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'''Photo Porst''' was a German distributor and retailer of many brands of cameras. It was founded in 1919 by Hans Porst in Nuremberg, Germany. For many years Porst bought cameras from other manufacturers, among them  [[Adox]], [[Agfa]], [[Balda]], [[Braun]], [[Dacora]], and [[Franka]], and rebadged them. In the early years, from the 1930s to the end of the 1950s, it used the '''Hapo''' brand, an acronym of <U>Ha</U>ns <U>Po</U>rst. Later on, the house brand cameras appeared under the '''PORST''' name, e.g. '''PORST compact reflex''' or '''PORST 135 BS'''. In the 1970s the house-brand '''Carena''' was added. A lot of these later house-brand cameras  were produced by [[Cosina]], but also by [[Balda]], [[Franka]],  [[Fuji]],  [[Mamiya]], [[Taron]],  and [[Yashica]].
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'''Photo Porst''' was a German distributor and retailer of many brands of cameras. It was founded in 1919 by Hanns Porst in Nuremberg, Germany. For many years Porst bought cameras from other manufacturers, among them  [[Adox]], [[Agfa]], [[Balda]], [[Braun]], [[Dacora]], and [[Franka]], and rebadged them. In the early years, from the 1930s to the end of the 1950s, it used the '''Hapo''' brand, an acronym of <U>Ha</U>ns <U>Po</U>rst. Later on, the house brand cameras appeared under the '''PORST''' name, e.g. '''PORST compact reflex''' or '''PORST 135 BS'''. In the 1970s the house-brand '''Carena''' was added. A lot of these later house-brand cameras  were produced by [[Cosina]], but also by [[Balda]], [[Franka]],  [[Fuji]],  [[Mamiya]], [[Taron]],  and [[Yashica]].
  
 
By 1996, the Porst chain of camera stores was Germany's largest photographic retailer<REF> {{McKeown}}, p.&nbsp; 797. </REF>, and in that year it was purchased by a Belgian investment group. In 2001, ownership was transferred to Pixelnet. The following year, the company became insolvent and the rights to the name Porst were sold to the German group [[Ringfoto]].<REF> From 1996: [http://www.kamera-geschichte.de/files/chronik_deutsch.htm Porst chronology] at [http://www.kamera-geschichte.de/ kamera-geschichte.de]. </REF>
 
By 1996, the Porst chain of camera stores was Germany's largest photographic retailer<REF> {{McKeown}}, p.&nbsp; 797. </REF>, and in that year it was purchased by a Belgian investment group. In 2001, ownership was transferred to Pixelnet. The following year, the company became insolvent and the rights to the name Porst were sold to the German group [[Ringfoto]].<REF> From 1996: [http://www.kamera-geschichte.de/files/chronik_deutsch.htm Porst chronology] at [http://www.kamera-geschichte.de/ kamera-geschichte.de]. </REF>
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* Hapo 3 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is a [[Franka]] [[Bonafix]]
 
* Hapo 3 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is a [[Franka]] [[Bonafix]]
 
* Hapo 3 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is first a [[Balda]] Fixfocus, later a [[Franka]] [[Rolfix]]
 
* Hapo 3 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), is first a [[Balda]] Fixfocus, later a [[Franka]] [[Rolfix]]
* Hapo 5 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6)
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* Hapo 5 (6&times;9 and 4.5&times;6), variant of [[Franka]] [[Rolfix]]
 
* [[Hapo 10]] (6&times;9), is first a [[Balda]] Fixfocus then a Balda Pontina
 
* [[Hapo 10]] (6&times;9), is first a [[Balda]] Fixfocus then a Balda Pontina
 
* [[Hapo 45]] (4.5&times;6), is a [[Balda]] Pontina
 
* [[Hapo 45]] (4.5&times;6), is a [[Balda]] Pontina
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* Carena Data AF
 
* Carena Data AF
 
* Carena Discovery 35 ([[Konica EU-mini]])
 
* Carena Discovery 35 ([[Konica EU-mini]])
* Carena EF 250
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* [[Carena EF 250]]
 
* Carena FL
 
* Carena FL
 
* Carena FL-M
 
* Carena FL-M
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* Carena Motor AF-F
 
* Carena Motor AF-F
 
* Carena Popflash
 
* Carena Popflash
* Carena RS
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* Carena RS ([[Petri 7s II]])
 
* Carena Smartie
 
* Carena Smartie
 
* Carena Spectra Zoom 5800
 
* Carena Spectra Zoom 5800
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* Porst EL 500
 
* Porst EL 500
 
* Porst LK 500
 
* Porst LK 500
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* Porst SE 18 (rangefinder camera based on the [[Taron Auto EE]])
 
* Porst 135 C
 
* Porst 135 C
 
* Porst 135 B
 
* Porst 135 B
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* Porst 135 BS
 
* Porst 135 BS
 
* Porst 135 E Electronic blitz
 
* Porst 135 E Electronic blitz
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* [[Porst 135 KE]]
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* [[Porst 135 L]]
 
