Comments on: Alaska winter photography gear

By: QT Luong

QT Luong — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 06:55:24 +0000

Paul, you are referring to the Black Diamond Cayenne Glove. Besides the price ($380) my concern is that they are quite bulky. I will be trying instead the “Freedom Weightless” Battery Heated Glove Liners from activheat.com which cost only $70 and should allow for much more dexterity, although being liner gloves, they are designed to be used inside thicker gloves, so I’ll have to see how well they work alone.

By: John H. Moore

John H. Moore — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:23:44 +0000

Wow — that is a lot of gear! Thanks for sharing all that info. I, too, would love to get up there to shoot one of these days.

By: David Leland Hyde

David Leland Hyde — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:41:45 +0000

I appreciate reading about this because I have wondered how in the world to stay warm in very cold weather. I remember skiing in awfully cold weather quite a few times including once in Banff in -60 windchill and mostly driving snow, but in skiing you’re active. Before reading this post, I couldn’t imagine how to stay warm standing still. Very informative.

By: QT Luong

QT Luong — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:41:26 +0000

Not really, but this trip was exploratory, focused on night photography (the aurora), it was cold, and I traveled with another photographer which means a different pace and less room in the car for gear.

By: BillMitchell

BillMitchell — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 09:47:06 +0000

You’ve given up on 5×7?

By: Paul Beiser

Paul Beiser — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 14:50:33 +0000

Thanks very much, incredibly useful info for cold weather photography. BD I think makes some very pricey LiIon powered gloves that have heating elements. Let us know if you find other techniques or solutions.