Patent ID: 7183035

Claim:
An image forming method comprising: developing a latent image formed on a cylindrical electrophotographic photoreceptor having a cylindricity of 5 to 40 μm, with a developer comprising a toner which comprises a ratio Dv50/Dp50 of a 50% volume particle diameter Dv50 to a 50% number particle diameter Dp50 of 1.0 to 1.15, a ratio Dv75/Dp75 of a cumulative 75% volume particle diameter from a largest volume particle diameter Dv75 to a cumulative 75% number particle diameter from a largest number particle diameter Dp75 of 1.0 to 1.20, and toner particles having a particle diameter of 0.7×Dp50 or less in an amount of 10 percent by number or less.