[LargeFormat] was: 6x17cm Format on 5x7 Cameras Now: gloves.

[Paul and Paula Butzi]

> Are these the thin ones that look like they're made from the same
> stuff diving suits are made of?

they look like they're made from polyester fleece, just like the ubiquitous
(at least in the Pacific Northwest) Polarfleec sweaters, jackets, sweatshirts.
There's some sort of membrane in the middle of the fleece that acts as
a barrier to wind - the big disadvantage of fleece is that it's transparent to
wind.

I got mine at REI, the supermarket of outdoor stuff.  Check'em out
at 
http://www.rei.com/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/ProductDisplay?prrfnbr=6328994&prmenbr=8000

I'm a big fan of fleece garments primarily because they still offer warmth
when wet - and in the Specific Northwet of the US, getting wet is
a certainty.

-Paul

> 
> I saw a pair of those (the ones that look like divers gloves) last year and 
> wondered how well they would work.
> 
> John
> >From the flat, central part of the USA - where the wind doesn't have
> any impediments and comes through like a freight train.
> 
> 12/14/01 11:02:46 AM, "Paul and Paula Butzi" <butzi@nwlink.com> wrote:
> 
>   My favorite ones
> >are made from a material called 'Polartec Windbloc (tm)' and have the
> >tips of the finger parts cut off.  They keep my hands warm even in high
> >wind and low temp, and with the tips of my fingers exposed, I can still
> >work the camera controls easily.
> >
> 
> >
> 
> 
> 
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