| ★★★★★ | Very handy and more safe for taking dust away from digital camera sensors. | | Verified Purchase | In the world of mirrorless cameras, dust on the sensor can cost you a hundred bucks when spots and dust artifacts show up in your pictures. If you stop your lens down to its smallest aperture, look at an expanse of sky, and see little gray UFO's, that's what I'm talking about.
Some cameras can ultrasonically shake their sensors to get stuff off of them--use that feature. Using a lens brush to clean dust off your lens mount before removing a lens can help keep dust from getting to the sensor during changes, as can holding the camera upside-down (keeping gravity from depositing stuff on the sensor) when the sensor's exposed. But a squirt of air never hurts.
This brings us to the old habit of blowing on things to clear dust. That can put little dots of spit on your sensor. This gizmo doesn't spit. It puts out more concentrated air power than even a whistling lesson from Lauren Bacall can provide. (look it up, youngsters) I've found this gizmo to be handy, dependable, and occasionally an object (or subject) of off-color humor. | | | | ★★★★★ | Stellar product, just that. | | Verified Purchase | So, to start with, I've had my fair share of blowers over the years and they were all such trash that I had altogether given up using them for years.
I realized that it'd be great to have something like this for sensor cleaning, lens cleaning, you name it.
The minute I removed it from the box and I could tell that it was of great quality. The rubber is super high quality and the red nozzle (?) is a hard plastic.
Now, most importantly, the most common theme with all my past experiences has been that the blower doesn't blow out enough air. This thing packs a punch. You actually see just how well it cleans away particles.
Don't buy any other junk, save yourself the trouble and spring for the Giottos. | | | | ★★★★★ | Perfect air blaster with an ingenious design. Used for camera sensor cleaning. | | Verified Purchase | This Rocket Air blaster works great for my needs. I wanted to make sure it had enough air blowing out, so I decided to go with the large version, and I was quite surprised at how big it actually was! (I have attached a photo to show it's size in relation to a 16oz can...sorry, I didn't have a banana handy!) I am using it to blow dust out of my Canon camera's interior sensor, and it works great for that.
The design is quite ingenious, actually. There is a small air inlet valve on the bottom of the rubber pump, and that is where the air is sucked back into the blower after using. This makes it to where the dust you just blew out doesn't get sucked back into the nozzle and redistributed during the next pump. This is definitely something you want to take into consideration when using a blower for cleaning camera sensors. It is extremely important!
I would recommend the Rocket Air Blaster to anyone who asks. In my opinion, going with the larger blaster is better, because it has more air to blow out. But, if you are using it in a smaller travel bag, I might recommend going with the smaller sizes. Check the photo for size reference. | | | | ★★★★★ | Keeps your equipment clean of those pesky dust particles. | | Verified Purchase | This is wonderfully versatile tool. And I am so grateful it is in my life. I purchased it to keep the SONY lenses on my new SONY a7r free of debris. It works beautifully. It has helped me immensely and many times when the breeze in sunny San Diego brought an unwelcome dust particle to my lens or lens filter. It blows off tiniest and larger particles immediately. It is an indispensable travel companion in my photo backpack and gets almost daily use. I trust it to blow off dust and debris and leave the lens or lens filter clean and clear. The valve built into the Rocket Air blaster prevents any dirty air from being expelled back onto the surface you are cleaning. What a great concept and extremely helpful. It is small enough to fit into my backpack or smaller photo bag, and can even be squished and folded to take up less space. I also use it to blow dust off my eyeglasses, computer equipment and so forth. A great tool to have and definitely indispensable. I totally recommend it for hobby and professional photographers alike.
