Gloves: What does everyone recommend?

[canonnoob]

Hey all. Im looking for a nice pair of shooting gloves for the winter and other cool weather throughout the year. I woud like something thin so i can feel the shutter button on my 40d but with enough insulation that it will keep my hands really warm... Im sick of my girlfriends thin little knit gloves that she gave me (bless her heart) because they dont do much to insulate my hands. If anyone could help me it would be the greatest! BTW my hands are only 8 inches spread wide from the tip of my thumb to the tip of my pinky... so i have small hands lol... Im up for any type of glove/mitten/ or what not Im just not sure what to look for....

Thanks all!

[bps]

I use LowePro gloves when it's cool out. When it's really cold, I'll wear the LowePro gloves with down mittens on top. I'll slip the down mittens off when I need to make an adjustment, and then pull them back on afterwards.

There's been lots of discussions on gloves. I don't know if you realize this, but you can scroll down to the bottom of this page and look at the "Similar Threads" section to find many more threads on the same subject. It's a very handy, but underutilized feature. This will give you some more ideas too.

Bryan

[eeeksNYC]

Medium weight shooter's gloves available at most army/navy stores are a cheap and effective alternative. Most are thin enough so you don't lose dexterity, but keep your hands wam and mobile.

[Metgolf]

I use a pair of winter golf gloves, they fit tight so you can feel all the dials and controls. There also only about $20 at any golf shop

[Donk]

The North Face etip gloves are pretty good.


http://www.thenorthface.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=38781&storeId=207&catalogId=10201&langId=-1&from=subCat&parent_category_rn=11707&variationId=001

[Jon]

I have several pairs of "glittens", fingerless gloves with mitten finger covers, which I use in combination with silk under-gloves. I've also got a pair of Swany TS-16 Arctic mitts which have a back zipper so you can get the self-lined microfiber glove out without removing them.

[jrsforums]

Depends on how cold "cold" is? :)

Here in mid-NC, I just use good quality glove liners that I get a REI.

[thebishopp]

Underarmor gloves are nice, thin, and work pretty well.

[Pilot Dane]

Years ago I focused on gloves and socks for keeping warm. They certainly help but I learned that my hands and feet get cold when my whole body gets cold. If I can keep my core good and warm the blood keeps flowing to my fingers and toes.

First, I bundle up my body very well so it is not pulling blood from my hands to keep warm. I wear one big nice warm glove on my left hand and on the right I wear a thinner glove with the tip of the thumb and index (trigger) finger cut off. No matter how cold I like to feel the buttons with my bare finger tips. The key is to take extra effort to keep the rest of your body well protected.

Last weekend I spent one day out in 32 and rain and the next day was 18-24 and windy. both times even my bare finger tips stayed warm and flexible with full feeling. I just put on my warmest wool sweaters, high-tech thermal underwear and Goretex outer shell to keep my core body warm and my hands & fingers stay warm and flexible. Even if you think it is too much clothing do whatever it takes to keep warm. This is where the modern wonder fabrics and breathable outer layers really earn their money. Polypropylene thermals, a good wool sweater and a quality GoreTex shell can do wonders and does very well across varying conditions. I really do not recommend a down coat until you get into hard core conditions where getting wet is not very possible.

[rklepper]

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[JohnJ80]

Hey all. Im looking for a nice pair of shooting gloves for the winter and other cool weather throughout the year. I woud like something thin so i can feel the shutter button on my 40d but with enough insulation that it will keep my hands really warm... Im sick of my girlfriends thin little knit gloves that she gave me (bless her heart) because they dont do much to insulate my hands. If anyone could help me it would be the greatest! BTW my hands are only 8 inches spread wide from the tip of my thumb to the tip of my pinky... so i have small hands lol... Im up for any type of glove/mitten/ or what not Im just not sure what to look for....

Thanks all!

It doesn't really get cold enough where you are to worry about gloves (but then, I'm up here in MN). Just keep real gloves on and take them off for when you want to shoot. It's kind of weenie to use some of these doofy "shooter" gloves. They don't have enough insulation to be warm at all and they all decrease the feel a ton. They are just another way to get photographers to spend more.

I just shot an all day ski meet (alpine) in 10F with 15mph wind weather. I just used my glove liners when I needed to actually shoot. If the temp is 25F or around freezing and up, I don't bother with gloves. When it's colder I just keep on my heavy gloves and make sure I get my fingers over the shutter buttons.

J.

[smcclelland]

I bought a pair of these recently for photography and to be able to answer my iPhone without having to take my gloves off: http://www.sportchek.ca/sportchek/do/style?menuId=269&styleId=23916

They're great, even on the coldest of days I find my hands nice and warm and the grip lining is fantastic for keeping hold of things with the gloves on. For $20 I am quite pleased!

[Vascilli]

I bought a pair of these recently for photography and to be able to answer my iPhone without having to take my gloves off: http://www.sportchek.ca/sportchek/do/style?menuId=269&styleId=23916

They're great, even on the coldest of days I find my hands nice and warm and the grip lining is fantastic for keeping hold of things with the gloves on. For $20 I am quite pleased!
I have those too, they're no good if they get wet though.

[Dork Knight]

I have a pair of thinsulate fingerless mittens, the mitten part folds over the fingers and also has room to take a heat pack - On the pair I have you also have an option to pop your thumbs through a slit in the glove.

They are very similar to these;
http://www.renwoods.com/wcsstore/ConsumerDirectStorefrontAssetStore/images/large/1055111_w_co_t_gloves.jpg

[canonnoob]

Thanks for all the suggestion guys.. ill take a look into the past two...

[gryphonslair99]

I found these and love them. They are Reebok running gloves. Fleece backs with a thin palm. They have a hand warmer pocket on the back of each glove. They were great shooting football this year.

http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3198390

[ekie]

^^^ i picked up something similar form Target .. made by "Champion". They were running gloves but I found them last minute at Target for my trip to London a few weeks ago and they worked great. Kept hands warm enough and still able to handle the camera with no problems. :)

[bildeb0rg]

Try anything with a battery powered heating element in them. Mine (Maplins specials) are good for around an hour, and by that time I've usually had enough anyway.

[bobnason]

You may also care to look at http://www.sealskinz.com/ who make a range of waterproof, windproof and breathable gloves.

BobN