much, if any, connection Yahoo, Microsoft, et. al., have with these groups. It wouldn't suprise me if there is a major link (read: dollars) behind the scenes. I'm not not saying there is a link, for I've zero information pointing in that direction; it's just a hunch.
While the gov't may be scanning your emails (especially post Patriot Act), that is not always the most important aspect. Currently, due to this legislation (and the 4th Amendment backing it up) you, a private company or citizen, cannot expect my ISP to hand over my emails to you for a civil matter (although you can certainly ask for them). If you try, I have a right to know about it and have an opportunity to argue/defend against it -- only because of those protections. Think about your own lives here people -- think messy divorce, think defamation claim, think harassment suit, etc.
I will repeat here, that if you have never been involved in a lawsuit you should refrain from commenting about the privacy aspects being trivial. The 180 day storage aspect is important and non-trivial (if email is stored for 180 days or longer, it becomes classified as "database record" and is no longer "email", and loses the 4th amendment protections).
All G's going to do is have some computer scan your mail and give you ads. Some people are acting as though Larry [google.co.uk] and Sergey [google.co.uk] themselves are going to be reading their e-mail!
I really don't see what all the fuss is about.
That's exactly what I've been saying. It's really no different than running anti-spam software when you think about it.
Anti-spam software is a computer program that opens every email you receive, searches for "keywords" that are known phrases used by spammers, and decides whether to show you the message or not.
GMail will use a computer program that opens every email you receive, searches for "keywords" that are known phrases used by AdWords advertisers, ad decides whether to show you an advertisement or not.
The process is virtually identical - no human will see it, results are discarded after the scan, etc. So how come people are complaining about this but they don't complain about anti-spam software which operates in the exact same manner?
Bottom line ... if you don't like the policy, don't use the service and don't exchange e-mail with people who do. It's not your job to police the Internet. Personally I don't find GMail's policies intrusive and I LOOK FORWARD to using their service. And a bunch of cry baby organizations and webmasters want to shut it down because they don't freakin get it.
You people have the right not to use the service, but what gives you the right to tell me that *I* can't use it either? Why is your definition of what is wrong/intrusive better than mine? I find nothing wrong with GMail. So back off and mind your own business.
Yeah, I'm really looking forward to it too.
No response on my request for information on the about [google.com] page though, but I guess they've been getting millions with all this publicity.
"Civil Liberties" indeed. Has no-one noticed what Dubya's been up to in the name of anti-terrorist measures?
Puts those supposedly broken by Gmail to shame.
It's really no different than running anti-spam software when you think about it.
There are two significant differences I can think of:
First, anti-spam is to protect other people -- it's like the security checks at an airport.
Gmail is like the security officers attempting to sell you a PDA upgrade and some clean underwear based on what they found when searching your baggage.
Second, people will be making money based on the contents of emails I write. Where's my cut? Surely if the reader clicks an ad that is displayed next to one of my emails, half the payment is due to me.
Second, people will be making money based on the contents of emails I write. Where's my cut? Surely if the reader clicks an ad that is displayed next to one of my emails, half the payment is due to me.
Google is not profiting from the potential brilliance or emotional heft or business savviness of your writing. They are parsing it for keywords, just as anti-spam companies and anti-virus companies do. When someone writes "Buy v1agra now!," an anti-spam program may see that and perform an action (perhaps place it in a junk folder). When you write "Anyone know of a quality portable music player?" Gmail's computers may see that and perform an action (perhaps placing "Buy an iPod" ads on the righthand side of the screen).
Unless you feel that the anti-spam and anti-virus and similar companies owe you a portion of their corporate proceeds, then similarly, Gmail owes you nothing except, perhaps, the aggregate assurance that mail you send to Gmail users will end up in their inboxes :)
Google is not profiting from the potential brilliance or emotional heft or business savviness of your writing. They are parsing it for keywords, just as anti-spam companies and anti-virus companies do
I covered anti-spam and anti-virus in my first point. That's a security issue, and I am happy for them to double-check my efforts.
When you write "Anyone know of a quality portable music player?" Gmail's computers may see that and perform an action (perhaps placing "Buy an iPod" ads on the righthand side of the screen).
If I'd replied to the email, saying "IPods are good. I got mine from www.widgets.com/ipod" and Google had added six other iPod vendors on the right -- how is that much different from scumware?
I hate SPAM and SPAMMERS, but if a spammer happens to hit me with a product that I AM interested in buying, I've got a list of other places I can buy it from right next to the message so I can still get it but don't have to give my money to the spammer :)
Which is also something for AdWords users to consider - if you are someone who SELLS products that are frequently spamvertised, this is going to be a GREAT opportunity to let the spammers advertise for YOU. I can't count how many spams I received for those stupid little remote control cars last Christmas - If GMail was active then I could have bought a bunch of them wholesale, set up an AdWords account, and made a decent amount of money for myself.
