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ylan
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2024
The goat hair brush is very good. The case is not what is represented on the website. I lost the square aluminum cased brush and what was sent is made of plastic. If the other case isn't made any more, then the image on the website should be removed.
Denis Phaneuf
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2024
The picture leads you to think there are made of aluminum. I wrote and asked if they were aluminum and the answer was YESWhen arrived they were they are made of black plastic
Roshan S
Reviewed in India on June 20, 2016
A must product for all DSLR camera user.
David A. Simonson
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2015
Great brush. Very sturdy & well made. Looks very durable. Performs very well.Larger than I expected. I pictured something about the size of a large USB flash drive or small pocket knife. Actually 4" long and 1" wide. A bit large for pocket, but easy to find in camera bag.Nice that brush has two positions. Extra length helps to reach lens surface while hood still in place. Shorter position makes brush stiffer for more stubborn dust or dirt.Also works very well on computer keyboard and monitor screen.
titaniumrx
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2013
As others have noted, this is one brush not three as in the picture. The case feels like a quality piece and the brush itself is very full and soft. Some have noted the rough edge of the housing and that it can be a danger to the lens. It is true. The edge is rough and should never go near the lens glass. Shouldn't be a problem as long as you only use it when the brush is extended. Some commenters have noted that they use the brush for lenses and keyboards etc. If you are using for lenses, that's all that I would use it for. In fact the brush shuold never touch against anything except lenses ever since you don't want it to pick up grit or oils.
Eric
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2013
This brush has a very solid metal shell that feels very durable in your hand. The goat hairs are very soft and excellent for cleaning the detritus that builds up on your laptop keyboard from regular use. The metal case makes me confident that the brush will hold up well in my laptop case. It is very compact and light so it does not add any real weight or bulk to my case. The only negative I have is that the stray hair gets caught on my keyboard so occasionally the brush will leave behind its own refuse
FlatPicker
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2013
This goat hair brush seems to have very high quality bristles. When I first looked at this brush, I noticed that the bristles were very neatly cut to a nicely-rounded shape and that there were very few bristles that were out of place. The bristles feel nice when you run your fingertip over the end of them. This is probably the highest quality brush of any kind that I'd ever bought.The handle or case that holds the bristles looks pretty nicely-made too. It seems reasonably solid and looks like something that should last a long time. The bristles are mounted on a spring-loaded device inside the handle that allows the bristles to be fully or partially retracted. There is a button on the case that you can press and slide backward or forward with your thumb to extend or retract the bristles. The button moves forward and backward in a slot.The slot has three rounded and widened holes. One hole is all the way forward in the slot and the button locks into that position when you extend the bristles all the way forward and then release the button. Another slot is all the way back in the slot and the bristles are retracted fully and locked when you pull the button all the way back into this position and release it. There is another hole or widened place in the slot slightly forward of the center of the slot. This locks the bristles in a partially extended position. What I've noticed is that putting the bristles in this middle position makes them less extended or shorter, and therefore stiffer.I don't know what the button is made of, but it's a black material that looks like it could be of some kind of hard plastic. The button seems to be connected to a metal spring underneath. I can't be sure that the spring underneath is metal, but the resistance and resilience of it feels like springy metal.Overall, I would recommend buying this brush.
TransplantGuy
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2013
This is a review for the sold by Kellards. The brush is soft and the head has a nice rounded shape. It does a good job at removing dust. The only reason I gave it 2 stars is that the brush head separated from the housing within 20 minutes. I wish I could give it 4 stars and I would have had this not happened. That being said, I repaired it to better-than-new condition in 5 minutes with a little hot glue. I would buy this product again if the price dropped to $5. That's all it's worth if it requires reassembly.
Ethan A. Winning
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2011
I bought this (2 in fact) because I thought I had lost my 54 year old badger lens brush which is the size of a lipstick tube. The badger brush didn't just hold sentimental value. Yeah, "sentimental." It cost 50¢.Okay, so I lost that, and I searched for a replacement. Not as easy as it sounds. I wanted something small enough for my pocket, NOT for a camera bag which I don't carry. And I needed something on a daily basis because I often hike trails used by bicyclists who kick up very fine grit and could really damage a lens AND also gets into the viewfinder.I found this Giottos goat hair brush. I figured goat hair was as good as badger (the old standard). But I didn't read the full description. It's about 4" long and is square enough to have corners that catch on pants pockets when you're trying to get at it quickly. (See photo comparison with lipstick brush.)Now, the lipstick brush has one unique feature: it has a cap. I do wish the Giottos did as well, because there's enough brush exposed when retracted to come into contact with dust, dirt, oil, whatever.So why 5 stars? Because it was the best alternative. Because it CAN get into a viewfinder and clear it on the shorter (stiffer) setting. Because it does a pretty good job of getting dust off the LCD. Because, in a pinch, I can use it on the GPS in my car ... or the whole dashboard for that matter. And because it was reasonably priced.EW
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