FIELD: motion picture and photographic industries. SUBSTANCE: invention is concerned with new 9-aminocarbocyanine dyes of general formula: where Y is S, Se; B is H, 4,5- benzo-, 5-methoxy group provided that Y is CH=CH, B is H, 6-methyl or 6-methoxy group; R is methyl, ethyl or (CH)n CHA; A is SO-
3
, OSO-
3
n is 2 or 3; R1 is H or CH3; X is NH4; X is not defined if R1- is CH3 or C2H5,. Dyes ore intended for sensitization of photographic halogen-silver emulsions. The invention makes it possible to obtain new dyes having light sensitivity in photographic layers by 1.5-2 times greater with maximum sensitization of 520-540 nm as compared with analogous carbocyanines containing sulfo- or sulfatoalkyl groups at one or both nitrogen atoms of heterocycles. EFFECT: improved properties of the title compounds. 1 tbl