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Compressed air ruined a shutter for me, a $12 blower bulb saved the next one
Last week I was cleaning a customer's Nikon FM2 and reached for the canned air like I always do, and a jet of propellant spat out and froze a shutter blade, so now that camera needs a full teardown. After that mess I dug out the old rubber blower bulb I got for 12 bucks at a shop in Portland, and it took maybe two extra minutes but moved every bit of dust without touching a thing. The canned stuff blasts propellant, condensation, and sometimes straight gunk deeper into the mirror box, while the bulb just puffs room air and you stay in control of the force. I should have switched over sooner, honestly. What are you all using for sensor and shutter dust, and has anyone found a bulb that does not split at the seam after a year?
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kevin21822d ago
One thing to keep in mind is that a rubber bulb can actually pull dust in if you squeeze it before the tip is near the camera, since it sucks air back through the nozzle. I squeeze mine once away from the body first, then puff with the tip right at the mirror box so it only pushes out. The Giottos Rocket Air has held up for me past the year mark without splitting, mostly because the seam is molded instead of glued.
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