Review (4/5): Ejection system works well but times are actually too long for long haired cats.
So I have a cat which is probably classified as a Norwegian forest cat breed with very long hair. And I really need to comb him to ensure I can get whatever hair he sheds to control hairballs. This brush does do a fairly good job but with my cat specifically the problem is that the tines are all bent in one direction. Because of this you have to draw the brush downward on the cat in a smooth motion where the handle is always oriented downward in a line with your stroke. By that I mean you can't hold the brush sideways or you can't pull the brush upside down and just use it any direction you want you must always draw the brush downward in direction consistent with the handle, because else the bent tips work against you.
On top of that the tines are actually a little overly long. I found that if I partially engage the ejection button but I can much more easily brush my cat because it artificially shortens the tines. When the tines are fully engaged I basically catch too much and the they end up trying to bend versus navigate their way through the fur.
It's possible that I'll be forced to switch to a normal bristle brush and try that but I have had high hopes for this because I'm used to using stiff brushes in order to remove excess fur from pets before.
So I guess if I have one complaint it would be basically that I wish the times weren't bent and we're about 30% shorter. Then I could move the brush and any orientation I want and for my pet it would work very well. The deeper tines tend to get just caught and don't drag through the fur as easily.