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This week’s Fan Of… is my new gloves for photography.
I needed some new gloves, so began by looking on Amazon at fingerless gloves, but quickly discounted them; didn’t want my fingers exposed the entire time. Next I looked at mittens that had a top section that folded back to reveal fingerless gloves underneath. These seemed the way to go, apart from most were made of wool & I wanted something waterproof; that and the fact that the fold back section were either held down with velcro (never lasts long) or buttons (tend to fall off & fiddly).
In the “more items to explore” section I spotted some gloves specifically for photography (a bit steep at £74). I then put gloves & photography into the search & several showed up. The ones I decided on ticked all the boxes; waterproof, the thumb & forefinger tips hinged back & were held by magnets. There were no fancy buckles either, so they’re easy to slip on & off. They do have grippy material on the palms & fingers, but to be honest, it’s the most slippy, grippy stuff I’ve come across (only downside)! They also featured in Amateur Photographer, and got a thumbs up from them.
There is a zip pocket on the back of the left glove, for spare SD cards; this pocket is actually quite big & a DSLR battery easily disappears inside!
I took the gloves with me when I headed to the park in the snow, in temps hovering about zero 🥶; they kept my hands warm & dry throughout. If my finger tips got cold with the tips folded back, I put them back over my fingers, which warmed up again in no-time 😃 The tips folded back easily & were held well by the magnets, & went back over the finger & thumb relatively easy. They are not too bulky, either, so basic operation of the camera could be carried out without the tips folded back. When the tips were folded back, I had full dexterity for finer manipulation of the camera & lens. I could also easily operate my phone for Instagram posts without having to take my gloves off 👍.
When I got back, my wife took a few shots of the gloves in use.
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These gloves look very practical. I will have a look…
https://geriatrixfotogallerie.wordpress.com/2020/12/11/i-am-a-fan-of-hats/
An nice must-have for outdoor photography during the winter. Very cool 🙂
I like those gloves!
Much needed at this time of year 😃
Cool gloves, very handy! https://thankfulbylily.ca/2020/12/07/fan-of-88-fire-pits/
They certainly are practical and ideal for our lovely weather! Good buy and 74 doesn’t seem too bad for special gloves.
But when you can get something similar for about 1/4 of the price, too good a chance to miss 😃
Interesting gloves!
Brilliant for the cold & wet 😃
Nice ones!
https://picturesimperfectblog.wordpress.com/2020/12/07/im-a-fan-of-decorative-trolls/
Those gloves look great, Jez. they look just what I need. It’s very hard to find decent ones with holdback fingers.
I’ve gone leafy today: https://travelwithintent.com/2020/12/07/im-a-fan-of-light-and-dark/
Highly recommend the gloves, the best I’ve come across 😃