Warm gloves suitable for photography?

[duronboy]

I'm wanting to do a little photowalk saturday, and I want to keep my hands warm! I'm thinking I'll want a mild pair, and a heavy pair for later on in the winter. Theoretically, it might be in the 50s this coming sat, so I may not even need them. But, what about for the chillier months? I don't plan on putting my camera away or just shooting indoor stuff when it starts getting chilly, like I have in years past.

Touchscreen gloves!

Touchscreen gloves!

I saw these and thought they might be ideal for the mild pair. Anyone have suggestions on gloves that would keep my fingers toasty town to say, 30, but still offer the agility to manipulate camera settings?

[ChrisTX]

I've worn hatch specialist gloves for years. I have two pair now, one thin, and the other thick with the water repellant liner for when its really cold. The thinner pair is almost like not wearing gloves at all, but do a good job in pretty cold weather.

[auddii]

The old school isotoners are pretty thin, but I don't know how warm they'd keep your hands out in the cold (I always remember them being marketed to drivers). REI also has what are the equivalent of long johns for gloves. It's a silk pair that's super thin that could be added to a fairly thin pair of gloves for added warmth and water resistance.

I'm also headed out on Saturday early to shoot. I may need to pick up a pair too.

[groovyone]

I saw a pair, and I am thinking it must have been in a photo mag, where you could open the index finger tip. It was kind of like newborn onesies, the way you can have the end of the sleeve open or closed.

[Sonny]

Just bought these at Target last night. Very thin and light weight.
Men's C9 by Champion® Powerstretch Running Glove... : Target

[auddii]

Oh, and a side note, I have thin knit gloves which might work although not sure how'd they work with the toggle wheel, but the wind tends to blow right through them. Something with a tighter weave might be better.

[Nocturnus]

I've always just got whatever cheap walmart gloves and cut the index finger off a little.

[Nikonfan]

I have the perfect glove for you. They are $19.99 at Target. Made by Isotoner but they are think and pretty warm. They have special tips in the fingers that let you work an iPhone. I tried it out on mine and I was actually able to send a text message and didn't miskey a single letter. You would have no problem operating a camera with them.

[venchka]

Windstopper fleece. Cover your whole body as needed. Best stuff EVER for cold & wind. REI, LL Bean, etc.

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[auddii]

Originally Posted by venchka

Windstopper fleece. Cover your whole body as needed. Best stuff EVER for cold & wind. REI, LL Bean, etc.

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Wayne

Ha. The first thing this made me think of was one of those adult onsies they've come out with... Might have to go to REI before my trip this weekend...

[ronocnikral]

it was in the teens here in "Sion" today. cheap knit gloves work as well as anything. I wore them through my child hood in Minnesota.

worse case is you are out a couple of bucks for some nice glove liners.

i would love a pair of spendy smartwool liners, but alas, i'm too cheap and don't see the value.

living in DFW, i wouldn't imagine you would want your investment in winter gloves to be too much.

[auddii]

Originally Posted by ronocnikral

it was in the teens here in "Sion" today. cheap knit gloves work as well as anything. I wore them through my child hood in Minnesota.

worse case is you are out a couple of bucks for some nice glove liners.

i would love a pair of spendy smartwool liners, but alas, i'm too cheap and don't see the value.

living in DFW, i wouldn't imagine you would want your investment in winter gloves to be too much.

Yeah, I have problems with my knit wool gloves and wind. May try the thin silk liners underneath to block wind but still keeping the cheapo pair. Need to find something without spending too much money because down in Houston we use them even less

[ronocnikral]

i actually have a pair of knit "running gloves" my parents bought at the Boston marathon in '96. i think they paid like $5 or something for them. I still use them today, and have even taken them on all night bicycle rides with some decent winds and my hands have been fine.

"silk" liners don't insulate well, but help with the wind. it's not a big surprise that when dressing for really cold weather, one should have at least an insulating layer (like wool or fleece) and then a wind blocking layer. living in houston, i stopped at the wool (and I rode my bike to work every day, rain or shine, and even in the snow once).

of course, physical activity does help, as my hands are freezing in my office as i type.

[PHOTO-DA]

I would also go with a good pair of runners gloves, Go to a shop like Run On here in Dallas Run On! you can usually get various levels of wind protection.

[duronboy]

Thanks for all the awesome suggestions! Hopefully this thread will benefit more than just myself. I'll be looking at the gloves that offer wind protection, for sure! I think I'll start with the $20 target gloves. I like to start cheap and work my way up. Seems like every time I start expensive and get what I think will definitely do the trick, it doesn't. So, if the target gloves have any sort of wind protection, I think that'll work for the mild pair, for sure. Then maybe some fancier gloves, for when it's super cold like tonight.

I've actually gone out in the cold weather, before. However, without gloves, as soon as I picked up the tripod(even though it's carbon, not aluminum) my fingers would be chilled to the bone! If I had to touch the ball head, it would be pure pain. Then the camera(mostly metal) would freeze my hands the rest of the way to painville.