I just checked the Freestyle website and it looks like this most excellent film will again be available come OCT! It will also be available as EDU ULTRA 200 yipee! This is my favorite film for 5x7 as I can get the contrast desired for salt printing by just developing longer no special developer needed!
I'm convinced a lot of the scratches occurred in either the mfg or packaging phase. It was what otherwise ruined a number of 8X10 shots for me. Too bad, because this film has remarkable shadow
separation characteristics.