Designed for discerning and demanding professional boom operators and location sound recordists, the QP550 QuickPole Carbon Fiber Boompole 1.8-6.1'carbon fiber 5-section boompole offers the ultralight weight of Ambient's QXS poles and the stability of their QP series booms. The QP550 extends from 1.8 to 6.1 feet.

The QP550's new design features a tube made from a custom carbon fiber compound with UHM fiber layering and anti-twist mechanisms that use serrations instead of retention pins, yielding impressive sturdiness and effortless maintenance. Additional design enhancements allow the QP550 to lock and unlock with a mere quarter turn and to facilely and quickly extend and collapse.

Thanks to the removable tip and separately available cable sets, the QP550 can easily be configured for internal cabling, no soldering required.

Extends from 1.8 to 6.1'    Ultralightweight Carbon Fiber Compound    5 Sections, 1/4 Turn to Open or Lock    Fast and Smooth Operation    Intersectional Twist Protection    New Tube Design with UHM Fiber Layering    Removable Tip    Supports Hassle-Free Cable Retrofit

Ambient's Series 5 boompoles combine the best properties of their QXS and QP series thanks to their new tube technology, which uses a custom-made carbon fiber compound with added UHM fiber layering. With this technology, the QuickPole Series 5 boompole becomes as sturdy as the QP 4-segment series while remaining as lightweight as the QXS 5-segment series.

On set, you have to work fast. The QuickPole Series 5 addresses that with a key feature—the new Teflon sheet plus silicone-lubricated felts that make for silky-smooth extending and collapsing of the boompole. The telescoping function of the pole works so efficiently that you'll be able to capture any sound source. The re-engineered locks give you a better grip thanks to the refined knurling and slightly extended length. By tuning the threading further, only a quarter turn is needed to open and close the locks securely and quickly.

A new anti-twist mechanism utilizes an innovative serration in place of a retention pin. The lock pieces automatically fall into place when you disassemble and reassemble your pole for cleaning or maintenance, making the process effortless.

The newly designed tip and separately available bottom end and cable set allow for easy, solder-free cable retrofit. Simply take off the tip, insert the pre-configured internal cabling, and plug it into the butt-end. No muss, no fuss—exactly how a coupling system should be.

For safe storage and transport of the QuickPole Series 5 boompole, optional water-repellent nylon boompole bags and sturdy PVC boom cases can be used.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is it normal to hear the coil cable bouncing around inside the boom pole?

A: Yes, it is not uncommon to hear a rattling noise when using a boompole with an internal cable.

Q: 2. What exactly does built in cable raceway mean? Is there a female or male XLR connection at the bottom of the pole?

A: Thank you for your email. the "raceway" is a channel in the pole that guides the cable to the end of the pole for easy management. This pole does not have a built in XLR connection or cable

Q: 3. Will the Shure 25DM mic holder fit on the end of the pole?

A: Yes, the Shure A25DM Mic Stand Adapter is compatible for use with the OZEN SoDi Carbon Fiber Mic Boompole.

Q: 4. What does it mean that it has a "built-in raceway for convenient cable management"?

A: This just means you can run the cable through the inside of the pole without having to wrap the cable around the outside of the Boompole giving you a cleaner looking set up.

Q: 5. will it be able to support the Insta360 ONE RS 1-Inch 360 Edition Camera for drone like shots?

A: You can use the E-Image 5-Section Telescoping Carbon Fiber Microphone Boompole (11.5') with the Insta360 ONE RS 1-Inch 360 Edition Camera, however this will not support the camera's invisible selfie stick feature like the Insta360 Extended Selfie Stick for X3, ONE RS/X2/R/X, and ONE (14 to 118"), B&H # INDINEESSB.

Q: 6. The BC12 raceway is not wide enough to fit a standard XLR cable. Design flaw or is there a solution for this?

A: Some customers have reported that the cable raceway on the E-Image 4-Section Telescoping Carbon Fiber Microphone Boompole does have a very narrow at the top of the pole. One customer mentioned having filed it to make it wider. You will need to use a cable that has a narrow profile to fit the raceway. Ambient Recording does offer slim XLR cables specifically for internal use with boompoles.

Q: 7. What is the maximum weight it can support at full horizontal extension?

A: Film Devces does not provide a weight capacity on their travel boompole kit as this will securely hold the weight of just about any microphone boom pole that you can fit onto it.

Q: 8. Is the bottom of the pole threaded to accept a 1/4"-20 or 3/8"-16 screw?

A: There are no thread connections specified for the bottom of the Film Devices Microphone Travel Boompole Kit (Carbon Fiber). The mounting thread on the top of the pole is 1/4"-20 and can be expanded to 3/8"-16 with the included thread adapter.

Q: 9. One answer says you can run a cable through the pole. The other says you can’t? Which is correct, and if you can’t what’s the point of the cable raceway?

A: I understand the confusion regarding the raceway. But I don't see any exit for the cable at the top for a cable. Nor is there a opening for an XLR connector at the base.

Q: 10. Do you have the version with the lateral output?

A: The BC-12P does have an integrated XLR cable that exists laterally (from the side).