If Only You Had an Extra Arm to Take That Photograph

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April 12, 2007

If Only You Had an Extra Arm to Take That Photograph

By IVAN BERGER
If you are vacationing by yourself or with just one other person, you may not always have a kind stranger handy to take your photo â€” or you may not trust a stranger to return your camera. With an autofocus camera, you can shoot yourself at armâ€™s length. But that close, a camera often exaggerates noses and leaves out most of the background.
Good armâ€™s-length picture-taking requires longer arms â€” or a Quik Pod. A telescoping wand with a camera mount at one end, the Quik Pod adds about 18 inches to your reach and carries a diminutive curved mirror showing you roughly what the camera will see.
The Quik Pod Pro ($24.95) weighs less than a quarter-pound, collapses to a pocket-size 7 1/2 inches and comes with pocket and belt-loop clips and a carrying bag. The Quik Pod Pro Plus ($29.95) adds legs that turn it into a small tabletop tripod. Both are available from www.quikpod.com and many camera dealers.
The Quik Pod can also be used for shooting over the heads of crowds or shooting in awkward places, like under a car. Its light construction limits it to cameras or camcorders weighing a pound or less, the kind most people take on vacation. IVAN BERGER
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/technology/12quikpod.html?ref=technology

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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/12/technology/12quikpod.html?ref=technology
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It's very interesting but I am not that interested in buying it if I would like to take a self portrait all I need is a tripod and set my camera on timer atleast I believe the shake and noise in the photo would be lesser but thanks for the link

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Wouldn't work for me ... hands are far too shaky!

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