I’ve been on a pretty big kick recently to lighten my load when I’m on the road, and I’ve added this Giottos mini Rocket Blower to my travel kit (under $10 from Amazon). Now, technically this doesn’t shave too much weight from my kit, but in this case it does cut down the volume by about 50% from my other standard sized Rocket Blower. As airlines continue to decrease baggage allowances, every little helps.
Whilst all cameras these days come with a built-in sensor vibration function to shake off dust, every now and again you’ll still get some larger specs of dirt that stick. If this happens at the beginning of a trip where I might take thousands of photos, it can be a real pain in the ass.
I keep a small zippered bag in my main travel bag that’s designated as “cleaning kit”. It has a few lens cloths, both wet and dry, the Rocket Blower and an Arctic Butterfly cleaning brush.
