What is a LightJet?
A. The LightJet is a digital enlarger manufactured by Cymbolic Sciences. The LightJet is located in a darkroom and loaded with RC color photographic paper. This paper is exposed using Red, Green and Blue lasers and then developed using traditional color printing chemistry. The result is stunning detail and sharpness in even the largest prints — assuming, of course, that you start with a sharp digital image file! The LightJet costs several hundred thousand dollars and is the size of a small room so it is typically located at a commercial digital lab. Independent testing has shown that LightJet prints made on the most modern RC color photographic paper should last upwards of 70 years.