Pros: it is inexpensive; it's on prime delivery; it has a built-in valve to keep the dirty air away from your surfaced to be cleaned; it's small; it's foldable; it can stand and be stable on a flat surface; one handed operation, red tip to find it easily in your bag of tricks
Cons: it's black so it sometimes gets 'lost' in a black bag with black equipment around it, luckily the red tip helps keep it visible :) | | | | ★★★★★ | Great! | | Verified Purchase | | Spend the little extra money and get the real deal - you'll be happier. ("Don't be afraid to buy quality - you'll only cry once.") Yes, it's more expensive than a slew of alternatives, but generally you get what you pay for, and this works much better than the cheapo lesser priced models. The biggest single thing is the air inlet valve at the opposite end from the blower tip. Many/most cheaper types suck air in through the same port they blow out of, meaning you're likely to suck in and then blow out the same dust/particles over and over. This won't do that. Very supple rubber, blows a lot of air, refills very quickly so you can rapid fire to your heart's content, has the very functional and cool-looking rocket feet to set it on the desk so it won't roll around. I highly recommend. | | | | ★★★★★ | This is the camera air blower that you are looking for. | | Verified Purchase | I've gone through many air blowers / blasters in the past. Giotto's is the one you want to get. Firstly, I love that its made of thick heavy duty rubber - it feels substantially tough in your hand when you use it. A big problem with the cheaper blowers is - when you squeeze it, the nozzle moves off of the intended target, which this one, grip it like a grenade (make a fist around it) and squeeze, and the nozzle maintains its direction.
I use this to clean my DSLR, my mirrorless, and even when I do electronics repair - it generates some pretty sizeable airflow and helps me clean dust off easily. Very impressed with such a simple device. | | | | ★★★★★ | This thing blows to the mooooooon! | | Verified Purchase | Not too be confused with that device for performing *ahem* "other" services, this rocket definitely doesn't suck. It's great for removing chip crumbs from my keyboard, dandruff flakes off my camera sensor, and I even use it to blow water (and definitely not the blood of my mortal enemies) out of my folding knife pivots after I wash them.
I actually keep a few of these around: one in the house, another at work, and one that travels around with me and my camera kit. Such a simple, but handy device that saves me a ton on buying stupidly expensive canned air. I do still use canned air from time to time when this rocket just doesn't have the power to dislodge a particularly stubborn particle, but the other 95% of the time it's only using widely available free air and helping me build giant forearm muscles so I can look like Popeye. Double win! | | | | ★★★★★ | Best rocket blaster I’ve found so far | | Verified Purchase | This blaster is of a better quality than my previous ones. I keep it in my camera bag, despite it being a slightly awkward shape for portability. I keep it in a little bag to keep it away from the dust, although this might not be a necessary precaution.
This blaster will do the trick usually for minor sensor dust, but I usually end up with more than “minor” dust from being outdoors all the time and having a mirrorless camera (which seems to attract more gunk to the sensor), so I usually have to do a wet clean as well. I would definitely try this first though and if any blaster will do the trick, this is the one. | | | | ★★★★★ | I must go through the FURPS principle a) Functionality - to blow air (not aerosols - otherwise it will leave a film on your lens | | Verified Purchase | At the end of the day, this is a very simple thing that does a very simple thing.
However, as a reviewer, I must go through the FURPS principle
a) Functionality - to blow air (not aerosols - otherwise it will leave a film on your lens) - not under super high pressure, and the jet of air cannot be super-cooled (otherwise your glass may crack). Does it do the work? Absolutely - Score = 100
b) Usability - Requirement: Should be easy and intuitive to use. The "body" of the blower is the right size... it fits the average hand well. Nozzle is the right size. The legs of the rocket make it stand up, and the nozzle does not fall off. Much appreciated. Nozzle size (length) is also good. Score > 85
c) Reliability - Looks well made, even though I do not have statistical data on how quickly the rubber ball will crack, but I have used other products from Giotto (which were well made), so I am going to give this the benefit of the doubt. Score = 85
d) Performance - This is measure of how quickly it can keep blowing. Since this is a manual device, the only sensible measurement is how quickly it can refill the ball by itself, once the pressure is released. I found the refill time to be quite quick, so I will score it at 90
e) Scalability - where can this device be used? Since this is a general-purpose photography device, it can be used on many things. Score 85
Well, if you ask me why I did not score it at a full 100, I would say there is something missing - and that is a detachable brush. Since most of us will use this to blow dust from our lenses, a brush would be good | | | | ★★★★★ | Didn't buy it for a camera lens | | Verified Purchase | I'm not a photographer, i bought this as a dirt cheap reusable alternative to compressed air duster cans. I operate a lot of consumer electronics, I also occasionally crack open components, usually to find some kind of residue or dust layer coating certain parts. I used to use canned compressed air, but one day while replacing my laptop hard drive, I reached for the canned air to blast a dust encrusted exhaust fan. SNAP! The pressure from the compressed air broke one of the brittle plastic fan blades. After fishing it out, I realized that a lot of plastic components could snap off under 200+ miles an hour of air forced across its surface. I started looking for an alternative, something the same effect as blowing with the mouth (but more concentrated and less spittle). The nozzle is nice, in that it fits everywhere. With repeated pumping I was able to blow all of the visible dust off of a 26" LCD screen. Nice for those times when compressed air might be overkill, but mouth blowing might cause more damage than help.
