Very interesting stuff. There are other Blu-ray transfers out there that similarly seem to be bad attempts to recreate the original theatrical timing, laced with characteristics of modern grading and thus coming off to many as being purely revisionist.

For example, the maligned U.S. Blu-ray transfer of The Neverending Story with its gold tint and teal/orange tendencies is not without precedent. There used to be a camera recording of part of a Derann digest print online, and the excerpted scenes had similar timing to the BD (though with a better color spectrum, and much better contrast than the darkened blowout/crush mess of the U.S BD). I think they may have tried to match a print, but failed miserably/let their modern digital grading tendencies get the better of them.

But back to Raiders, I can't wait to see your pics, litemakr. The more film evidence, the better...