Anyone have experience with Freestyle printing frames?

[nsurit]

I'm in the market for a contact printing frame and would like to avoid the experience I've had with trying to find the "best" tripod. Still looking for that one. Freestyle offers contact printing frames at what seems to be a reasonable price. Has anyone here used them and if so, what was the experience like? Positive? Negative? Thank you, Bill Barber

 

[blaze-on]

They are nice, easy to use. Good bang for the buck.

 

[nicolai]

They look exactly the much-loved frames Dead Link Removed makes. Before I got one from Doug, I asked around and was pointed his way pretty much every time. It's well designed and built like a brick sh*thouse.

Of course I can't absolutely guarantee that he builds them for Freestyle, but I'd bet dollars to donuts that we're talking about the same frame.

 

[nsurit]

Thanks to both of you. There will be one under the Christmas tree this year with my name on it as the recipient. Bill Barber

 

[blaze-on]

Good for you...merry christmas.
Thought I'd mention that first I built one, and it (minus a slip or two) is very similar to the one I bought. For the time I put into it, I decided to buy a second one and fore-go the effort to build another, so it is a fair price for a nicely built frame.

 

[JHannon]

I bought the Freestyle ultimate 10X12 frame and love it. Very well made and reasonably priced.

 

[tim rudman]

I have a 16 x 12 and find it very well made and good to operate. Pretty good value for the price I reckon.
Tim

 

[Tony Egan]

I bought an 11x14 frame and am very happy with it. Good price, well finished and feels very solid. I expect it should last many, many years.

 

[eggshell]

I bought the Freestyle ultimate 10X12 frame and love it. Very well made and reasonably priced.

Hi JHannon...what is the max paper size this one will fit? Thanks in advance.

 

[JHannon]

Hi JHannon...what is the max paper size this one will fit? Thanks in advance.

The glass area is 10X12 so that would be the max size. I use it for 8X10 contact prints and negative proof sheets.

 

[Jan Pietrzak]

The glass area is 10X12 so that would be the max size. I use it for 8X10 contact prints and negative proof sheets.

JHannon

The 10x12 print frame was designed for 8x10 printing and the 14x17 frame was designed fot 11x14 printing. As for the Doug Kennedy frame, sorry I know for a fact that he is not making them. This was a fun project to work on for Freestyle. And I am happy that the people that bought them like them.

Jan Pietrzak

 

[David William White]

Contact Printing Frames

You might also check out Photographer's Formulary at www.photoformulary.com. That's where I got mine, at substantially less cost. They also have useful alt-process chemicals, too.