Method for processing photographic material
AssigneeFuji Photo Co., Ltd.
InventorsAkira Hatakeyama, Takashi Naoi, Sumitaka Tatsuta
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Abstract
A method for processing a silver halide photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on at least one side of a support is disclosed. The method is characterized by pretreatment with a solution carried out prior to a development-processing. The solution being substantially unable to cause a development reaction though it contains a developing agent. The method improves the covering power of developed silver without deteriorating the physical properties of the silver halide photographic material.
Claims15
A method for processing an exposed silver halide black-and-white photographic material comprised of a support having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on at least one side thereof, comprising the steps of:
- dipping the exposed material in a pretreatment bath, said bath containing a developing agent which is a dihydroxybenzene having 2 --OH groups positioned at the para- positions to each other and not substantially causing any developing reaction in said pretreatment bath;
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- subjecting the material to development-processing with a developing agent after dipping in the bath, the development-processing being capable of causing a developing reaction to the extent that an image is formed on the material.
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