What is a Lambda printer?

We’ve had Lambda printers at Metro Imaging for years and we rely on them to produce not only all our colour Digital C Types under 48” wide, but also our Black and White Lambda prints.

The Durst Lambda was one of the first ever laser printers to produce Digital C Types. The technology uses a continuous roll to roll single beam, 3-laser (RGB) exposure system which means that you can make prints up to any length, with a width of up to 50”.

The combination of size flexibility and image quality has made the Lambda a staple of the best photographic labs across the world. How does it work? In a similar vein to the Lightjet, digital information is exposed directly onto conventional photographic media. Linear writing speed is superfast: up to 65 cm per minute with a choice of 200 and 400 ppi (equal to an apparent resolution of 4000 dpi)resolutions. The Lambda produces images with the highest possible resolution (68 billion colours!!!)

Read more about the Lambda here on Durst's website

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