I understand that maybe you don't care for your e-mail being scanned, and hey that's your right. You have the right not to use GMail and not to interact with people who do. You *DO NOT* have the right to tell me *I* can't.
Similarly you or anyone else do not have the right to use content I wrote and intended to be private, to serve adverts based on that content. Because it's impossible to know the final destination of any email (and my emails WILL end up in a gmail inbox before long), this is exactly what you are saying I must put up with. I can't accept your suggestion throughout this thread that those opposed to gmail are just trying to spoil it for everyone else and should "Mind [their] own freakin business". I will mind my own business when your email account doesn't interfere with mine.
This is about what YOU do with MY email content. I don't want you sharing it with advertisers so you get a bunch of free email storage, thanks all the same.
What would stop me from doing that anyway? I mean really, think about it. Once you send an e-mail to someone it's out of your hands. I could forward it to anyone, print it and distribute it to your competitors, pass it around a college campus, whatever. You really have no say. If there was any sensitive information in there, then it's really YOUR mistake for putting it there without requiring a non-disclosure from me. And if you DID have that document, then if that information gets distributed or used for anything other than a communication between you and me, then your problem is with ME - not with my mail server.
Technically EVERYONE involved profits from your "content". The web host or mail provider profits because they are selling that recipient storage space for their email. The ISP who connected the user profits because that user is logging on to read your message. How deep do you want to go? This is really a silly argument.
If you want to secure your content, you should exclude e-mail and limit yourself to phone conversations directly with the person you are speaking with. Oh but wait, they could tape the call and play it for someone else too. Maybe you should just leave the Internet and only speak to people in person. Oh wait, they could repeat what you told them and tell someone else.
Are you kidding me? Quit trying to control the Internet - if you don't like how the Internet gives people the ability to exchange information then LEAVE. The net won't miss you and neither will I.
Once you send someone an e-mail message, it's out of your hands. You don't deserve a "cut" if someone else reads it or profits from it unless every e-mail you send out is copyrighted individually. You seem to think you have "rights" that simply don't exist. Copyright EVERY e-mail you send out (a true legal, documented copyright, not an "implied" copyright that exists merely because you created it). THEN I might agree with what you're saying. Until then, quit trying to control the Internet and taking rights away from other people. The only RIGHT you have is the right to remain silent... exercise it.


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Not only did it seem inconceivable that this staid quartet were around the same age as Madonna, but also that they should deem their pedestrian personal style preferable to the singer's alabaster-skinned, almond-eyed, sexually charged bionic glory. They aren't the only ones. Madonna's 50th birthday has provided the occasion for a chorus of as much criticism as celebration, particularly by Camille Paglia and Germaine Greer.
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I first cottoned on to Madonna's ability to shock aged about eight. My friend and I would sing "Like a Virgin", with the lyrics, "touched for the very first time," in the back of her father's car, and revel in the anxious irritation it caused him, while oblivious to the real meaning of the lyrics. Despite the opposition of the American right to Madonna's ability to corrupt young minds, our innocence remained intact. Back then it was the infectious beats that made it irresistible to sing along, but it was her dress sense that really captured my imagination then, as a teenager, at university, and now. Back in the Eighties she was the ultimate rebel, the too-cool-for-school girl whose ripped tights and bed hair were the seductive antithesis of the Sports Illustrated prom queens. It wasn't just that Madonna's look was attainable, but that it was a bit dirty, daring, and rough around the edges. Ten years later, the baby-doll grunge look with its fusion of classic screen siren platinum hair and tough, dominatrix boots, as perfected by Courtney Love, and attempted by my friends and me, owed a lot to Madonna. In the early 1990s she might not have been as edgy as other strong female musicians at the time such as Kim Deal, but like them she came across as being in charge of her own destiny and her own sexuality. Pornography might be assimilated into mainstream culture now, but when Madonna first masturbated with a crucifix on stage, then wore underwear as outerwear, it seem like an exhilarating transgression of establishment values.
Madonna is the most famous woman on the planet, and according to Martin Amis, she is also "perhaps the most postmodern personage on the planet". Madonna is like a collage of eclectic individuals, eras and symbols, that coalesce into an entirely new construct. In his 1992 newspaper article, Amis also highlights Madonna's "protean quality, her ability to redesign herself (evident in each new photo shoot: baby-doll, dominatrix, flower-child, vamp)" which "represents an emphasis of will over talent".
This is a widely held opinion about Madonna, that she makes up for a lack of ability and of natural beauty through sheer determination, tireless self-promotion and physical reinvention. Two years ago Germaine Greer wrote, "I am of the opinion, shared by many, that Madonna can neither dance nor sing." And when Madonna was still considered "the future of feminism", Paglia referred to her "nondescript plainness". Madonna isn't quite Maria Callas in terms of voice quality, but it has improved considerably. She's got a far superior voice than, say, Kylie, who is probably her closest rival in terms of female pop longevity. To say she isn't a good dancer is just ridiculous, as her recent revisitation of her dancer's roots demonstrate, and far from being plain, her strong, haughty nose, high cheekbones and finely bowed lips add up to a strikingly sensual beauty. Madonna's star quality is about energy, white-hot intensity, and a complete lack of self-consciousness.
