best gloves,

[andrew mackin]

HI Friends
Whats the best glove for cold out door photography or other solutions?
Kind regards Andrew

 

[Zindanfel]

Something thin, but grippy.

The cheap cotton jersey gloves never fit properly, and have no traction on the camera, or "feel" either.

Maybe something in a driving-glove style? Is micro-fiber cloth grippy?

Don

 

[Marty4650]

For $15. And I see Amazon sells them too, for the same price.

They are leather cycling gloves, and have half fingers. They come in very handy when shooting in cold weather.



http://www.amazon.com/Bell-Powersports-Rally-Finger-Motorcycle/dp/B000HX9FT2

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Marty
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marty4650/sets/72157606210120132/show/
http://marty4650.zenfolio.com/p82379129/slideshow#h275db7e6

Panasonic FZ30, LX2, TZ5
Olympus E-510, Zuiko 12-42mm, 40-150mm

 

[ledittmar]

-nt-

 

[RedFox88]

(nt)

 

[Andrew Cary]

It depends on how cold and or wet it is.

For most circumstances I prefer 'fingerless' gloves with the tip of the finger exposed.
I have several pair:

For cold weather, I wear a pair of boiled-wool mountaineering gloves under waterproof overmittens and take the overmittens off when needed to shoot.
These ugly but comfortable things are available everywhere.

For cool weather I wear those without the overmitts or a lighter pair I got in New Zealand made out of possum fur.

For wet cold (sea-kayaking) I have neoprene versions.

There are versions made with an attached mitten that folds out of the way.

An alternative to wool is polyproplene glove or mitten liners. I prefer wool over polypropylene for gloves after having a pair of poly glove liners catch fire while stirring a kettle on a stove. I got them off before I was too singed or set the tent or sleeping bags on fire.

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AJL Cary
Curmudgeon Emeritas
Capturing electrons in little magnetic cages since 1999,
and photons on film since 1968

 

[andrew mackin]

Thanks friends
Been very helpfull, has anyone ever heard of skins?
Regards Andrew

 

[Les Olson]

Odlo make a stretchy, close fitting, warm glove with grippy inserts on the palm and fingers. It is intended for those crazy Norwegians who go running in winter but it is perfect for cold weather photography.
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2 November 1975.

'... Ma come io possiedo la storia,
essa mi possiede; ne sono illuminato:
ma a che serve la luce?'

 

[Framer]

My Marmot glove liners for years with photography. They have been great.

http://marmot.com/spring_2009/mens/gloves

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Neil
http://thewarmland.com