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Opteka X-ARM Camera Extender Self Portrait Handheld Monopod (extends up to 37")
 
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Opteka X-ARM Camera Extender Self Portrait Handheld Monopod (extends up to 37")

by Opteka
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Technical Details

  • 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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Product Details

  • Product Dimensions: 8 x 0.5 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • ASIN: B0035H7W2E
  • Item model number: X-ARM
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #41,467 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
    #65 in  Electronics > Camera & Photo > Tripods > Monopods
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: January 21, 2010

Product Description

Product Description

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!

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5.0 out of 5 stars great extender, but it may twist depending on the camera, July 19, 2010
By D. Louie (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Opteka X-ARM Camera Extender Self Portrait Handheld Monopod (extends up to 37") (Electronics)
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!
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