Have you seen this guys work in person?
I’ve seen shows in NY several years ago of prints that were really giant and as sharp as anything I’ve ever seen. You see ever tiny detail in that water series.
They were done from drones and helicopters using a 50 mp Hasselblad and printed inkjet on a 60” Canon inkjet, from the previous series. Now he’s using a 100 megapixel Hasselblad, not sure what printer. He started out doing digital C prints and made the transition probably 8-10 years ago. You gotta see them in person.
There is an interview with him on this LL website.
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Some excellent responses here but yes, many went off on a tangent. I do NOT claim by any means to be an expert in all the fine details of printing as many of you that have "worked in the business" of printing in a print shop environment. I praise your expertise and knowledge.
But, In my humble opinion, I have not produced or seen produced an Inkjet print in a large size say color 60x45 that even remotely compare to a Cymbolic Sciences/OCE Lightjet print on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper and mounted to OP3 Acrylic. The result is simply amazing. Of course art is subjective. With that being said my original post is actually 2 questions. Is there a long term possibility of continuing this process, say 10 years or more? I suspect the answer is until the world runs of laser heads, especially Blue.
The most important question is what is remotely close or better to achieving this same amazing print, with printers today, once these printers are gone? I understand Nevada Printers has a process they claim to be "as good if not better". Is there is a comparable printer, what is it and can it print a 60 inch print?
Why ask this question? What happens when I call my printer, or other Lightjet print shops and they say, "That Process is no Longer Available" as the machines have reached end of PART life."
If that happened today, what would be the best alternative print device to seek out?
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