* Porst 135 S (Rangefinder based on Konica C35 series. See [[Cosina 35 Compact E]])
 
* Porst 135 S (Rangefinder based on Konica C35 series. See [[Cosina 35 Compact E]])
  
==== SLR ====
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=== 35mm SLR ===
 
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* Carena Computer E
 
* Carena Computer E
 
* Carena Computer Reflex
 
* Carena Computer Reflex
* Carena CX-300
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* Carena CX-300 (Two versions; based on [[Cosina CT1 Super|Cosina CT1G/CT1 Super]])
 
* Carena CX-500
 
* Carena CX-500
 
* Carena ICS 201
 
* Carena ICS 201
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* Carena SX 100
 
* Carena SX 100
 
* Carena SX 300
 
* Carena SX 300
* Carena 100 SX
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* Carena 100 SX (=[[Cosina C1]])
 
* Carena 1000
 
* Carena 1000
* Carena 1000 SX
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* Carena 1000 SX (=[[Cosina C2]])
 
* Porst Autoflex        (=[[Mamiya]] Auto Lux 35)
 
* Porst Autoflex        (=[[Mamiya]] Auto Lux 35)
 
* Porst Autoflex TL    (=[[Mamiya 528TL|Mamiya Sekor 528 TL]])
 
* Porst Autoflex TL    (=[[Mamiya 528TL|Mamiya Sekor 528 TL]])
 
* Porst Compact-reflex  (=[[Cosina CSM]])
 
* Porst Compact-reflex  (=[[Cosina CSM]])
 
* Porst Compact-reflex AM (=[[Cosina]] CT-4)
 
* Porst Compact-reflex AM (=[[Cosina]] CT-4)
* Porst Compact-reflex OC
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* Porst Compact-reflex OC (=[[Cosina CS-3]])
* Porst Compact-reflex OS
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* Porst Compact-reflex OC-N (=[[Cosina CS-3]])
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* Porst Compacr-reflex OE (=[[Cosina CT-1]])
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* Porst Compact-reflex OS (=[[Cosina CS-1]])
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* Porst Compact-reflex OV (=[[Cosina CS-2]])
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* Porst Compact-reflex S
 
* Porst Compact-reflex SP
 
* Porst Compact-reflex SP
 
* Porst Reflex FX2  (=[[Praktica]] FX2)
 
* Porst Reflex FX2  (=[[Praktica]] FX2)
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* Porst Reflex FX6 (=[[Praktica Super TL]])
 
* Porst Reflex FX6 (=[[Praktica Super TL]])
 
* Porst Reflex 500 C (=[[Mamiya/Sekor TL/DTL Series|Mamiya Sekor 500 TL]])
 
* Porst Reflex 500 C (=[[Mamiya/Sekor TL/DTL Series|Mamiya Sekor 500 TL]])
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* [[Porst Reflex S]] (=[[Topcon Wink Mirror S]])
 
* Porst Reflex TL
 
* Porst Reflex TL
 
* Porst Reflex C-EE
 
* Porst Reflex C-EE
 
* Porst Reflex C-TL (=Cosina Hi-Lite HDL)
 
* Porst Reflex C-TL (=Cosina Hi-Lite HDL)
 
* Porst Reflex C-TL super (=Cosina Hi-Lite 405)
 
* Porst Reflex C-TL super (=Cosina Hi-Lite 405)
* Porst Reflex M-CE
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* Porst Reflex M-CE (=[[Chinon CE II Memotron]])
 
* Porst CR-1 (=[[Fujica STX-1]])
 
* Porst CR-1 (=[[Fujica STX-1]])
 
* Porst CR-3 (=[[Fujica AX-1]])
 
* Porst CR-3 (=[[Fujica AX-1]])
 
* Porst CR-5 (=[[Fujica AX-3]])
 
* Porst CR-5 (=[[Fujica AX-3]])
 
* Porst CR-7 (=[[Fujica AX-5]])
 
* Porst CR-7 (=[[Fujica AX-5]])
* Porst M-CE (=Chinon CE II Memotron)
 
 
* Porst CX-3 (=[[Praktica L]])
 
* Porst CX-3 (=[[Praktica L]])
 
* Porst CX-4 (=[[Praktica LB]])
 
* Porst CX-4 (=[[Praktica LB]])
* Porst CX-6 (=[[Praktica LTL]])
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* Porst CX-6 (=[[Praktica LTL]])#
* Porst OC-N (=[[Cosina CS-3]])
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* Porst Uniflex TTL (Cosina's [[Ricoh Singlex TLS]]), also as Porst Reflex TTL
  
 
=== 126 film ===
 
=== 126 film ===
 
* Carena 126 Sport
 
* Carena 126 Sport
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* [[Porst 126S]]
 
* [[Porst Automatic 500]]  (=Braun Automatic 300)
 
* [[Porst Automatic 500]]  (=Braun Automatic 300)
 
* Porst Automatic 501
 
* Porst Automatic 501
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* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_Porst Photo Porst article of the German Wikipedia]
 
* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_Porst Photo Porst article of the German Wikipedia]
  
In French / English:
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In French:
 
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/listeP_imagettes.php#porst Porst Cameras] at www.collection-appareils.fr
 
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/listeP_imagettes.php#porst Porst Cameras] at www.collection-appareils.fr
* [http://photo.even.free.fr/col_app.php?type=porst&title=Porst Porst page] at [http://photo.even.free.fr/ Collection G. Even's site]
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* [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/index.php?/category/872 Porst page] at [http://www.collectiongeven.com/piwigo/ Collection G. Even's site]
  
 
[[Category: German distributors]]
 
[[Category: German distributors]]
 
[[Category: Porst]]
 
[[Category: Porst]]

Revision as of 22:36, 1 January 2019

Photo Porst was a German distributor and retailer of many brands of cameras. It was founded in 1919 by Hanns Porst in Nuremberg, Germany. For many years Porst bought cameras from other manufacturers, among them Adox, Agfa, Balda, Braun, Dacora, and Franka, and rebadged them. In the early years, from the 1930s to the end of the 1950s, it used the Hapo brand, an acronym of Hans Porst. Later on, the house brand cameras appeared under the PORST name, e.g. PORST compact reflex or PORST 135 BS. In the 1970s the house-brand Carena was added. A lot of these later house-brand cameras were produced by Cosina, but also by Balda, Franka, Fuji, Mamiya, Taron, and Yashica.

By 1996, the Porst chain of camera stores was Germany's largest photographic retailer[1], and in that year it was purchased by a Belgian investment group. In 2001, ownership was transferred to Pixelnet. The following year, the company became insolvent and the rights to the name Porst were sold to the German group Ringfoto.[2]

120 folder

127 rigid

35mm folding

35mm rigid

  • Carena 135
  • Carena 35 E
  • Carena 35 EE
  • Carena 35 F
  • Carena 35 JR
  • Carena 35 MD
  • Carena 35 MF
  • Carena 50 MF
  • Carena 60 MF
  • Carena 60 MF Data
  • Carena 85 AF
  • Carena AF-35 M
  • Carena BF-35
  • Carena BF-35AF
  • Carena Auto 35 AF
  • Carena Compact 35
  • carena Compact 35 EE
  • Carena Compact AF
  • Carena Computer
  • Carena Computer II
  • Carena D-35 (Konica EU-mini)
  • Carena Data AF
  • Carena Discovery 35 (Konica EU-mini)
  • Carena EF 250
  • Carena FL
  • Carena FL-M
  • Carena Flash
  • Carena Micro AF
  • Carena Micro Data
  • Carena Micro compact
  • Carena Mini X
  • Carena Motor AF-F
  • Carena Popflash
  • Carena RS (Petri 7s II)
  • Carena Smartie
  • Carena Spectra Zoom 5800
  • Carena Super mini
  • Carena Super Zoom 70
  • Carena Super Zoom 105
  • Carena Top 35 F
  • Carena Twin
  • Hapomat 100
  • Hapomat 200
  • Haponette
  • Haponette B
  • Haponette EB
  • Haponette LK (King)
  • Haponette Automatic
  • Hapo 24, is a Balda Baldina (postwar)
  • Hapo 24e, is a Balda Super Baldina (postwar)
  • Hapo 36 is a Regula Cita
  • Porst CM-135 Auto (= Cosina CX-2)
  • Porst EL 300
  • Porst EL 500
  • Porst LK 500
  • Porst SE 18 (rangefinder camera based on the Taron Auto EE)
  • Porst 135 C
  • Porst 135 B
  • Porst 135 BCS
  • Porst 135 BS
  • Porst 135 E Electronic blitz
  • Porst 135 KE
  • Porst 135 L
  • Porst 135 S (Rangefinder based on Konica C35 series. See Cosina 35 Compact E)

35mm SLR

126 film

  • Carena 126 Sport
  • Porst 126S
  • Porst Automatic 500 (=Braun Automatic 300)
  • Porst Automatic 501
  • Porst Automatic 503 (=Dacora Instacora)
  • Porst Automatic 504
  • Porst Automatic 505
  • Porst Feria 2000
  • Porst Instapak 50
  • Porst Instapak 100
  • Porst Lucky
  • Porst Photopak 50 (Inda FÉX)
  • Porst Photopak 100 (=FEX-MATIC Cube)
  • Porst Photopak 200
  • Porst Photopak 220
  • Porst Photopak 300
  • Porst Photopak 320
  • Porst Photopak 400

110 film

APS film

  • Carena AP 300
  • Carena AP 600
  • Carena AP 800
  • Carena Metal X
  • Carena Vectis X

subminiature

  • Porst EX 55 ELECTRONIC mini-star (=Yashica Atoron Electro)
  • Porst KX 50

Instant

Digital

  • Carena DSC D-7
  • Carena DSC P-6
  • Carena DSC P-50

Notes

Bibliography

Links

In German:

In French: