What are the best winter gloves for photographers? I've googled the question and the choices are mind boggling. Anyone have favorites?
I have cross country ski gloves with leather palms, they are not to thick I can still use the dials and buttons on my Nikons and like mentioned before on really cold days or extended outings I use hand warmer packs too
I like the kind where a flap folds back to expose finger tips.
Dennis
BigBear wrote:
http://glacierglove.com/our-products/fishing/alaska-river-series.html
I use them with hand warmer packets when really cold.
I use a pair of my husband's Titleist golf mittens. They look very similar those that BigBear posted. The difference is that the fingers are loose, like in a mitten. I can just fold back the top enough to put one finger out or expose all fingers if I want. They are a medium to heavy fleece fabric. Easy to use, but apparently only come in one size. So are a little large for me, but that is not a problem. On a shoot with our camera club last winter, there were a few of us who had these gloves. Keeps my hands very warm and can use hand warmer with them if you want.
I have a pair of Lowepro Photography Gloves. They give a very good feel for the camera, but they are not for very cold weather. I'm in NYC, so they are fine for me, but I wouldn't recommend them for extreme cold. I also don't know if they are still available.
Isotoner gloves are also good, but not for extreme cold. I see that you are in Michigan where it gets Arctic like cold. You may want to get the Lowepro or Isotoner gloves for when it's not too cold and a different glove for the extreme cold.
I use fleece mittens with the fold back for exposing the fingers but I only stick one finger out to shoot. Works very well and keeps hand super warm. I bought them at Academy.
I have used turkey hunting gloves. they are thin so I can feel the nobs. you are right, if your hands are cold, everything is cold. I don't stay out too long, but if I had your rig I could. deb
After trying several kinds of fairly costly gloves, I got some at Walmart that have those tiny bumps that let you use an iPhone for $1. They let me use all camera controls without exposing any fingers.
I use a pair of tactical shooting gloves, they give me a good feel of all of the controls, and aren't too bad in cold weather. Since they aren't too thick, I can actually depress the shutter half way, to check my focus, and then shoot. I think the best way to find out which gloves you like the best is to try them out in a store and see how much you can feel with them. We have a Safety Warehouse here, and they carry a huge assortment of gloves for a lot of different kind of workers, from medical, to construction. It's a personal preference kind of thing, good luck in your search, and let us know what works best for you.
Under armor do me just fine warm, thin, wind resistant and I don't even know I am wearing them. $9.99 at a local discount store. Online $29-39 bucks.
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