Cotton Gloves For Negative Handling, What do you use?

[akfreak]

I am looking for the good Lint free, cotton gloves for use when handling film and such. I found some made by a German company called Kaiser #6365. I would prefer to buy some in the USA. I have big hands so nit sure what size is by number but I need XL.


I also need some good Anti static cloths, and various scanner supply's. I found a place called ScanDig in Munich. Is there some sort of counterpart in the USA. They have lots of nice stuff. I just hate to loose on the exchange rate as well as pay high shipping costs and endure the long wait for international shipping.


I see some of the stuff at Calumet, B&H, Adorama, ect... What do you folks use?

[John Powers]

Package of 12 pair from B&H. They were made by Kodak for film handling.

John

[cyrus]

Plain old plastic gloves used for food handling works just fine

[photobymike]

I buy a whole package of cotton gloves from the local CVS drugstore. The guy at the film counter was very helpful.

[Corran]

If you don't want a whole package, local music retailers should carry gloves for the marching bands. One pair is like $2.

[photobymike]

If you don't want a whole package, local music retailers should carry gloves for the marching bands. One pair is like $2.

A whole package cost me 3 bucks. Be-careful what gloves you use. Some gloves have chemicals in them that make them abrasive. Dont try and wash them, washing adds abrasive chemicals to them ... when they get dirty throw them out

[akfreak]

Thanks for the Ideas. No Go On the ScanDig in the US huh?

[Tony Evans]

I get mine from our local Picture Framing supplies wholesaler.

[Rick A]

Freestyle carries the lint free cotton gloves, they also have stretch nylon gloves for film handling.

[Doremus Scudder]

I have a number of different kinds of cotton gloves. I find the Kodak ones too flimsy. I picked up some gloves at the Dollar Tree designated for moisturizing hands... They are thick cotton and ideal for handling, spotting and mounting prints, which is about all I use gloves for.

I don't use cotton gloves for handling negatives. I can't see the need. When developing, I'm wearing nitrile gloves anyway. After the final rinse in distilled water and photo-flo, I squeegee my sheet film between two clean, bare fingers and hang the film to dry. I use clean bare hands and handle the film by the edges when transferring dry negs to the storage envelopes. Film is easily handled by the edges when enlarging, so no gloves there either. I don't spend a lot of time handling my film otherwise.

Best,

Doremus Scudder