If I had this back in my N64 days I wouldn't have to lick cartridges to get them to work!
For desktop computers, large fans, and anything bigger than a laptop I recommend sticking with canned air. | | | | See more reviews |
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| Question: | Can this potentially be used as a compressed air replacement to clean computer parts such as optical drives etc? | | Answer: | Yes... I've used it in many other electrical devices such as a Open Playstation Drive and.. Knowing it's pure air I have no fear of freeze, or other wet issues... | | | | Question: | What size/amount of air does this contain? Would it be comparable to 10 oz of compressed air? Can it be used to clean cell phones/keyboards/etc.? | | Answer: | I would imagine so. I good squeeze lets out a solid blast if air. Maybe not quiet as strong, steady stream as compressed air. I use for cleaning lens and its perfect. | | | | Question: | Upon receiving this product, there is a disclaimer on the back saying it is not recommended for cleaning the mirror. Why? This is why I purchased it. | | Answer: | this video is literally from SONY support for the E & A mount cameras, and they both use a blower like this. These statements are just there to avoid liability of users not following protocol. If you don't trust yourself, take it to a local camera shop for a professional cleaning.
https://youtu.be/bT5cLu7U8E4 | | | | Question: | Is the blast of air strong enough that I could use this to clean film negatives prior to printing? | | Answer: | Yes it can, however you'll need to squeeze the Rocket Air entirely to get a good solid blast. Because of its long nozzle you may run the risk of touching the negative. In addition, depending on the number of negatives I don't know how many blasts your hand can support prior to developing muscle contraction. The Rocket Air circumference is quite big.
| | | | Question: | the large is too big, can i exchange for a small rocket air blaster | | Answer: | Yes tell who ever you bought it from that David said it would be ok. | | | | Question: | 100% thought this was a douche... ? | | Answer: | This is inappropriate and should not have been distributed as a question to reviewers. Does anyone edit this? Get rid of it NOW. | | | | Question: | How effective is it at cleaning slides prior to scanning? | | Answer: | That is a great idea to use it with the scanner! It's like a can of air without the moisture | | | | Question: | Probably sounds crazy, But any issues with taking this on carry on for flights? Wasn't sure with the shape if security would have a problem with it. | | Answer: | Well, considering the intellect of some TSA Agents, you should probably keep it in its packaging and easy to access if needed. The package is a plastic cover with a slide in backing, so storing it in its packaging isn't a big deal. I'm just not sure how a little rocket shaped squeeze bulb would show up on the luggage x-rays. Hope this helps, it really is a great product and the savings over the monthly purchase of Canned Air adds up fast.
| | | | Question: | Is the bulb firm or is it softer? I’m looking for something that is easy to use repetitively so it would need to be easy to pump without hand fatigue | | Answer: | The bulb is a softer rubber. So while firm, I would say that it’s on the softer side. For me, it’s very easy to use repetitively and not hard to squeeze at all. Hope that helps. | | | | Question: | how good would this be at blowing beard hair out of an electric razor ? | | Answer: | I guess it would work. Might be hard to direct the air to the place you want it to go. The that blows out is pretty forceful. | | | | See more questions |
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