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Thanks for the response Joe. I suppose it could be an air bubble as a result of the drop but the right angle visible in the second shot makes me feel otherwise. I'll load a reel up with some test film and look for air bubbles next time I'm in the darkroom. The agitation has begun within a few seconds of the reel going in, whereas it takes at least 20 seconds (10% of the total developing time) to get the liquid into my tank/lid when pouring, so I feel like pouring the developer would have a more adverse effect by that logic. My new thought is that I might be spending too much time trying to get the developer out of the tank. I try to shake it out pretty thoroughly to avoid too much carry over but I think I just need to get the majority out and get the bleach in more quickly. And not sure what you have against the sous vide! They aren't so fancy, Craigslist is loaded with them for 30 bucks.

Thanks Kmac! That is what I thought initially as I have had some issues with drying marks (I think mostly after stretching the stabilizer too far), but there is nothing showing on the surface of the negatives like drying marks normally do. Could drying be an issue without showing on the surface? I believe this is a density issue.

I have been getting these streaks on my color negatives. They are visible in the sky, on a wall or in any negative space. My process is as follows: I have been using Kodak Flexicolor chemistry. I use the sous vide method with a stainless steel 500ml tank. I put 435ml of developer in the tank, bring it to temp and drop the reel into the heated developer with the lights off, then put on the lid, switch on the light and agitate according to the Kodak Flexicolor instructions for small tank developing (1st 30 seconds, then 2 inversions every 15s). I agitate by inverting with a slight rotation, also according to Kodak. These are Kodak Portra 120 negatives, shot on a Mamiya RZ67, scanned at home. The issue is not in the scan, it is visible on the light table. My only thought is insufficient agitation or not enough developer in the tank? Pardon the edits, just wanted to make the streaks visible. Thanks everyone!