Gloves -As it begins to get chillier

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..Can anyone recommend a decent pair of gloves? They need to keep my hands toasty and also allow for good feedback through the fingertips for Camera use!

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Look for 'shooting gloves'

They're designed so the index finger can slip out to pull the trigger of a gun.

Handy for photography too though.
 
i have a pair of woolie ones which are fingerless but then has a nice little pocket that pulls over your fingers to keep them warm...Most fashion stores have them.
 
Lowepro do a pair IIRC, also you could try Coltswold Outdoor (or somehwere outdoorsy) they have a small range of fingerless gloves
 
Good idea - i wear Pilot's flying gloves though they're a bit hard to get for non-military types...
US Military Nomex pilots gloves are also pretty good (I wear those in the hot, sandy places) and can be bought for about £30 from good surplus dealers...

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I have a pair of thin riding gloves and a pair of proper normal gortex gloves I can work my 50d properly with either (but not eat wotsits)
 
Most angling shops sell good ones that are water/windproof ant the index finger and thumb have like like flaps that flip over.
Dean:)
 
What about these??

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I used fingerless gloves from an outdoor shop
or rowing gloves are rather good.
the thermal gloves I mentioned first though had nice palm grips.

the shooting gloves I have with finger tip pads on are nice too, cheesy though as they say SNIPER on them :)
 
Barbour do some neoprene ones with the flip over thumb and first two fingers, they provide good grip and are very warm, however if it's wet they do rather act like sponges :'( but if it's cold and crisp I find them to be ideal
 
I use Berghaus. They are tight fitting, making it very easy to operate equipment and very warm. Find them on net or any walking shop, around £20.
 
A pair of gloves were specifically recommended in an Outdoor Photography magazine about a year ago...The North Face E-tip gloves. Really snug to hand contours, toasty but not too thick and it has a silver fabric finger tip just where the shutter button/thumbwheel is.
 
Fingerless gloves make my fingers cold :(

I use some unknown brand I get from our local hospital charity shop, they are tiny when not on your hand but stretch fantastically to fit just about anyone. They are warm enough for me & very thin, so they don't interfere with my use of the camera at all

I don't do 'real' cold work, but last winter they were all I used on a 2 hour shoot at -5 celcius on the hills near here in snow - crap when wet though

Oh, and they are £2 a pair - so I usually splash out & buy 3 pairs at once (extravagant git that I am ;))

DD
 
I saw some Lowepro gloves on a display rack last year but didnt look close or touch them. They were about £25.00 if I remember right. Are these any good do you think?
 
Coming from a winter climbing and powerboating background my advice would be get gloves that fit really well. A thin but poorly fitting glove is often more of a problem than a thicker but better fitting glove. My winter climbing gloves with a fleece liner in are warm enough to sit around in -10, but i can open an old style foil kit-kat wrapper wearing them. I did have to try on what seemed like a thousand different styles before i found them though!

Personally i wear a pair of RAF thin leather flying gloves, or a pair of cloudveil soft shell gloves, and then have a big pair of mitts to put on over the top while i'm standing around. Soft shell (i.e. windproof but not waterproof) is generally good because the fabric doesn't have a gore-tex membrane and that cuts out another three layers of fabric and the adhesive, generally making the glove more flexible and giving better feel. The excveption is gore-windstopper, which is marketed as soft shell but is really just waterproof gore-tex without the seams being sealed. This is the sort of thing i mean.

The lowpro ones look quite good but you could easily get a very simialr glove from a lot of other outdoor manufacturers like outdoor designs, marmot, TNF, etc which would be good if they don't fit your hand shape.
 
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