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However, I prefer latex ones (which, in my cinema days, I can be seen wearing in the pic opposite), which we order from catering suppliers. They don't contaminate any film handling surfaces, you can feel through them very easily for joins or edge/perf damage, and you won't get zapped by static.

There is one drawback, though - because, unlike cotton, latex gloves are airtight, your hands get sweaty and sticky very quickly. I reckon on using each pair for about 30 minutes before hanging them up to dry, washing my hands and putting on fresh ones. Rotate three or four pairs in this way and you could go on winding film forever.

Other archivists I've spoken to can't think of any obvious reason why latex should be bad news, but for some reason they don't really like the idea either.

For release print handling in cinemas, I guess it depends very much on the individual. If you're dextrous, careful and working on new or clean prints, then they probably cause more problems than they solve. But for someone who is 'all fingers and thumbs' or is handling knackered old rep prints in rust-encrusted cans, then I can see a point.

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