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| − | Hans Porst, founded in 1919 in Nuremberg, Germany, was a German distributor and retailer of many brands of cameras. Porst often had cameras relabeled with their name - Porst - or the acronym '[[HAPO]]', for HAns POrst. By 1996, the Porst AG chain of retail camera stores was Germany's largest photographic retailer, and in that year was purchased by a Belgian investment group. In 2001, ownership was transferred to Pixelnet, and after a period of insolvency, rights to the brand Photo Porst were sold to the German group Ringfoto. | + | '''Hans Porst''', founded in 1919 in Nuremberg, Germany, was a German distributor and retailer of many brands of cameras. Porst often had cameras relabeled with their name - Porst - or the acronym '[[HAPO]]', for HAns POrst. By 1996, the Porst AG chain of retail camera stores was Germany's largest photographic retailer, and in that year was purchased by a Belgian investment group. In 2001, ownership was transferred to Pixelnet, and after a period of insolvency, rights to the brand Photo Porst were sold to the German group Ringfoto. |
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| + | == Links == | ||
| + | * [http://www.kamera-geschichte.de/files/porst_hausmarken_frameset_d.htm A German page with many Hans Porst cameras] | ||
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Revision as of 22:09, 1 June 2006
Hans Porst, founded in 1919 in Nuremberg, Germany, was a German distributor and retailer of many brands of cameras. Porst often had cameras relabeled with their name - Porst - or the acronym 'HAPO', for HAns POrst. By 1996, the Porst AG chain of retail camera stores was Germany's largest photographic retailer, and in that year was purchased by a Belgian investment group. In 2001, ownership was transferred to Pixelnet, and after a period of insolvency, rights to the brand Photo Porst were sold to the German group Ringfoto.