In her early songs such as "Lucky Star" and "Borderline", the breezy superficiality of stylish, effervescent beats and hook-rich melodies are given depth by her personal charisma and confident, visceral, sometimes carnal vocals. Her early songs might have become the karaoke favourites, but it's her ability to evolve and experiment artistically that has fully exploited her talents and guaranteed her longevity.
She has veered from the fusion of Catholic soul-searching and gospel soul singing on "Like a Prayer", to the breathy, claustrophobic subversivess of the album Erotica, to the manic electronic psychedelia of Ray of Light. There have been some undeniable duds along the way, both musically and cinematically – Swept Away anyone? But how many other artists have had six hit albums since they released their first greatest hits?
Of course, image is almost as important as the music, when it comes to pop, and Madonna is a mistress of hers. Since the early Eighties she has been a constant source of inspiration to fashion designers, and fashion lovers alike, and the quality that has informed all her past looks is an exuberant love of experimentation for its own sake, rather than a bourgeois adherence to good taste. Her Desperately Seeking Susan period was one of her most influential, as young women everywhere copied her sulkily sultry mix of peroxided hair, fingerless lace gloves and layers of crucifix necklaces. That look look still influences designers today: at Givenchy this season designer Riccardo Tisci showed sheer blouses piled with crucifixes on chains, and he has cited Madonna as a source of inspiration. In a symbiosis typical of the singer, he is now designing some of the costumes for her forthcoming tour.
In some ways the underestimation of her talent seems like an attempt to position Madonna as an attainable, democratic pop star, someone we could all emulate if only we could be bothered to do four hours of yoga a day. In the golden age of Hollywood, screen stars were unattainable, but now people want to know that their stars are "just like one of us". They want them to be fallible and, generally, Madonna isn't. She's never had a public nervous breakdown; she's never been to rehab. Most celebrities set out to reassure us that they are normal. Madonna has attempted this through the odd gesture such as revealing her favourite brand of ale, but generally she makes minimal attempts to appear utterly normal, or to conform to people's expectations of how women should behave.
Now she is subverting one of the most widely held preconceptions of all: how a woman should be, look and behave when she reaches middle age. Most men find her terrifying because of her evident desire for control, and her hard, muscly physique. Many women, too, seem to find the fact that she still sings about sex – and dresses and poses provocatively – unsettling. Her refusal to slide into mild invisibility should be applauded. It might have looked as if she was about to go all Women's Institute when she published a children's book and conducted a public reading in a floral tea dress in 2003, but the one thing you can predict about Madonna is her unpredictability. More recently she was shimmying around in a high-cut leotard for Confessions on a Dancefloor, and has now reinvented herself as a dominatrix wrestler for Hard Candy.
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This wasn't nearly as good as the Potter books that preceded it, but it did contain some interesting elements. First, Harry starts to really come to terms with his own power and sense of martyrdom. Of course, though most of the book he fails to really understand that this is a plot point. Second, most of his friends and enemies understand this much earlier than he does.
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Great hotel had a lovely stay. Perfect service and very nice rooms. Beach is clean and restaurants are good.
Peaceful exotic and tropical. Best massage ive ever had ( had two). Lovely garden tropical showers. Kind and thoughful team working at the spa. Excellent
We have just come back from a mini adventure around Asia. Bo Phut spa was our first destination to relax and unwind. We were not disappointed. After 14 hours of travelling we had arranged the hotel pick up, they were waiting outside the airport which was perfect. Then on arrival to the hotel we were greeted by reception staff with...
We had a lovely time at this beautiful, well appointed and presented resort. Quiet (apart from occasional fire works on the beach at night),private and intimate setting. There is no need to repeat what other reviews have already stated. It's all true. All the staff were wonderful and very helpful especially Eak. You must ask Eak for his 'special salad'....
We stayed at the hotel and has a massage each at the spa on our first day as part of the30% discount offer for guests they had on. Cant fault the treatment, therapists, spa cleanliness or experience.
You received a refreshing rose tea before and after your treatment - I had the aroma massage and my partner the remedial massage....
We spent the first week of a two-week-trip to Samui in this hotel. Neither a boutique hotel, nor an mega-hotel, just the right size.
The food was good, though the dinner menu was rather limited (so that few people actually stayed in the hotel's restaurant for dinner).
Nice swimming pool, good service, within a walking distance of the "fishermen village",...
There was a very relaxing atmosphere and we both had a nice back massage. That's the first massage Id had and was impressed, I would recommend you try it. Gets rid of all the knots from sitting by the pool all day.
