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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1997
Munehisa Fujita, Kanagawa, JP;
Atsushi Matsunaga, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a tabular internal latent image type direct positive photographic silver halide emulsion which provides a high sensitivity and a low re-reversal negative sensitivity and a color diffusion transfer photographic light-sensitive material comprising such an emulsion. The present invention also provides an internal latent image type direct positive photographic silver halide emulsion which can be prepared with a good reproducibility and a color diffusion transfer photographic light-sensitive material less susceptible to variation of sensitivity and S/N ratio comprising such an emulsion. An internal latent image type direct positive photographic silver halide emulsion comprising tabular silver halide grains having an average grain diameter of not less than 0.3 &mgr;m and an aspect ratio (diameter of silver halide grain in circle equivalence/thickness of silver halide grain) of from not less than 2 to not more than 100 in an amount of not less than 50% of all silver halide grains as calculated in terms of area is provided, wherein the average grain thickness along the main plane of the external shell thereof is from not less than 0.2 &mgr;m to not more than 1.5 &mgr;m and the average grain thickness perpendicular to the main plane of the external shell thereof is from not less than 0.04 &mgr;m to not more than 0.30 &mgr;m. An internal latent image type direct positive photographic silver halide emulsion is provided, which is prepared from a seed crystal emulsion which has been prepared via desalting process.