Easy self portraits with the Quik Pod

Written April 3, 2007 in Photography, Words

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This is interesting. One of the benefits of a really wide angle lens is that taking self portraits with my wife Jacinta is rather easy. One of the down sides of having the camera at arm’s length is the distortion of the lens isn’t the most flattering thing in the world.

Into the fray comes the Quik Pod. It’s an extendable pole you can put your camera on! I don’t imagine I could put my Canon 20D, Sigma 10-20 lens and perhaps the Canon 580EX on the end and lift the weight of it without capturing a cringing and straining face in any resulting image but if someone wants to send me one to try out I’d be more than happy to do a full review of it for you! (via Exposure)


User tags: "self portrait monopod", "monopod to take self portraits"

10 comments on ' Easy self portraits with the Quik Pod '

  1. Hey have a look at http://josh-h. com/
    Seems to be a copy of inphotos.org!

      Written by Arun on April 04, 2007 at 10:47am

  2. Thanks Arun for pointing that site out. I left a comment on his first post asking him to remove my posts.

    I was going to link to your post on my SEO article but it looks broken. Publish again from Blogger?

      Written by Donncha O Caoimh on April 04, 2007 at 10:54am

  3. What a great idea! Thanks for pointing this out. When we go on vacations this would be perfect.

      Written by Otto K. on April 04, 2007 at 1:37pm

  4. Thanks for pointing out. The page is now fixed.

      Written by Arun on April 05, 2007 at 3:31pm

  5. On the home page, a video plays, a woman admits “I get so embarressed asking people to take my photograph”, but whipping this thing out in front of you wouldnt cause even the slightest blush? The same could be done with a monopod, which would prove more useful on a day out. It’s cheap I guess.

      Written by Gamma Goblin on April 07, 2007 at 2:50pm

  6. GG - good point. I hadn’t thought about using a monopod to do the same thing. ‘Course I haven’t got one of them either!

      Written by Donncha O Caoimh on April 10, 2007 at 12:53pm

  7. I do make the occasionally good point :)

      Written by Gamma Goblin on April 10, 2007 at 5:02pm

  8. I am the inventor of the Quik Pod and just want to point out that the Quik Pod has a convex mirror to assist in centering your position relative to the camera lens. Additionally, with a traditional monopod you would have to hold the thinnest diameter rod of the monopod whereas the Quik Pod has a comfortable 23mm diameter rubberized handle. It is lightweight (only 3.5 ounces) and retracts to pocket size. Just want to point out the differences between a monopod and the Quik Pod. Wayne

      Written by Wayne on April 10, 2007 at 11:45pm

  9. Wayne - thanks for stopping by and explaining about the mirror. I’m still awfully tempted to buy one and try out during the summer for family portraits! Good luck with your business!

      Written by Donncha O Caoimh on April 11, 2007 at 11:24am

  10. What a great idea, I’ll be sure to pass this on to my son.

      Written by Jan on January 30, 2008 at 4:32pm

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