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If I don't have a rocket blower in my bag, I will have a big glob of something in every shot, without fail. As the Rocket blower I bought is a bit large, I have taken to pulling the nozzle out of the bulb and turning it around in the bulb to make it a little more compact for transport. The issue with this, of coarse, is when you want to use it, you have to put it back together, and that can be a pain when you are working out of a bag. I finally decided it was time to find a better solution.
I started with a cheap $3
Ebay Blower.
There are three parts to the front of the blower. By arranging the nozzle in the rear of the plug instead of the front, the nozzle becomes more compact, making the overall bulb more compact.
The nozzle backwards in the plug.
Doing this I noticed I could push the nozzle in and out of the bulb. The only issue being that I could push the nozzle completely into the bulb if I wasn't careful. To prevent this, I added a gaffers tape brake to the top of the nozzle.
Pulling the nozzle out of the bulb for use.
So this is the size advantage for transport. The ebay bulb is smaller to begin with and with the nozzle collapsed, it is smaller still.
So far there haven't been any issues with this, so I'm pretty happy with it. I need to find a small flat hard case to store the bulb in so that it is as compact as possible. I've tried a Velcro tie wrap around the bulb to keep it deflated, and that kind of works, but I really would like the whole thing to be flat instead of bunched up. I should also note that the bulb is still usable when it the collapsed position. I can just grab it to quickly blow off a filter or lens without having to extend the nozzle.
Thank you
Russell
Last edited by Russell-Evans; 09-10-2010 at 05:46 AM.