Gloves ?

I bet some of you nature experts can help me here. Can anyone please recommend a brand of gloves - thin enough to let me operate all those little buttons, but warm enough to last me through some cold London days (no snow, no arctic temperature resistance required). Anyone ?

Silk climbing gloves. They're designed to be inners, so won't insulate in extreme temperatures much beyond two or three minutes. But if you keep your hands in pockets between shots, they are great and scarcely impede camera or lens settings.

Thin inner gloves are very nice indeed if you can keep you hands in your pockets. I used them before, but now I prefer to use sailing gloves which have the top of the index and thumb removed. (Something like this: http://www.force4.co.u​k/ProductImages/060288​.jpg )

They have excellent grip and make you able to hold metal objects (e.g. tripods, light stands, reflectors,... ) when it's freezing. Thin gloves don't give enough insulation for that.

Great idea! Now, they would have have been really useful when struggling with krabs 3000m up the Weisshorn (the time when you realised your mum's good sense when she sewed connecting tape to your mitts . . .)

I wear mittens with slots for sliding fingers out of them individually.

anyone tried Aquatech sensory gloves?

http://www.aquatech.ne​t/sensory-gloves.php

Master of Defenestration wrote in post #13369818
I wear mittens with slots for sliding fingers out of them individually.

Never like this as once skin is exposed the heat drains out quickly...at least here in Canada. The best I found is to use two layers of gloves with the inner layer being a thin silk glove and the outer layer a thick down filled mitten.

I've been using these for a few years now, down to pretty cold temps outside, 0F and maybe a few below 0 windchill days and can easily manipulate all teh camera buttons adn swap batteries and memory cards, change lenses, etc etc.

http://www.ems.com …dex.jsp?product​Id=3651717

I just purchased Etre Touchy gloves and used them on a shoot. Very good overall... warm, but thin enough so you can operate your camera. Also the two finger tips cut out is a great idea. A bit expensive and you have to get em' from the UK, but worth it IMO:

http://www.etreshop.co​m/

Let's bear in mind that the OP is asking for advice for London, where the average winter temperature for January-February is around 2º C (35-36º F). The record low for the city is -10º C. So we're talking comfort, rather than the frostbite of continental extremes.

I think the aquatech sensory gloves is pretty good, waterproof , it has insulation layers and thumb/index can be exposed for control.

marlonie wrote in post #13369895
anyone tried Aquatech sensory gloves?

http://www.aquatech.ne​t/sensory-gloves.php

Best shooting gloves I've ever used. I've got two pair, a medium for the cool weather, and a large to wear over polypro liner gloves.

Search gloves here. There is a 12 page thread on gloves.

I use mittens, they have a flap that lets me stick my fingers out. I'm in Idaho close the border with the "eh'ers and often it's too cold for gloves.

eh?

Ski instructor for 35 years. Part time. Only 6 days a week. Spent a lot of time without gloves on (class records, other stuff). Frost bit hurts. Hints here are really helpful.
Here in Canada, eh, we have Mountain Equipment Co-op. Good sorce of winter gloves. Google MEC and see what comes out.

got these last week http://www.rei.com …he-north-face-etip-gloves