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In many ‘60s-‘70s 35/4 films there never was 4k information. In quite a few new 4k releases, what the viewer is seeing is the cut camera negative with reversed polarity.

On a Blu-ray from the same data master, the grain structure will be softened slightly, yielding a more velvety appearance. Much akin to what one would see via a print.
Is that because, in those prints we saw in the theater, fine details in the image were being modulated from transmission through the glass lens of the projector, through the lens of the projection booth, across a great distance, before being splashed onto a screen?

Like some others here I already have the Arrow which looks great to me. I also recall, from direct comparison, what a huge upgrade it seemed to me to be from the original Fox/MGM Bd release.
The new Kino looks to have more in common with that first Bd release, in terms of grayscale and contrast, than the Arrow so I'm leery of how much of an improvement it will seem.
 

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