QuikPod Handheld Convertible Tripod
by Fromm Works Inc
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Customer 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.Customer Review: Works okay but....
Summary: 3 Stars
Works okay, but it's it's plastic. Not even heavy duty plastic. So it could cause camera shake problems for heavier compact cameras like my Canon Powershot G9. It would be great if someone came out with a heavy duty pod like this. It comes with a miniature tripod which is also plastic. It's okay for twenty bucks, but I'm looking for something better in the meantime.Customer Review: Not happy
Summary: 3 Stars
It seems to be a great gadget to have around - useful and handy, but it's shorter than I expected it to be. And I never even used the tripod yet and two of its legs already broke from the swivel while I was testing it. It would be fantastic if I could have replacement parts at no cost since it was never even used yet.Customer 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.
Customer Review: Doesn't inspire confidence
Summary: 2 Stars
I ordered the Quikpod with the idea of using it as an extending arm for mounting a GoPro HD camera. The GoPro is much smaller and lighter than the typical pocket point and shoot, so I knew that the Quikpod would be able to handle its weight.
And it does. But not with confidence. The telescoping elements of the Quikpod are a cheap plastic and are loosely fitted. When the pod is fully extended, the camera at the end will tilt to one side or the other during any kind of movement. You can hear the plastic rattling against itself.
I really wish I had done some more research and found a self-portrait arm with some quality to it. The Quikpod is just too shoddy to really be trusted with a camera unless you're using it for one shot and then putting it away.
The tripod legs that come with it are metal and actually provide some friction when extended - which is what I wish the rest of the Quikpod was like. The unfortunate thing is that this small metal tripod screws into a weak plastic base. There's no reason to think that the Quikpod won't crack at some point and lose its ability to act as an impromptu tripod.
The function is sound, but the form is troubling. I recommend avoiding this one.