I was given the opportunity to purchase a brand new Super8 transfer of Empire Strikes Back from a foreign negative, so how could I say no?

It is on brand new poly stock, I have one reel of it (I only had enough money for a downpayment and they were kind enough to let go one reel at a time as I pay).

I sat down with this projected side by side with the only known 35mm LPP of ESB in existence (before you ask, the owner of the 35mm will absolutely *not* let me scan it), and I am pleased to say, the colour is nearly a perfect match.

This Super8 will be a great resource as a reliable colour reference for ESB.

I am busily digitising this reel, you can see a movie of the grab in action here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/msl15wiwg0pfdxy/Empire8.mov

Download it rather than watch it in dropbox, as the preview in dropbox is all crappy.

I do of course then have to grade the scan to match the print, and these images are from my phone, so don't worry, the final version will look much better.

Now I just need to find $400 to pay for the rest of it!