I bought the Lightweight Hybrid gloves last winter and used the about three times. The following review pertains to those gloves. I mistakenly wrote my review for the wrong gloves. After giving the Lightweight Hybrids a 2 star rating, FRDM followed up with me and refunded my purchase I must give FRDM 5 stars for customer service and standing by the quality of their products. I did not ask for a refund, and did not expect one. My only intention was to give honest feedback and suggestions for improvement. This is how a company should be run. I applaud FRDM and am sure they will consider all comments in order to improve their merchandise.
“The gloves (Lightweight Hybrid) are well made and kept me warm when the finger tips were closed. However, as fishing gloves, the problem is the use of fabric rather than a plastic coating in the fingers is a big problem because the hook point and barb get stuck in the fabric. Utility gloves that are plastic/smooth coated work much better.”
P. S. I am from the U.S.A. not Melbourne.

Perfect for photographing on cold days. Not perfect, but I dont think anything is - especially for me who has Raynauds. Spent 5 hours photographing bald eagles in cold northeast winter weather, and these were great. Soft, long down my wrists into my coat sleeves, and pretty warm - especially if you shove a handwarmer inside. The fingertips are awesome for peeling back to work dials on a camera. I'd buy them again in a heartbeat if they got lost.

They fit perfect in the hand and finger area. Tight squeeze in the wrist when putting them on.

Nice gloves, like the fingerless feature but it is starting to fray after only a couple days of use. Would probably be better if the fingerless area was reinforced, or possibly uses magnets to provide a better seal when closed.

I am excited to find this type of glove to use for photography when the weather is cold. My hand measurements were between sizes so the recommendation from FRDM was to go with the smaller glove. That was the correct choice for me. The gloves fit well and love the magnetic catches for the removable tips.