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Old 10-06-2009, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios View Post
I took pictures during a dog-sled ride last winter: it was -45C and the camera was a champ. My biggest problem was gloves: shooting with gloves on is a pain, but its not possible to shoot too long without them.

Get yourself some good warm but THIN gloves and put them inside a larger pair of gloves while your about, then pull just the first pair off to shoot.

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You could also invest in a pair of shooter's mittens. They're essentially fingerless gloves with a flip-top mitten to keep your fingers warm when not "shooting."

Image is a link to a surplus site:


For some reason, the link takes you to the next set of gloves they have for sale. Just click the "Previous Product" link to get to the ones displayed here.
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