Compressed / canned air /gas - what do you use?

[gnuyork]

I just used canned air in short bursts so as not to get the gunk that comes out.

[rguinter]

Use use a Giotto Rocket and a camel hair brush...

Ditto here. As I've stated here before in several posts, beware of "canned air." It is not air. It is a liquified halocarbon chemical that comes out of the can very cold. This due to the adiabatic expansion of the liquid as it changes state to a gas. This in turn can cause instant condesation of natural humidity in the air onto your negatives/transparencies.

As bvstaples suggests, get yourself a soft camel hair brush and a Giotto Rocket (or equivalent) and stay away from canned air. My opnion/suggstion. Bob G.

[Bob Salomon]

I just used canned air in short bursts so as not to get the gunk that comes out.

Short bursts don't prevent gunk from coming out. Can position is the primary cause of stuff coming out.

[Daniel_Buck]

Use use a Giotto Rocket and a camel hair brush...

yep, me to. rocket and a brush. And I'll clean the glass every now and then with glass cleaner. Suprizing how dirty it gets!

[gnuyork]

Short bursts don't prevent gunk from coming out. Can position is the primary cause of stuff coming out.

That too. But for some reason I still don't trust holding the trigger down.

[Bob Salomon]

That too. But for some reason I still don't trust holding the trigger down.

But there are other problems with canned air. It is a pressurized gas and you are not supposed to travel by air with pressurized cans. If you inhale the contents it can be dangerous, the spray dies out erratically at the end of the can, it may be flammable - depending what the contenets are, it isn't green and it costs a fortune - over time - compared to a Rocket. Plus it can spit and that may not come off a lens or a filter.

And so there is no misunderstanding. We are the importer and distributor of the Rockets in the USA.

[gnuyork]

I still prefer the canned air to the rockets, but that's me. Don't beat me up too bad. I do now have two very nice Rodenstock lenses and a Berlebach tripod.

[largeformat apt]

I'm looking to move away from a compressor. I'm looking for a small vacuum. I want remove the dust. Not move it around. Loading film and for printing.
Pat