Review: Quik Pod Monopod for Cameras and Mobile Phones

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Do you ever go on a trip and want to take a photo ofyourself, but have nobody around to ask to take a picture? Even if you are with other people it’s always nice to have more than one person in a shot,otherwise you just end up with someone getting left out of all the photos. Wehave taken a lot of photos on vacation where it’s just me or just Eric and veryfew of the ones we have together are taken far enough away to make adifference, because you can’t see what’s behind us or where we are. That close-upcan be Paris or Moscow or San Diego or our backyard. You just never know.

photo courtesy of Quikpod.com

When I discovered the Quik Pod, I was thrilled to pieces. Finally a way to take photos from farther than arm’s length without having to ask astranger – or find one – who may or may not speak English. Sure, we’ve gottensome strange looks when using it, but most people are more intrigued when theysee what the Quik Pod can do. You can imagine my surprise when I found out theynow make an attachment for your mobile phone. I mean, more travelers are usingtheir phones to document their trips than cameras, so it stands to reason thatthis is a genius move on their part.

phone not included :)

Quik Pod was nice enough to send me their mobile kit so Icould test it out. The new Explorer II extends farther than my original one and isnow waterproof and includes a small mirror, so you can see if you’re actuallyin the shot if you are using your phone's back camera, or your regular camera, and can’tsee the screen. Nothing like taking a bunch of pictures and seeing you’ve cutoff half your heads, right? The phone attachment can be a bit cumbersome, butif you’re used to using your mobile for everything, it will only take a fewmore seconds to pop it into the holder and start snapping away with your timer.
We didn’t have occasion to go anywhere fun in the past couple of weeks, so here are somephotos I took of myself and of me and my dog with my phone's camera. You can’t eventell I’m holding anything to take the pictures, which is pretty much the point.
I promise my dog is not evil
I have owned a Quik Pod for several years and love its compact nature. It easily slips in any bag I’m carrying and is verysturdy. I love the weight of it, because you know it’s not going to fail andleave your camera in pieces on the ground (the same can be said for the mobileattachment, which has an easy dial to keep your phone snug) and it is also anice security device. You can’t bring a taser with you on your trip, but thisawesome photo helper can double as a weapon if you need one. Now, I’m notsaying you should go around beating people with it, but if you had to, youcould. It’s especially comforting if you travel alone or you get caught in azombie outbreak.

You know what other cool stuff you can do with your Quik Pod?If you purchase the Explorer, you can attach the included compact tripod legsand take pictures farther away or of an even bigger group of travelers. That’sperfect for those family reunion cruises people take or class trips to France.Nobody gets left out and you don’t have to perch your camera precariously on aledge and hit the timer and run back to the group and still try to look good. Ihave used a lot of things as a substitute for a tripod on my travels: my purse,a fence, a window sill and a ketchup bottle. Yes, I’m creative, but it would havebeen way easier with one of these.
Take awesome photos or video of your underwater activitieswith your underwater camera. Not only is the Quik Pod Explorer II waterproof, it has afantastic wrist loop that is rubberized and adjustable, so even if you loseyour grip, it’s unlikely to fall off your arm and be lost forever in the depths of the ocean. That would be a bummer. All your amazingvideo of you swimming with sharks and sea turtles...gone. You can bet thosecreepy bottom-of-the-sea fish aren’t re-watching that footage by their phosphorousantennae glow.
Want to take video of a concert or something else where thecrowds are thick and you are short? Use the Quik Pod to extend your reach andsee above everyone’s head without having to sit on someone’s shoulders andblock the view of more people behind you. As long as your camera or camcorder has a tripod dock, youcan use the Quik Pod. You just screw it right on and you’re ready to take a tonof self-portraits! Want a new angle for your shot? Simply adjust it by turningthe dial.
Here are some photos I’ve taken with my camera and my QuikPod:





More informationWhere you can buy it: Quik Pod online, Amazon, various international on andoffline merchantsHow much it costs: from $24.95Other specs: comes with carry bag| weighs just 5 oz | 9” closed and extends to 38.5” | stainless steel shaft
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Disclaimer:I was provided a Quik Pod and mobile attachment for the purposes of thisreview, but all opinions are 100% my own.