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Post #1281313

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Dave.
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Info Wanted: Slightly Damaged 70mm ROTJ Clip from eBay, Worth Preserving?
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Date created
13-May-2019, 8:46 PM

https://imgur.com/nOFOOxP (Sorry, I don’t have a real scanner so I had to use my phone)
This clip is supposed to include the scene where Yoda dies, and this checks out given what is on the film. However, not only is there is a noticeable bend in the film near the beginning, but also a large scratch that goes down what looks like the entire clip. I do not know how long it is, but I do have measurements. The entire reel is rather large, around 4.2 inches in diameter, but the film only takes up about 1.5 inches of that as each side has .75 in each. The white reel looks almost identical, albeit bigger, to the 35mm ROTJ test print I found on eBay around the same time from a different seller, which leads me to believe this may be a test print of some sort. I have only looked at the very beginning frames, though, so it’s hard to tell. Is this worth getting scanned at a higher resolution like 8K or 10K? There’s a lot of detail still in the parts that do not have the scratch.