What gloves do you wear when shooting in winter?

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I've never really been a shooter in the winter, but I think that is because I've never had the proper attire. What gloves do you guys wear when you're out shooting in 0* weather? I've never been able to find a pair of gloves/mittens that aren't way too thick to shoot with a rangefinder...
 
I use wool millar gloves (half-finger and thumb) or the cotton-dot gloves modded by clipping off the tips (DubNeg type above) in cool-to-cold weather. For sub-freezing weather I use a mid-weight fleece version of the "glo-mitt" that has a fold-back overmitt coupled to a fingerless glove, all in one, including fold-back thumb covers.

I prefer having my finger tips free, although some of the thin gloves, like the one Jay mentioned, look promising.
 
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I wear MECHANIX gloves all around during winter. They are warm and so thin that you eventually can wear a warmer pair of gloves on top of them if required.
 
I use a thin liner, followed by gloves. When I need to change film or when I need more control, I remove the gloves, but keep the liners to protect my hands.
 
It depends on the level of cold.
When I was in Bryce Canyon some winter, film would tear within the camera.
It was very cold.
I had to wear two gloves and two head covers.
The tripod legs have piple-cover insulation so that my fingers would not freeze to the metal.
The Canon F1N was powered by the moter drive battery back through a cord.

It was lots of fun!
 
I found some wool half-fingered gloves years ago and have been happy with them...
For the tripod you can use bicycle handlebar tape instead of the more expensive stuff the camera stores sell...it works just fine and you might get lucky and find some that match your favorite team colors...
 
Pipe insulation is also very cheap.
The extra bouns is padding for the tripod so that I can carry it over a shoulder. A tape does not provide such padding.
 
I wear fingerless fleece gloves I bought at fly fishing store. They are relatively lightweight, a good compromise between warmth and mobility.
 
I have also used the Lowepro gloves and they work well and I have no objection to the price. I have just started to use a Buffalo Fiber glove. I use a full finger on my left hand and a half fingered glove on my right hand. They are a little more expensive but I really like them, they seem to be pretty warm and you can add a liner if needed. No more frozen fingers for me.

http://www.yellowstonetraders.com/bison-gloves-socks-hats/buffalo-fiber-full-finger-gloves.html

- jim
 
I use unlined fine leather gloves that fit well. There was an ad in Photography Annual years ago celebrating the new Leica loading system of the M4, being demonstrated by gloved hands. It works.
 
we're looking at -20 to -25°C here again this winter (they announced -13 for the end of this week), in my experience 'fingered' gloves only keep you warm for a short amount of time, because your fingers are seperated and can't radiate on each other. I do use simple black woollen gloves sometimes, but I mostly keep my hands in my pockets while I don't actually shoot.
 
I've got a pair of cheap black wool fingerless gloves with a fold back mitt, though this only covers your fingers meaning I have to tuck my thumbs into the mitt part. They're far from perfect but do a decent job...when it all gets too cold I just have to seek out a coffee vendor and wrap my hands around a hot black coffee.
 
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