Gloves for photography?

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Hi there,

Wasn't quite sure where to put this?

Looking to replace my gloves for photography and was wondering what everyone uses now days? (tried searching, found it difficult to get relevant results).

I used North Face Etip gloves last year but found that the silver tips were destroyed within about 3 weeks use on the hills.

Cheers,

James
 
Go to any good CYCLING shop, as a cyclist I find the ones made for cycling tipped or open tip are the best
 
I just use a very fine fleecy pair, they are easily popped in my bag and I can still feel the dials etc on the camera

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Sealskinz are pretty good. Supposedly used by the military. Kind of like goretex and very tactile
 
Macwets - not massively insulated but enough to take the chill of and they're quite thin so you can still retain full control of buttons and what not
 
PSILVERMAN said:
Lowepro do a good pair. I have had them for years and they've lasted very well. I dig them out every winter. :)
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Same here

And they have very small grippy discs on them to aid holding camera / lens etc without any slipping
 
PSILVERMAN said:
Lowepro do a good pair. I have had them for years and they've lasted very well. I dig them out every winter. :)
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andyred said:
... And they have very small grippy discs on them to aid holding camera / lens etc without any slipping
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But can you buy them any more ... ?

... Yes, but only from Hong Kong on eBay as far as I can see.
 
If your North Face Etip are wearing out try the brand 'Mountain Equipment' - 2 models (£20-30) - Touch Grip Glove and Windchill Grip Glove.

ARC'TERYX do some fantastic gloves but they're not cheap.
 
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ALDI is doing thermal biking gloves for a fiver at the moment. Seem a pretty good buy and have a gel palm for better grip....
 
Millits do thermal fingerless ones wit grippy bits for about a fiver.
 
I use liner gloves bought from an outdoor shop such as Blacks or Cotswold Outdoor. They're thin enough that when it gets too cold for photography, I can just slip a big pair of thick outdoor gloves over the top of them.
 
DizMatt said:
I had some nice fleece fingerless ones which a rubberised palm
they were great
otherwise Ihave some
sniper gloves, for paintballing, thin and gripped fingertips
like these ones
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I bought something similar from an angling shop, the tips of the thumb and forefingers folded back so you could do fiddly stuff.
 
I read this thread yesterday afternoon and being a cynic I laughed at the thought of specialised gloves for photography.

after 10 minutes spent on a bridge over the M3 last night, I was desperate for some gloves.

I've ordered some of the Mountain Equipment Touch Grip Glove (£20.94 from web togs including delivery)
 
I use Ogre Windstoppers golf gloves, I like the grip on them for handling a camera. They're also useful for golf when it gets a bit colder
 
Dale_d3100 said:
I read this thread yesterday afternoon and being a cynic I laughed at the thought of specialised gloves for photography.

after 10 minutes spent on a bridge over the M3 last night, I was desperate for some gloves.

I've ordered some of the Mountain Equipment Touch Grip Glove (£20.94 from web togs including delivery)
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That's a good price :thumbs:
 
I use some Lowe Alpine gloves bought from Cotswold Outdoors for £20. They're made from Polartec Power Stretch fabric - a decent, close fit, not too bulky and they don't detract 'feel' too much either.
 
Im just looking at the Mountain Equipment touch grip gloves too and they look really good, and well priced. To be honest the waterproof ones dont seem like a massive advantage, I wont be out photographing if its ****ing it down with rain and i certainly wont be submerging my hand in a river or lake. If it came to it you could just wear a pair of latex gloves under your outers
 
I work in a glass factory so handling glass all day and gloves we use are called gripz very light and waterproof so I use these myself and they don't cost a penny as at end of every shift we bin them happy days
 
Granty_ said:
Hi there,

I used North Face Etip gloves last year but found that the silver tips were destroyed within about 3 weeks use on the hills.

Cheers,

James
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Damn...I bought one of these a few days ago :|
Any suggestions on what not to do (to prolong the life) with these based on experience???

Thanks
 
Andy and Mark both mentioned Sealskinz. There was an adventure photography supplement with one of the regular mags - Photography Monthly, I think - and it also recommended Sealskinz.
 
garryknight said:
Andy and Mark both mentioned Sealskinz. There was an adventure photography supplement with one of the regular mags - Photography Monthly, I think - and it also recommended Sealskinz.
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Also don't write them off as soon as you get them, they take some running in to become more flexible than when they're new.
 
canveen said:
Damn...I bought one of these a few days ago :|
Any suggestions on what not to do (to prolong the life) with these based on experience???

Thanks
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Well.....try not to use your hands when scrambling lol!

I shredded the etip silver bit off within weeks on both gloves. It's not like I was out every day using them either. I just like to get to places which may require use of hands.

It wouldn't be so bad but because this tiny bit of "technology" made the gloves stupidly expensive then it's kind of annoying.

It's also annoying when you buy a pair of gloves "suited for the outdoors" when they really aren't really good for anything but a trip down to the shops in! That's why I despise The North Face on many levels!
 
Granty_ said:
Well.....try not to use your hands when scrambling lol!

I shredded the etip silver bit off within weeks on both gloves. It's not like I was out every day using them either. I just like to get to places which may require use of hands.

It wouldn't be so bad but because this tiny bit of "technology" made the gloves stupidly expensive then it's kind of annoying.

It's also annoying when you buy a pair of gloves "suited for the outdoors" when they really aren't really good for anything but a trip down to the shops in! That's why I despise The North Face on many levels!
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Thanks for the tip..:p
"A trip down to the shops"...with the winter coming up, guess I'll stick to that for now so that I can at least use my touch screen devices when out and about.

Lesson learnt!!!:shake:
 
Got myself a couple of Aldi biking gloves...worth every penny I should say.

They also sell 'angler's gloves' which IMO were much better and would have better suited a photog's needs but my local store had a lousy color combo :|

At 4.99, I might pick those too if I can find more sober colors in a different store
 
Came back from the hills where I was doing some night time long exposures with absolutely freezing hands... I need gloves! ... and a hat!

Off to find some good deals online :wave:
 
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