QuikPod Handheld Convertible Tripod by Fromm Works Inc
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Digital camera reviews of QuikPod Handheld Convertible Tripod
Digital camera Review: Not impressed
Summary: 2 Stars
I had high hopes for the Quik Pod but was rather let down once it arrived. It works okay. Does what it says it will do. But that's about it.
I was hoping for a quality piece that one would be excited to receive as a gift and this just doesn't seem like the quality item I was hoping for. I'm referring not only to the looks of the Quik Pod but to its feel, as well.
It just looks and feels like a lightweight piece of cheap plastic that probably won't last too long. The levering action is not smooth. It's somewhat difficult to retract. It rattles around when you hold it. And when I set it up as a free-standing tripod the side weight of my average sized point-and-shoot digital camera nearly toppled the thing. Of course, the ball mount can easily adjust to any number number of positions so I can still align the camera for a proper shot but this bendy piece of plastic looks a bit like the Leaning Tower of Pisa trying to hold up just a bit more than it can handle.
Actually, the attachable legs are really the only thing in the whole package that even seem to me to be of decent quality. The various pieces of metal and aluminum seem well-crafted, well-fit, and solid. Why can't the main product, itself, have been manufactured in a similar way?
I wanted to be impressed but I'm not. Purchased one as a sample to decide whether to buy a handful more as gifts and I almost feel embarrassed just giving this one away. Also? It was my understanding that the Quik Pod Pro came not only with the attachable legs but with a bottle-top mount for mounting a camera to a water bottle. A novel idea that I was interested to try out. Perhaps I'm mistaken on this point but no such item was included in the pack I received.
The Quik Pod feels more like something I would pay $10 for than $30. Two stars, max.
Digital camera Review: P.O.S.
Summary: 1 Stars
I was very unimpressed with this product. It is cheaply made and comes with vague instructions. I was under the impression that you could press a button and take the picture, but apparently you have to set the timer on the camera and wait 10 seconds holding this tripod thing out in front of you to take a picture. Not impressed.Digital camera Review: Perfect!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have always been the photographer in my family so I am rarely in a picture. I recently took the Quickpod to Disneyland and now the whole family gets in the picture! I just kept my camera attached to it the whole time. When you don't want to use it, you just telescope it down. Also, if you crop the picture just right, (in photoshop or whatever) sometimes you can't even tell you're holding the camera. Your framing of the scene will always be a little off because you can't look through the camera, but a little tweaking on you're computer afterwards and all is well!
Also, if I need a regular tripod, it does that too! I highly recomend the Quickpod if you are the official photographer of the family!
Digital camera Review: Pod worked well
Summary: 4 Stars
This item worked well for the purpose I needed it for. I found that the plastic areas are not a problem for me, at this time. I'm not sure of how it will age.Digital camera Review: Quick Pod, almost ready for prime time
Summary: 3 Stars
The Quick Pod sounded like a great idea, but it really isn't constructed that well. Everything is constructed of plastic except the threaded camera mount. That in itself isn't bad, except the unit when extended is very wobbly. I purchased the Pro model so that it could be used as a free-standing tripod. The folding legs are well made and can be used without the Quick Pod, but I'd be afraid to use the Quick Pod on these legs in much more then a gentle breeze.