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Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1998

Filed:

Dec. 16, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:

Kouta Fukui, Kanagawa, JP;

Mitsunori Hirano, Kanagawa, JP;

Nobuaki Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03C / ; G03C / ; G03C / ; G03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
430399 ; 430264 ; 430438 ; 430439 ; 430465 ; 430481 ; 430482 ; 430492 ; 430598 ;
Abstract

A development processing method is described, which includes the steps of (a) exposing an ultrahigh-contrast silver halide photographic material comprising a support having thereon at least one light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and (b) developing the exposed silver halide photographic material with a developer while the developer is replenished with a development replenisher, wherein the developer and the development replenisher each contains a dihydroxybenzene developing agent and an auxiliary developing agent exhibiting a superadditive property to the dihydroxybenzene developing agent, and both the developer and the development replenisher have such a property that an increase of the pH is 0.25 or less when 0.1 mol of sodium hydroxide is added to 1 liter thereof; the developer has a pH from 9.5 up to but excluding 11.0; and the developer replenisher is added in an amount of 225 ml/m.sup.2 or less.


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