We have previewed 2/3 of the film so far, and it looks like there is slightly less damage on the later reels. The color is consistent, but one other thing of note :
From cinch: "empire seems to have been made with 70mm in mind, the sides of the 35mm scope image are blacked out to bring the ar closer to 2.2:1."
That will make for some interesting choices once we are closer to completing this scan.
Team Negative1