- No arm stretching, now take perfect pictures with everyone in the picture
- Works with all compact point and shoot digital cameras weighing up to one pound with a self-timer and tripod socket
- Collapses down to 8 inches and extends all the way out to 37 inches
- Multi-position ballhead with stabilizing lock
- Light and compact
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If you like taking pictures of yourself or pictures of friends and family that include yourself there's no substitute for the new Opteka X-ARM. The X-ARM is an easy-to-use extending handheld monopod. You attach your camera to the end of it (it screws into the tripod socket on the bottom of your camera), press the self-timer button, extend it, and say cheese. There's no simpler way for you to get in pictures.
There are many times when there's no safe or convenient place to put a camera on top of a tripod. And digital cameras are just too expensive to trust handing them over to some stranger to take a picture of you and your friends. That's when you'll really be glad you brought your X-ARM with you. Whether you want to put your face on Facebook or anywhere else in cyberspace or just want pictures for your photo album, you will love the X-ARM. It's great for parties and after work get-togethers and for everyone wants to be in the picture. No more having to choose who gets left out of the picture.
The old fashioned way of holding the camera at arm's length just doesn't do the trick. Your arm's too short to get a complimentary picture, when the camera is too close the perspective is distorted and the flash is too harsh, faces tend to look like they belong in a horror movie. The X-ARM will give you a self-portrait that won't scare people off, Guaranteed. (Well, not really. But it really does take a better picture than having the camera too close to your face). The X-ARM extends all the way out to more than 37 inches. Besides self-portraits, it's terrific for shooting over people's heads when you're in a crowd or when you want to get a bird's eye view of a scene. There's also the opportunity to have a lot of fun in surprising your friends and family by unexpectedly taking candid shots of them from around corners with the X-ARM. Only the boundary of your imagination limits how much fun you can have!
There are many times when there's no safe or convenient place to put a camera on top of a tripod. And digital cameras are just too expensive to trust handing them over to some stranger to take a picture of you and your friends. That's when you'll really be glad you brought your X-ARM with you. Whether you want to put your face on Facebook or anywhere else in cyberspace or just want pictures for your photo album, you will love the X-ARM. It's great for parties and after work get-togethers and for everyone wants to be in the picture. No more having to choose who gets left out of the picture.
The old fashioned way of holding the camera at arm's length just doesn't do the trick. Your arm's too short to get a complimentary picture, when the camera is too close the perspective is distorted and the flash is too harsh, faces tend to look like they belong in a horror movie. The X-ARM will give you a self-portrait that won't scare people off, Guaranteed. (Well, not really. But it really does take a better picture than having the camera too close to your face). The X-ARM extends all the way out to more than 37 inches. Besides self-portraits, it's terrific for shooting over people's heads when you're in a crowd or when you want to get a bird's eye view of a scene. There's also the opportunity to have a lot of fun in surprising your friends and family by unexpectedly taking candid shots of them from around corners with the X-ARM. Only the boundary of your imagination limits how much fun you can have!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I am always the photographer and never in the shot, so I got this extender. Closed, it is compact at 8" and easy to carry in a small camera bag or in your back pocket. I carry it in a flash light holster. haha, it looks like a collaspible baton (totally illegal in calif.)
I use the extender for self portraits and shooting over crowds. The locking ballhead is strong and useful. The extender doesn't twist lock, which would come in handy if your camera's tripod mount is off centered like with my Panasonic DMC-LZ7. The camera is a bit heavy and if I don't hold the extender at the right angle (twisting to the right), the extender will twist to the left. It takes a bit of practice to keep the camera balanced after extending it. Right now, the sections (there are 5 of them) are still new and tight, so the extender doesn't extend by itself but there is a bit of twisting.
It also can double as a monopod, but why would you need a monopod for a point and shoot unless you are shooting in low light with a slow shutter speed. In that case, I would just shoot at a higher ISO.
If you have one of those ultra, light point and shoot cameras with a center tripod mount, you will be happy with this extender. So get one and get yourself in the pictures!
I use the extender for self portraits and shooting over crowds. The locking ballhead is strong and useful. The extender doesn't twist lock, which would come in handy if your camera's tripod mount is off centered like with my Panasonic DMC-LZ7. The camera is a bit heavy and if I don't hold the extender at the right angle (twisting to the right), the extender will twist to the left. It takes a bit of practice to keep the camera balanced after extending it. Right now, the sections (there are 5 of them) are still new and tight, so the extender doesn't extend by itself but there is a bit of twisting.
It also can double as a monopod, but why would you need a monopod for a point and shoot unless you are shooting in low light with a slow shutter speed. In that case, I would just shoot at a higher ISO.
If you have one of those ultra, light point and shoot cameras with a center tripod mount, you will be happy with this extender. So get one and get yourself in the pictures!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Basically, the GoPro is too heavy for the stick. The camera rotates around and hangs from the bottom so that you will be upside down in the shots. There is no way to tighten the stick because the poles collapse into one another when you make it smaller. I haven't found another yet, I'll let you know.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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This is a nice little expandable camera monopod that works well with a normal point and shoot camera, but if you get anything heavier than that, the camera WILL spin. I took my GOPRO snowboarding and within 20 seconds it had flipped upside down. No amount of balancing would keep it upright for more than a minute at a time. I suppose you could tape the joints so they can't spin, but that kind of defeats the purpose of having an expandable monopod. This is definitely a quality item for a normal point and shoot camera, but if you are thinking about getting this for your GOPRO, or any other heavier camera look elsewhere.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Rotates under the weight
It Doest Not work for GOPRO. The weight of the camera rotates Monopod. So try something different if you are GOPRO user!
Published 3 months ago by Tosha
Terrible quality
Worked OK for about an hour. Then for no apparent reason, the ball joint on the end lost all tension, so the camera constantly falls upside down. It's now in the trash. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Paul
Extend-arm
This X-Arm is well worth the money. This makes self portrait photography so much easier. Pictures actually look like someone else took them. The unit is very durable and strong. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Jack Comfort
usefull but need some modification...
Great product and very well buit for the price paid....
It will not hold streight ANY camera weighting more than a penny if you are filming walking or moving the camera... Read more
It will not hold streight ANY camera weighting more than a penny if you are filming walking or moving the camera... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Matos's
Poor design
We took this to Europe to use with a 7.6 oz. camera. There is a locking screw that is supposed to hold the swiveling ball head in a rigid position. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Seattle Corky
Extender Arm is a Helping Hand
I gave this as a gift to a friend who had just been backpacking and took self portraits holding her camera out with one hand. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Bertha Mathison
Perfect Shots!
Product allowed me to take photos on a recent trip without having to ask strangers to stop and take a picture for me. It also created a lot of interest! Read more
Published 8 months ago by winde
Like A Camera Crane For Camera Junkies!
This X-Arm is so great. I do a lot of hiking and it's fun to get you and friends in a nice group shot hiking or on a mountaintop with you and the view. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Martin A Hogan
works and fun
This product worked great. We had alot of fun with this little device. Especially group shots and everyone wants to get into the video or picture.
Published 13 months ago by daytime rider
Handy, but you need a centered screw point & the arm is loose
This was handy to have but my camera has its screwpoint on one side, not centered. The arm is loose so the weight of the camera often ended up giving me photos of a spin into the... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Emily K. Purvis
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