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(11) EP 0 265 590 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.04.1989 Bulletin 1989/16

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.05.1988 Bulletin 1988/18

(21) Application number: 87107676.6

(22) Date of filing: 12.07.1982
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4G03C 7/26, G03C 7/32
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 10.07.1981 JP 106908/81
11.12.1981 JP 200477/81
12.12.1981 JP 200611/81

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
82303652.0 / 0070182

(71) Applicant: KONICA CORPORATION
Tokyo 163 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Yamashita, Kiyoshi
    Hino-shi Tokyo (JP)
  • Iijima, Toshifumi
    Kokubunji-shi Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Ellis-Jones, Patrick George Armine et al
J.A. KEMP & CO. 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5LX
London WC1R 5LX (GB)


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    (54) Light-sensitive color photographic material


    (57) There is disclosed a silver halide light-sensitive color photographic material which comprises a support and coated thereon a light-sensitive layer containing a compound which, upon reaction with an oxidized color developing agent, es capable of releasing a diffusible development inhibitor and a negative type light-sensitive silver halide emulsion containing light-sensitive silver halide crystals essentially consisting of monodispersed silver halide crystals of which size distribution satisfies the following relation:

    wherein

    and

    r represents the crystal size of individual silver halide crystals and ni represents the number of crystals.
    The light-sensitive color photographic material of the present invention provides an image of remarkably improved sharpness.





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