Rocket-Air Blower Professional AA1903 (Red)

I read through a lot of products and reviews before selecting this one. It works awesome. Since I do a lot photography at the beach this works great fir blowing away sand.

I bought my first one of these 15 years ago and within a short period I bought 2 more for using all around the house. They are so useful around the house. I use it to blow the dust off all of my items on my desk on a regular basis. Very easy to direct your airflow so that you don't accidentally knock off other items while cleaning. A few puffs of this each day and you won't have to dust so much. One stays in my camera bag as well for keeping my lens dust and dirt free when out in the field. Combine this with a microfiber cloth and you can get every shot without having to clean up so much in post-processing.

The Giotto blower works very well. You would never want to jamb the nozzle into the camera sensor or lens, and indeed, you can give this unit a firm squeeze and there is no tendency for it to move toward the lens or sensor.I'm a bit puzzled by the design, however. When you squeeze the bulb, a check valve at the bottom air inlet closes so air goes out the nozzle. When you release the bulb, air enters through the nozzle and the bottom air inlet to refill the bulb. What's the purpose of the bottom air inlet? Why not just let the bulb refill via the nozzle?There is no filtering of the air you squirt into the camera body or lens with this device. The force of the air flow may dislodge particles from the sensor and lens, but it may shoot new dust pieces in to replace them. Maybe any new dust going in tends not to stick because of the moving air?What I would really like is for this unit to shoot filtered air into the camera or lens. I achieve that by putting a couple layers of flannel cloth over the bottom air inlet and hold them on with a rubber band. Because air can enter the bulb from the bottom air inlet or the nozzle, I put my finger over the nozzle when releasing my grip on the bulb. This is an awkward move, not quite possible with one hand and the other hand should be holding the camera or lens. But, it can be done.What the unit really needs is a check valve in both the bottom air inlet and the nozzle so air only enters via the bottom and only exits via the nozzle. This would be complemented by a filter over the bottom air inlet.Until Giotto or someone makes these improvements, I can live with this unit.

I have two full-frame digital SLR cameras - Nikon D700 & Sony Alpha 7r II (a mirror-less DSLR). I have used this blower to clean the CMOS sensors and chambers in both cameras with great success. It's also great for cleaning the backs of lenses I hate spots in my pictures! This eliminates contaminates from my cameras. Granted, I have had to use this three or four times to clean a spot that won't go easily, but this has always worked for me. It's safer than contact cleaning as it won't scratch.I've read the reviews from those who use this to try and blow dust from keyboards and other devices. This blower just isn't designed for that. It's designed to clean cameras. I have also seen people walking around with DSLR cameras with no lenses attached, hanging around their necks while they fumble in their camera bags looking for the right lens. They store the lenses in their bags without caps on either end. These people will have very "dirty" pictures. These conditions will present a challenge where it comes to cleaning the CMOS and chamber of their cameras. Don't expose the chamber of the camera any longer than is necessary and always store your lenses with caps on both ends. Otherwise, there's no point in having this type of camera and using this blower to clean it will undoubtedly fail.

The classic Rocket air blaster, works as you would expect. Perfectly gets dust out of cameras. On the pricier side, there are cheaper alternatives that serve the same purpose. But if you want the name brand. Works as expected

This is a good Eco-friendly way to save some money by never having to buy those canned air dusters again. I got one for the office and it's more handy to have around than I thought it would be. I use it more often that I would a canned air duster because I know it's never going to run out. It's made of very durable rubber and I expect it to last a long time.I will say that if you're going to use it for the office, buy the large size. It is pretty big, but that comes in handy because it means less squeezing. You still have to squeeze a fair amount, which can be a hand workout, so it's probably not good for people with arthritis.

This replaces the tiny ultra-cheap blower included in the camera 'kit' years ago; the nozzle would point off to the side with every squeeze.The Rocket Blaster is a luxury for sure, but you can really feel the quality as soon as you pick it up. For the price, it'd better last a lifetime, and I think it will. Plus it's red and looks cool, so I got that going for me.