I dont like posting or saying anything negative but this place was exorbitantly expensive and cost more than services back home in Australia.
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Just Posted: Sony NEX-3N hands-on preview with samples gallery
Just Posted: Sony NEX-3N hands-on preview with real world samples. We've had a chance to use and shoot with a NEX-3N and, now that Sony US has announced the camera, we can publish our look at the latest model. The 3N is the fourth entry-level NEX camera and the smallest so far. Despite this, it includes most of the features of its predecessors. We look at what has been added and what it lacks, compared to last year's NEX-F3.
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Well, it is quite strange, how Sony can make such innovative, comfortable to use, generally feature rich cameras, that consistantly deliver SOFT images. I suspect that the issue is Software, not the sensor, lens, etc... Maybe I'm wrong, maybe it is not an "Issue" but an intentional feature/style. I have heard many discuss the AA, the agressive sony noise reduction; and compared to other APS-C cameras, and m4/3, the Sony shots all suffer from a general softness that seems to be caused by either aggressive and unnecessary noise reduction, or an odd JPEG engine. I feel that the RAW files are all quite good if I had to do Post-P. and I would have bought a Nex-6 if the Jpegs didn't look a little bit softer, consistantly.
What soft images? Got anything to show what sharp images look like from your own collection?
definiteley disagree with you ... i have razor sharp photos from kit lens to 50mm F1.8 ... have you ever had a nex recently?
Do you actually own a NEX or are you like most commentators on here happy to give a verdict without actually owning the product? As both a NEX (C3 and NEX-6) and 4/3rds owner, with an assortment of lenses, I find no issue with softness (no more than I would expect without using high quality glass) and should I have to compare the two formats, the NEX wins hands down (mainly for IQ and DR).
Taken on the whole, even the reviews that have been somewhat critical of the lens still thinks it better than the original 18-55 kit lens. I shot with it on my NEX-7, 6 and 5R and found it to be MUCH sharper than the 18-55 and way stealthier than the previous beer can.
Like many here, we rely on review data, samples, and user portfolios to inform our decision, since most of us cannot afford to spend big money on a new system without knowing if will be a satisfying improvement and a wise investment; over what we have sunk $$$ thousands into already...I would love to rent a Nex6 for a week but there are few shops left, and none of them rent anything other than Canon/Nikon system gear.
tomservo if you only rely on review data, samples and user portfolios then that, surely isn't enough. it only goes to show that most comments on these fora are uninformed and of little use. can the real users and photographers please stand up?
Did you guy really looked at the files? I am the only one who thinks the noise is just too much? Every image for me is just washed by the color noise, no fine detail and the lens is just soft. I have my nex 3 and i do think it has the same softness. I will wait for the raws, but something is not right...
I really looked at the files and they looked pretty good to me. About on par with other contemporary sub-$1,000 APS-C cameras.
It is a lovely looking camera. I wish the nex6 and upcoming new nex7 looked the same.
Why - the whole point of the NEX-6/7 is that they are more comfortable to hold; not to mention the fact they have built in EVF's ... so could never look like this model ... silly comment really!
It does Video, 1080p24 ( Most still dont offer p as a choice )
It does RAW,
Its Image IQ is very good or excellent. To the point where you should worry more about your photographic skills rather then the camera.
Apart from hotshoe ( Which i admit i rarely need or use )
Why would i need to buy a much more expensive camera?
Please dont Flame me, It is an honest questions.
"Why would i need to buy a much more expensive camera? "
1080p60 and faster autofocus?
Well you need a hotshoe to take self pictures.
Because if you're like me you cant resist having the latest features ... whether or not you need or will use them LOL!
So that's were you guys are keeping all the rainbows, in Seattle? Seriously nice sample gallery, the files look terrific from this camera as they do from all NEX cameras.
It does 1080 @ 60i and 24p? Or 108060p and 1080p24? (I suppose the latter would be too good to be true, but I couldn't find the answer in the specs).
Also, does the 16-50 have a dedicated lens hood?
Thanks for the preview and fine images.
Thanks marike6 - we didn't get much in the way of sunshine this weekend, hence the gallery being a little short.
I'm not aware of a hood for the 16-50mm. There's no bayonet to attach to, so it'd have to use the 40.5mm filter threads, which seems unlikely.
1080i60 (up to 24 mbps) and 1080p24 (up to 24mbps) are the numbers we've been given.
The NEX-3 series has always only supported 60i, not 60p. (Deliberatey dumbing-down not to threaten the sales of the 5/7 series.)
Does the NEX-3N built-in flash have bounce capability like NEX-6 and RX100 etc?
Officially, neither of those models have bounce flash capabilities but yes, the flash will fire if you hold it to prevent it fully extending, and point it towards the ceiling.
Thanks! I know that the bounce capability is not official but on my RX100 I use the "unofficial bounce" flash a lot and would like a small NEX with this capability.
However I didn't get the "hold it to prevent it fully extending" part. On my RX100 I let the flash fully extend and then pull it backwards with a finger, which makes it point upwards. Is it different with the 3N?
No, I'm just describing the same thing differently.
Sony actually promote the RX100 as having a bounce feature flash ... so I was a little disappointed to find I actually had to hold it in place with my finger! Works well though, but a bit naughty/silly of Sony.
Personally, I'd just buy a NEX-C3 if a bounce flash is important (and you prefer the fact the C3 screen is more flexible in terms of movement and it has a better screen (not to mention now considerably cheaper on eBay!)
What about DSC04969?
Is that straight out of the box?
DRO(+) or HDR?
It's DRO Auto, not HDR. All of the images are unmodified, out-of-camera JPEGs.
You know, for $500, including the pancake 24-75mm equivalent zoom, this would seem to be a very nice "premium compact" alternative.
Depends on your definition of "compact".
Even compared with the diminutive Nikon S1, the NEX with it's much larger sensor *IS* compact. Not razor thin, but compact.
It's quite bit larger than an LX7. It's small for and APS-C camera, but not small in absolute terms.
Fits nicely in my Gillet pocket!
Only decent 'pocket' camera I've ever owned was the S95 - although I've just purchased an RX100 so we'll see how we get on with that if we ever get any sun (facilitating the wearing of tight denim shorts ;-)
Meh... (shruggs shoulders)
It's shooting the real big guns that get me excited. Cannons, Gatling gun, elephant rifles and long range medium to large bore stuff. The AR15s and other like and variants are only fun rapid fire pretending to be Al Pacino in Scarface. Rapid fire is useless though unless you can shoot straight like moi.
Canon fanboy.. hahaha. Kidding.
Cannon yes ;)
I'd REALLY like to know what was the point in posting the rainbow photo? Why would you post a photo that clearly went very wrong?
Sorry, selecting images based on tiny thumbnails, I've uploaded the wrong image. I've uploaded the one I'd intended.
Conspiracy to discredit this little camera, hahaha.. just kidding.
Another cheap good camera.
Do we really need to buy more expensive ones?
Not really for IQ where gains are (minimally) incremental. Personally, if this had EVF, hotshoe and a dial mode wheel, it would pretty much do it all (those are technically the only reason I see any reason to upgrade from even my old NEX-3).
EVF, hotshoe, and dial mode wheel sounds a lot like a NEX-6.
NEX-6 is also cheap for its class.
Having just paid £475 for a Sony RX100, I'm inclined to think the new Sony is a bargain!
Horses for courses!
"Up to ISO 16000 sensitivity with advanced noise reduction
With a new Exmor™ sensor that features the same adaptive noise reduction technology from Sony's flagship SLT-A99V, the NEX-3N easily offers a wide range of sensitivity from ISO 100 to ISO 16000."
From the Sony USA website....
I hate to drag K-n R--kw-ll into this comments section, but he keeps making statements to effect of "Sony doesn't have resources to do what Canon and Nikon do in terms of perfecting image quality" - which seems like a bunch of baloney. I mean, maybe that was true a few years back, but I think the images that come from this camera and other recent Sony cameras compare very nicely with the big two.
Very nice indeed. I'd like to see 4978 shot at 5,6 or something a little closer to the lens' sweetspot.
So far, I've shot it in its auto modes (given the audience it's aimed at). The camera seems to love using tiny apertures. I'll shoot some more in A mode it we get any sun today.
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Say It Isn't So, Costco – Have You Really Pulled D'Souza's Book "America" from Your Shelves?
According to World Net Daily, Costco is pulling Dinesh D'Souza's America, Imagine a World without Her from their shelves. My wife called Costco this morning to confirm, and she was told by a nice lady ("Julie") that COSTCO is indeed pulling the book because "it's not selling".
My wife was incredulous. With the companion movie debuting on July 4 to excellent reviews at Cinemascore, it is really hard to believe that the book is not selling well.
Yet, according to "Corporate", said Julie, the book is not meeting threshold sales requirements. I suppose that's possible, and we'll soon know more since there are plenty of other sales channels — unless of course, Amazon decides to follow suit(?).
As reported by The Washington Post, Costco is known to be friendly to Obama, having contributed over $200,000 to Barack Obama's 2012 campaign.
I've seen the movie, and I think it's an excellent political documentary. At its end, the audience broke into spontaneous applause — I've only encountered that two or three times in my lifetime. I plan to see it again — probably more than once. I've just started reading the book, and I'm finding it well written, well researched, and compelling. D'Souza's style and voice shine through — there's no sign of a "ghost writer".
In both the movie and the book, D'Souza gives full weight to the arguments of the Left, acknowledging their valid points of criticism. In fact, the first part of the movie is so packed with non-stop criticism of America that I wondered if I were watching the wrong movie. That isn't often done in (most) conservative books and movies. After that first long segment, D'Souza calmly and carefully offers his own counter-arguments.
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If Costco is succumbing to pressure from the White House or is self-censoring its own book sales because of their corporate executives' political leanings, it's a really sad day. The former would be downright Stalinist, and the latter would be both crony capitalist and anti-free-speech.
Hillary Clinton's Hard Choices book is reported to be selling poorly. But Hillary held a book signing at Costco. Will Costco be pulling her book from their shelves if it doesn't "meet threshold"? Or are there other factors Costco execs are considering? Why not invite D'Souza to hold a book signing and see how he does?
If the White House or Costco's executives don't like D'Souza's free speech, they could and should counter it with more free speech of their own. Both sides should welcome that. Anything less is unAmerican — let alone bad business for Costco, no?
UPDATE: See the followup article at this link, published late on July 8, in which Fox News announces a reversal of Costco's position.
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Their response is a pant load. Were the book not selling well as suggested, they'd walk through whatever SLA – service level agreement – they established with D'Souza's publisher. Most likely, the books would get price reductions at specific percentages over set amount of time. Ultimately, the remainder would get put in the "Clearance Bins." and sold for a $1. Simply removing the stock suggests all manner of things. None of which create positive optics for Costco.
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Here's my email to R. Galanti at Costco: firstname.lastname@example.com or 800-774-2678 #0
I was told by a Member Services rep today that you've pulled D'Souza's book because it wasn't selling fast enough. That is a crock and you know it. I've seen books on your tables that can't possibly have much interest from the public, yet you offer them for sale.
More than half of Americans feel our country is being systematically and deliberately destroyed by a tyrannical president and his Chicago gang. You are making a serious business mistake by pulling D'Souza's "America." We know that Costco is a BIG Democrat donor and a strong supporter of Obama. However, you should not allow your political beliefs to lead you to censor books you sell. Maybe this is a quid pro quo arrangement with the regime. Maybe they've pressured you to remove the book because we all know Obama's feelings are easily hurt by this criticism. I fear we are becoming like Nazi Germany or the Soviet Union more and more each day.
I hope you will reconsider this decision and realize you've got millions of members who believe in the US Constitution, limited government, free markets and FREE SPEECH. Do you really wish to alienate your buying public?
sleepergirl They've long been hardcore lefties at Costco. Take your business elsewhere. BJs, Sam's Club . . . heck, these days, if you're clever, you can find deals even better than the membership stores!
It will be delicious irony if the publicity over Costco's "business" decision generates the publicity to sell even more books for D'Souza.
Except Costco won't get the revenue. Bummer, eh, Costco? Or is all about "the cause" for you guys? Thank goodness you have competitors. I may turn in my card after checking them out …
dleeper47 sleepergirl Their politics was part of the reason why we stopped using them, using their auto insurance, etc. PHX/Scottsdale have lots of other choices!
Actually Hilary's book has been selling much better than America at costco.
@employee well that may be true for Costco shoppers but according to the Huffington Post: "new survey figures show sales of her foreign policy memoir ,Hard Choices , are falling fast.'
Yes reader, but we are talking about Costco after all. Just like any other book with poor sales, it was returned to the vendor.
@employee Really? Where might that be? If you see a short woman with blond hair that looks exactly like Hillary Clinton disguised as Groucho Marx, and with a basket full "Hard Choices" at the checkout, ask her who Bill is doing..
GeorgeWilliams2 I dunno, Groucho Marx disguises fool me every time.
That could well be, especially now that Costco is returning all its copies(!).
Costco? I'm outa here!
GeorgeWilliams2 Good plan. Even without the book incident, they're still hardcore lefties.
I did not realize Costco was in charge of Censorship!
Guess I'll be requesting the book at Costco.
Sales averaged less that 2 copies per store, per week.
MichaelWakefield1 There are very likely books that sold less than that that did not get pulled.
At my local Costco, it's rare for any book to last a month … stuff sells or it gets replaced.
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2812 Nelius Rd Bellville, Texas 77418 (map) | (979) 865-5897
Sites: 450 | Latest Rate: $22.00 | 16 Reviews
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Oct 2016 - $22.00
We stayed here as part of a club rally. The park is far from main highways, and the entry road is a bit rough. The park itself is filled with beautiful live oak trees, and the sites are spacious and covered with overgrown gravel. You have to be a bit careful in some sites to navigate around trees. The hookups have 50A. Satellite TV is difficult due to the trees, but a number of channels from the Houston area are available via antenna. There is not cable as far as I could tell. Wifi was very good, although we were very close to the office and meeting buildings. We did not use the rest rooms or showers, but they appeared to be clean although old. The meeting building we used was old but clean. This is a get away from it all type park, but you have to bring your own entertainment. - McLee
Apr 2016 - $20.00
Owners are wonderful and friendly. Park is 4th generation ownership, very rustic- gravel/dirt/grass driveways and sites with many full time residents. Some sites would be all mud if it rained. Large rec hall but very old. If you use GPS you will drive down a long rough washboard broad so get directions from owner. We did not use or visit the baths/showers. Park is located north of Sealy & Bellville. This park has huge trees with moss hanging, is very Rustic and away from traffic, but shows years of deferred maintenance and updating but CHEAP. - Oooooooo
May 2015 - $20.00
We stayed with a group of friends and their friend - rallying together. What fun!
Each site had full hook-ups. This also made pack/leave morning easy-peasy for our large group. The gravel roads and gravel sites were mostly level and wide enough for awnings or tents. Trees were trimmed up, but cast nice shade for almost all the sites. Using their garden and eggs, much of our resort-catered meals were produced on the ranch!
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We would return. - AluminumCloud
Park Rd 38 San Felipe, Texas 77473 (map) | (979) 885-3613
Sites: 80 | Latest Rate: $32.00 | 32 Reviews
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Feb 2016 - $32.00
Although we had to wait a while until the office opened over the lunch hour, check was easy and fast. Sites are a little narrow, but all are pull through. This state park has sewer which most do not although sewer inlet is 3-4 inches above ground level which makes dumping a little inconvenient. Only 30 amp in our site but utilities are easily accessible. Restrooms and showers, while a little dated, were clean. Sites are well separated and level. Many walking trails and good birding opportunities. We have been here before and will return. - starwind
Jan 2016 - $22.00
Nice park, mostly quiet (they were repairing the entrance bridge and ran the pile driver into the night). Great sites, all level, all drive thru, full hook ups. Some of the trails were closed due to obstacles. Only complaint regards esthetics. Fallen trees everywhere. Wish they would let you gather fallen wood. Nice fires and cleaner appearance for the parks. - rcheathtx
Dec 2015 - $22.00
This state park has full hookups and large sites. As a previous post stated the more private sites are on the outside of the loop, but none of the sites are truly private. They do mow a large section around each site, which is great as some parks barely mow around the picnic area. Would love to see a little under growth between the sites for privacy. Beware the water pressure is low and it fluctuates at times to very low. The way the sewer pipe is done makes it hard to completely drain your sewer hose. The park host mentioned that they are in the process of going through the RV sites and trimming up the trees, which is needed as I was not able to pull through the pull thru site because of low hanging limbs. Note that after heavy rain some of the sites have large puddles of standing water. As others have mentioned the bridge into the park is being rebuilt so there is a little detour. Nice hiking trails, but most of them were closed because of being flooded. Great birding area, but the mesquitos were so bad that I could not stay at the wildlife viewing for being eaten alive. There is shopping and restaurants nearby in Sealy and Katy. We camped here in a travel trailer. Would definitely stay here again when in the area. If the sites had more privacy and there was good water pressure I would give this park a 9. - MelindaK
52715 US-290 Hempstead, Texas 77445 (map) | (979) 826-6339
Sites: 80 | Latest Rate: $30.00 | 10 Reviews
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Apr 2016 - $30.00
Besides my comment, look at the dates of the other reviews. Evidently, many improvements have been made because this is a very nice RV campground for $30.00 per night. All pull-throughs with full hooks. The sites are gravel, level, and well maintained. We were visiting here for the Chapel Hill Bluebonnet Festival which is ten minutes from here.
We would definitely stay here again. - Jloftin
Apr 2012 - $25.00
First the pros: Full hook ups, good wi-fi at site, wide sites and easy access off highway. Now the cons: Filthy bathrooms and showers! I could have overlooked the horrible water stains in the showers, but it just masked the dirt. I don't think the bathrooms had been cleaned in a while as dirt was everywhere. There is no full-time attendant, and there is a note stating that due to thefts, they are not stocking the bathrooms with paper products. Makes me worry about my belongings while I'm away. Never saw the attendant, therefore, I never paid anything. It was worth the price. - ETX
Oct 2011 - $25.00
We stayed here for a month and have used this park in the past. It was a pasture converted into an RV park with the addition of good FHU facilities. Being on the top of a hill it is normally windy so awnings are rarely used. The 50-amp sites are near the top of the hill on all 8 gravel roads. The park hosts many rallies and normally those attendees park closer to US 290 while others park on the other side of the red clubhouse. You should not have any trouble showing up without need for a reservation. There is no cable so TV is limited to 1 station out of Bryan – College Station. There are small trees at most sites but none provide shade or roof mounted satellite reception. The park does not have a FT attendant so many will pay for their stay using an envelope found in the red club house. It is very likely we will return to this park when in the area. - Workamper04
34843 Betka Road Waller, Texas 77484 (map) | (979) 826-4111
Sites: 124 | Latest Rate: $36.00 | 38 Reviews
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Nov 2016 - $36.00
