Like some others here, I'm a terrible consumer from a film manufacturer's point of view, in that I'll do just about anything to save a buck including buying and using long-expired film. I only buy new, and only in 4x5, when I'm completely out of everything else. That being said, I do buy a number of boxes a year, and if the price point were at all competitive with the other stuff on Freestyle, I would absolutely try this. However, anyone looking for commitments to justify investing $15K for a master roll would look at my comment and say "no f-ing way". I suspect this (to some degree collective) habit of 'doing things on the cheap' is what has cost us several important films over the last few years, including this one. If I won the lottery, yes I would buy a larger freezer and stock up with emulsions like this one. Until then, I'm forced to either continue what I'm doing, or go digital.
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