TornadoJo

I took about $600 on a caxton last yer which was plenty. didn't take any cash as you can withdraw this off of the card at either heathrow or texas. I much prefer this n feel safer not carrying cash. you can also top the card up at anytime on the internet if you find yourself running short of cash which was so handy in florida. hope that helps j x

Camping. YAY! There are also some lovely and cheap campsites in sussex and also the new forest. July August is best but we'd have to book as they fill up quick!

Aren't we arriving day early anyway?? SOmething for us to do maybe, a little adventure!?!

Back home now so will get mine to u ASAP

Orlando, Up the top of i-drive. We had a nice thunderstorm last night. Was in a cab going down route 192 and we got slammed. Torrential rain, amazing (well better than england but not as good as supercell) lightening and thunder that made Jay jump out of his skin!! Was practicing my camera skills

Anyone seen the forecast for Florida Wed's/Thursday. Surprisingly upgraded for thursday to scattered isolated thunderstorms. Some may be severe. *Insert Happy Dance Here*

well ill be positioning myself in florida on friday n ill go from there. As long as I make the wedding on tuesday I don't think anyone will mind what I do. . . . oh no wait, thats right, I didn't get a hire car so I wouldn't be tempted. . . silly sensible me!

Slight change of subject. My buddie has a Brand new, still boxed Canon 60D with 18-55mm Canon-brand lens... he is selling for £800 ONO. Know some of you were looking at getting new kit so thought I'd share. Let me know if your interested. j x

ooo, shall i have tornadojo on the back of mine? loving the red tornado by the way. will match my ruby slippers

My gut says Tusla my brain says shut up "it'll be further East you muppet" Whats a girl to do?

Just a thought, Any chance of some links to charts for the newbies who might not know where to find them. Would do myself but crazy busy at work! Cheers Jo --x

I'd like one please. Tiny person size. ladies 10 so maybe a 36?.

ooo, good call, id love to see that, n i missed out on cow camp last yr so that would be great. can i also request we check the tyre change kit in the boot fits the tyres on the cars and that copies of the rental agreements and key codes are kept in all cars, you know, just in case ;D cant wait!

Well I'm currently on a camera course and am updating my facebook with key points all the time. Today will be Making the most of your light - contrast, white balance and lighting. J x

Morning all, I'd like a LP towering supercell with cool stryations - you know the ones that look like a stack of plates. I'd like a nice elephant trunk tornado in a field where no-one will get hurt. What I won't do - I don't really like core punching at any time as it is very dangerious and not reccomended by (as you never know whats on the other side - you could drive straight into a tornado) and I certainly would not want to do this at night as night chasing is dangerous enough as it is. ( Sorry duckeyh ) My coat requests large hail as it thinks it's funny when I hide. J x

Loving these Paul. Make me wanna make graphs n spreadsheets though (stupid work)!! Jo x

Welcome Keep an eye on the kit lists people put on here as it gets closer to the time - that'll give you an idea of anything else you might need to bring like insect repelant, sun screen etc. Only small things but they do add up TJ x

Theres one of the sd600s availible to reserve in southend too. im nipping to good old lakeside to pick mine up now got mine from currys as they price matched and do monthly insurance plan. said they will do it anywhere as long as an argos within 30 miles has it in stock.

So I checked out the BBC camera hire store and they are currently offering the Sony EX1, EX3 and XF http://www.sony.co.uk/biz/product/xdcamcamcorders/pmw-ex1/features and it's only £4k LOL

Thanks DB and all. I work in TV so am across the HD formats - Progressive filming is a big deal right now - amazing results and for desktop editing FCP is the prefered option - even overtaking AVID. The thing is even the industry are working out which cameras are best at the moment and it is such a quick evolution even the pros can't keep up with the tech. At the moment people are favouring the Cannon XL H1 but your talking serious money for TX quality stuff. They also like to use the Flip Ultra for behind the scenes stuff but in terms of the cameras they give presenters for video diaries it seems to depend on the production. Got a few contacts to ask anyways but I do thing the Panasonic looks great. The thing is whatever I buy this year looks to be wiped the floor within the next year - much like my Sony Cybershot DSC-HX1 J x

Oh Dave you do make me laugh. Good thing your parents got you that lens - now you can uy others That lovely panasonic I saw doesn't do slow mo Going to do some more research I think as It would be nice if not there's always post production.. I'm looking for some kind of insult to go here as we wouldn't be us without but the most I can muster today is MUPPET in relation to the train thingy. Clearly I'm out of practice. I think I'll settle with *Insert insult here*

LOL - I believe Dave sold it on ebay whilst we were out and now needs to buy a new one for this year!

Loving your plan. I didn't even have to sell the camcorder idea to the other half. As soon as I said I'd been researching them (literally thats all I said!) and he said "good as we'll need one for the holiday/wedding in florida, your sisters wedding, yours stormchasing and for when we get a puppy anyway." Guess I'll be needing to get one anyway so...

i have a hd super zoom hybrid camera ( one which shoots video and takes stills) last year which i thought would work for me. the thing i found for me was deciding whether to do still or movie n then switching between video n still n having to check the settings each time wasted time n drove me nuts! thats why im considering either another still camera or a video camera, mind u people seemed to like me a bit nuts!

this is the other one http://www.panasonic.net/avc/camcorder/hd/hs700_tm700_sd700 which is £430 ish. j x