This is a great campground for people of all ages. We stayed here in a motorhome. The people that work there were very helpful in finding our site after dark and helping us get set up. The water park (which was heated) was open and we were so glad the kids brought their swimsuits. The park felt so safe and the kids rode their bikes all over. The girls loved the playground, putt putt golf, and the activities on Saturday. We'll definitely come back. There's so much for the kids to do and my husband and I enjoyed some down time. They also have a really nice store to buy things we might have forgotten or Yogi souvenirs. We loved being able to build a campfire at our site. Thank you Lonestar Jellystone Park for making our weekend wonderful. - Bastion
Sep 2016 - $45.00
Weekend stay with the kids. Improved water park and swimming pool. New putt-putt golf and lots of planned activities. Golf cart rental is pricey, but a nice amenity for moving around the spacious park. Lots nice new cabins, but the RV sites need improving next. Surprised by the daily rate - it doesn't include any persons. All persons are an extra $8/day - just know going in. Family of 4 daily rate goes from $45 to $77 in a blink. The kids had a great time at this park, so that's what matters most. We will visit again, but I do hope they have some planned improvements for the RV sites. - Gulf Coast Time
Apr 2016 - $50.00
We were there with our grandchildren they loved the park lots of things for them to do they had crafts movie night a fantastic water park for all ages very clean and the park people were very helpful we will return. - cindy coffey
1305 E Blue Bell Rd Brenham, Texas 77833 (map) | (979) 836-4112
Sites: 12 | Latest Rate: $20.00 | 1 Reviews
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Feb 2013 - $20.00
We read in a pamphlet for Brenham that the county fairgrounds took RV's. Now realize this is not an RV park of any type. The fairgrounds have installed some power, sewer, and water for their guests and open it up to visitors. It is a grassy/gravel area out past the arena. We were the only ones camped there, and you get some road noise, but what made it nice for us is that we could walk our large dogs all over the fairgrounds as nothing was going on at the time. They do have trash cans available, but this may be the only amenity. The man at the office will give you directions, and you probably want to call ahead. It is about 1.5 miles from town on Blue Bell road. Yes, the ice cream factory is down the road, which is a great tour if that is your thing. - C185
35303 Cooper Rd. Brookshire, Texas 77423 (map) | (281) 375-5678
Sites: 110 | Latest Rate: $35.00 | 63 Reviews
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Sep 2016 - $35.00
Will Never stay here again. A lot of permanent type trailers and very trashy. Crammed in between other campers and absolutely NO room. Nothing around....just off the highway. Showers in restroom were moldy and disgusting. You would be much better to spend the night at Walmart or a truck stop. - parton123
Apr 2016 - $35.00
"Campers" in several different sites had their vehicles in various states of repair. Parts off, one was missing his front wheels while he was performing a brake replacement. Picnic table for your site is right next to neighbor's sewer line. Had 2 showers for over 100 camping sites. Surface roads are large gravel that makes it difficult to walk on. Easy access to I-10. No cable setup. Wi-Fi didn't work on my site, which was close to office. Doubt I will return. - ToyHaulerOne
Jan 2016 - $36.00
Close to I-10 so noise is constant but not terrible with fans running. Sites are close but slides were OK and pull through had room to park towed behind, gravel spots but level. Fairly easy in and out with a 45' unit. Park was clean and when we plugged in we had very low voltage but park got someone on it within minutes and after a few loose connections in the box were repaired we were good. - bg3putts
4499 Hwy 90 (I-10) Alleyton, Texas 78935 (map) | (979) 732-5587
Sites: 64 | Latest Rate: $20.00 | 12 Reviews
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Mar 2016 - $20.00
This place has a new owner who is very friendly. He has only owned it for eight months. He is obviously working hard to improve. New trees, electrical, road topping etc. Will be interesting to see how it works out. There is road noise, but it is a steady hum.
Lot spacing is nearby with a sunny/open exposure. Site surface is grass. - Tworetired
Oct 2015 - $20.00
Park needs some tender loving care. Sites very close together. Park was 95% full of oil field and railroad workers. All hook-ups worked, Very close to I-10 and road noise. Probably would not use again. - corky506
Oct 2013 - $20.00
A rundown park that is just for the desperate. Listed in Passport America and over priced at 50% (cash). Freeway noise never quiets down. It is an easy off and on and near a fueling stop. Several permanents that appear to have been parked for a long time. We won't be staying here again. - Arizona Traveler
8601 Hwy 290 Brenham, Texas 77833 (map) | (979) 836-0680
Sites: 50 | Latest Rate: $27.00 | 15 Reviews
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Just a quick stop to rest. Very friendly Owner/Manager, very accommodating. Chose this park because it was a PassportAmerica park but discount was not valid as there was a festival going on in Brenham. Be sure and ask before you set the GPS (which is wrong) Still the rate we paid was fair, I thought. Grassy pull thru site, not very level but nice just the same. Nice neighbors, even if they did arrive kinda late and make a little bit of noise hooking up. - TXTread
May 2015 - $32.00
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