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Author Message   Mareklew Tinkerer Username: Mareklew Post Number: 243 Registered: 03-2010 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2011 - 05:19 am:    Don't do it 'very gentle'. I'm afraid this is the problem. If you have tight spiral (spacing from film layer to film layer is narrow), then it's hard to move the developer deep between the coils of film. It will easily move (fresh come in and old move away) around the edges, but in the middle the old mixture will only shift around a bit and not get refreshed. Try developing with vigorous movements. Don't be afraid of grain. Best invert the tank a few times every minute or so. If your tank has open top, then at least stir it VIGOROUSLY. I mean, like you were going to start a kids' spinning toy. If the effect is gone, you pinned it down. If the grain turns out to be too much, switch to Xtol or change the dev tank to something with better circulation. Marek