I took these to Antarctica. They were great! They kept my fingers warm and I was able to use them for photography just fine. I found that the right hand had some trouble with working the touch screens on my phone and camera, but I seem to have a medical issue which causes me to have low conductivity in my right hand to begin with. Baffling, but it is not the glove's fault. I did not use the heater pocket as it was "summer" in the Antarctic, but my hands stayed warm anyway.