Shooting gloves for Canadian Winter

I used to use gloves for industrial outdoors work in synthetic leather. Cheap and effective.

Now I use leather gloves from Hestra, with a wool lining. Make sure you get the ones with internal stitching, as the external might interfere with camera control.
 
a liner inside a mitt works well.
wear both till ready to shoot, then remove the mitt from your trigger hand…and shoot with just the liner.
get really cold? put the mitt back on for awhile...
 
my secret to working in cold weather are a pair of thin gloves (x country ski gloves, leather or synthetic), preferably with some kind of sticktion added to the palm and fingers. couple this with a waist belt muff to keep hands warm when not shooting. these would be the same things you see quarterbacks using. add a heat pack or Zippo heater and you're laughing at the weather.
 
I don't have any specific gloves to recommend, but some tips - first, you can buy very thin glove liners to wear under gloves; these are like thermal underwear for your hands. They are usually made of silk or a similar synthetic. Secondly, if you keep your core nice and warm, your hands will stay warm, even with thin gloves.
 
I got some softshell gloves at REI. I just noticed that exact model is not available anymore, similar like these :
http://www.rei.com/product/853942/rei-tech-compatible-all-season-gloves-mens
These give a very good wind protection and excellent handling but no protection in artic conditions. It will always be a compromise how good you can still grip something and what kind of chill protection the glove will provide.
 
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haha, I have the exact same black ones you've got Joe. not the most dexterous but great for driving and some photo work. MEC has a great selection of gloves/mitts etc.. can't go wrong there
 
Sailing gloves have the ends of the thumb and first finger cut off, to allow you to do precise things on-board, such as tying knots etc. without taking the gloves off. All manufacturers of sailing kit make such gloves - look at Musto, Gill, Henri Lloyd, Slam etc. Between £15 and £30 for a pair. I have a few pairs for use on my boat and use them in the winter for photography, though in the UK so I'm not experiencing proper cold.
 
Double glove/mitten is the way for me to go, becauseI want to feel the controls and be able to do virtually anything I could do with bare hands, so I prefer to wear these very thin gloves
http://www.rei.com/product/766531/manzella-silkweight-windstopper-gloves-mens
When it gets too cold for the thin gloves alone, I wear them inside these very warm mountaineering mittens
http://www.rei.com/product/834143/marmot-expedition-mittens
The mittens are very light weight and dangle on their tethers from my wrists without causing camera motion when I make a photo. The gloves have finger-pad patches which grip camera and lens, etc very well. Very quick to put the mittens on and off.

--- Mike
 
Years ago I bought a pair of liner glove from Canadian Tire that has work well in combination with a pair of mittens. the glove is made of woven metal threads and has a silver colour. supposedly it works on the principle of the thermos where body heat is reflected inwards. Unfortunately I haven't seen similar gloves in stores. Perhaps some sporting stores might carry something similar.
 
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