anyone using the Datavac Electric Duster to clean lens and sensor?

reference to product here: https://www.metrovacwo​rld.com/DataVac_Electr​ic_Duster

i initially bought this to clean the innards of my computer, then i realized quite a few people are using it to clean their lenses too. may i confirm that it is absolutely safe to use it on the lenses and camera sensors? I'm currently using the Giottos rocket blower but find it too weak sometimes to blow away persistent dust spots.

thanks!

There's no way that I would want to blast the innards of a camera with 70 cubic feet per minute of air. In my opinion, that's way too much for the safety of the components in the mirror box and shutter.

If you have "dust spots" on your camera's sensor that the Rocket Blower won't move, then you probably need to do a "wet" cleaning anyway.

The Rocket Blower has one drawback (as do almost all squeeze-bulb blowers) when trying to clean a camera sensor. That is the fact that it sucks in any dust that's in the air and then it blows that dust into the camera.

I highly recommend the Hepa Jet II blower. While it looks much like a Rocket Blower (minus the fins, of course), there are two major differences. First, there's an extremely fine filter on the rear of the Hepa Jet II blower (the air intake goes through the filter). Secondly, there's a check valve in the nozzle which prevents air from being sucked into the bulb through the nozzle. The net result is that almost all airborne dust is kept totally out of the Hepa Jet II blower and what you blow into the camera is CLEAN air.

I remember reading somewhere that the rocket blower also has a filter at the bottom, which is why it's so popular among photographers.

Would it be safe to just blow directly on the viewfinder (from outside) then?

the.forumer wrote in post #17352571
I remember reading somewhere that the rocket blower also has a filter at the bottom, which is why it's so popular among photographers.

Would it be safe to just blow directly on the viewfinder (from outside) then?

Mine doesn't.

-js

the.forumer wrote in post #17352571
I remember reading somewhere that the rocket blower also has a filter at the bottom, which is why it's so popular among photographers.

The Giotto's Rocket Blower has no filter at all. There is also no check valve in the nozzle. When you release your squeeze on the bulb, air is sucked in from both ends of the bulb - through the nozzle and the intake valve.

the.forumer wrote in post #17352571
Would it be safe to just blow directly on the viewfinder (from outside) then?

If you're referring to blowing on the outside of the viewfinder, that would be just fine. You won't force anything into the camera's interior there.