Hapo 10

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Hapo 10, a rebadged Balda Pontina 6x9 image by Nesster (Image rights)

The Hapo 10 is a 6×9 camera distributed by the German retailer Photo Porst. It was first a Balda Fixfocus then a Balda Pontina.

Balda Fixfocus

The first Hapo 10, issued in 1934 was a rebadged Balda Fixfocus fitted with a Steinheil Cassar 10.5cm f/3.8 in Compur.

Balda Pontina

A number of Pontina variants are known to have been badged as Hapo 10:

• 1935 model (Brillant finder at right)
  • Steinheil Cassar 10.5cm f/3.8 in Compur
• 1936-37 model (Brillant finder at left)
  • without body release
    • Meyer Trioplan 10.5cm f/3.8 in Compur
  • with body release (1937)
    • Steinheil Cassar 10.5cm f/3.8 in Compur

A Hapo 10 (a rebadged Balda Pontina with Meyer Görlitz Trioplan f/3.8 10.5cm in Compur images by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights)