AA1900 Rocket Air Blaster (Black)

This is one of those things that is hard to imagine how I lived without. I am a photographer, and I switch lenses a LOT (oh how I wish I could afford 2 camera bodies). Dust, lint, etc inevitably ends up stuck to the sensor in my camera. It would be insane to touch the sensor with something -- not only might that "something" damage the sensor, but pushing the dust or lint across the sensor might damage the sensor too. No, the smart thing is for a gust of wind to sweep the particles away. I would never use compressed air; it is much too forceful, and sometimes freezing cold liquid comes out instead. This blower is ideal. You can direct it at the right place, the air coming out is hard, but not too hard, and it never runs out (or if it does run out of air, you have bigger problems, like asphyxiation).I bought 2, one for my camera, one for everything else (mostly just computers). It claims to filter the air coming into the blower, but computers are SO dusty, I don't want to trust that. So I keep one just for the camera.Using these to clean out computer cases is excellent, too. You don't have to buy compressed air (it just seems stupid to buy air), and so you don't have to waste metal cans.A blower isn't fun or cool, but it is essential for a photographer. Once debris gets on your sensor, you MUST clean it off -- it will show up on EVERY picture you take, until you do (unless you're only shooting at 2.8 or faster, which I often am, but not always).I've owned 2 for a long time, and they're still in perfect condition.

Giotto makes the best hand-held airblowers (in my experience.) In this case it’s being used to blow dust out of a laptop keyboard. If you compare it to another brand to blow the same piece of paper, this will send that paper farther away. I have used another Giotto to blow dust off camera lenses and it works great. The rubber used is just soft enough to provide an easy squeeze, and solid enough to provide a strong burst of air. One more thing: hold the keyboard upside down over a towel to let the dust fall away from the keyboard while you blow on it. You may need to have someone hold the keyboard while you squeeze the Giotto.BONUS: You may also build up your hand muscles in the process!

I love this thing!!! While reading other people's reviews I thought it was funny how many people said it was fun to use. I was thinking "it just shoots air, these people are freaks." But, now that I have mine I %100 agree with those freaks, lol. I have been driving my girl absolutely nuts since it has arrived. I have cleaned all of our camera lenses and bodies, all of the keyboards in the house (including hers while she was using it), my mouse, blasted the dust out of the corner where the tv frame meets the screen, and chased the cats around with it for a while. It's great!In my opinion The Rocket is better than canned air in every way. No waste, no worry of spraying freezing liquid all over your electronics, you get as much air as you can stand to pump, and despite what other posters say MORE pressure. The harder/faster you squeeze it, the harder/faster the air comes out. My girl's keyboard has a loose key from one of her dumb friends being dumb, and The Rocket blasted it right off the keyboard. Canned air has never done that. The people complaining about the pressure apparently need to go to the gym or something.It also feels very sturdy. It is made of fairly thick (assuming that the body is the same thickness as thinnest part of the wings it is just over 1/10th of an inch) texturized rubber, which bounces back immediately between each squeeze. I have only had it for 2 days now so I can't say much about durability yet, but it is made of a combination of ABS and natural rubber so it should last if taken care of. The packaging says to keep it out of direct sunlight, and not to use anything other than clear water to clean it to prevent damage to the natural rubber.I highly recommend this to anyone who has any need for canned air, and it is a must for cleaning SLRs. For the price, you will definitely not regret buying it. Even if you can't get the pressure you want out of it, it is still a great substitute for the can in most situations.