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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 | + | '''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 which [[Agfa]], [[Balda]], [[Braun]], [[Dacora]], [[Franka]] and [[Adox]], and rebadged them. In the early years, it used the '''Hapo''' brand, an acronym of <U>Ha</U>nns <U>Po</U>rst, from the 1930s to the end of the 1950s. 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 [[Fuji]], [[Yashica]], [[Mamiya]], [[Taron]], [[Balda]] or [[Franka]]. |
By 1996, the Porst chain of camera stores was Germany's largest photographic retailer<REF> {{McKeown}}, p. 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. 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 10 (6×9 and 4.5×6), is first a Balda Fixfocus then a Balda Pontina | * Hapo 10 (6×9 and 4.5×6), is first a Balda Fixfocus then a Balda Pontina | ||
* [[Hapo 45]] (6×9 and 4.5×6), is a Balda Pontina | * [[Hapo 45]] (6×9 and 4.5×6), is a Balda Pontina | ||
| − | * Hapo 50 (6×9 and 4.5×6), is an Adox Sport | + | * Hapo 50 (6×9 and 4.5×6), is an [[Adox Sport]] |
| − | * Hapo 100 (6×9 and 4.5×6), is an Adox Sport | + | * Hapo 100 (6×9 and 4.5×6), is an [[Adox Sport]] |
* [[Hapo 66]] (6×6), made by Dacora | * [[Hapo 66]] (6×6), made by Dacora | ||
* [[Hapo 66e]](6×6), is a Balda [[Baldax|Mess-Baldix]] | * [[Hapo 66e]](6×6), is a Balda [[Baldax|Mess-Baldix]] | ||
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* Porst LK 500 | * Porst LK 500 | ||
==== SLR ==== | ==== SLR ==== | ||
| − | * Porst | + | * Porst Autoflex (=Mamiya Auto Lux 35) |
| − | * Porst | + | * Porst Autoflex TL (=Mamiya Sekor 528 TL) |
| − | * Porst | + | * Porst Compact-reflex (=Cosina CSM) |
| − | * Porst | + | * Porst Compact-reflex AM |
| − | * Porst FX4 (=Praktica PL Nova 1B) | + | * Porst Compact-reflex SP |
| − | * Porst Reflex 500 C (=Mamiya Sekor 500 TL) | + | * Porst Reflex FX2 (=Praktica FX2) |
| + | * Porst Reflex FX3 (=Pentaflex SL) | ||
| + | * Porst Reflex FX4 (=Praktica PL Nova 1B) | ||
| + | * Porst Reflex FX6 (=Praktica super TL) | ||
| + | * Porst Reflex 500 C (=[[Mamiya/Sekor TL/DTL Series|Mamiya Sekor 500 TL]]) | ||
* Porst Reflex TL | * Porst Reflex TL | ||
* 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 CR-1 (=Fujica | + | * Porst CR-1 (=[[Fujica STX-1]]) |
| − | * Porst CR-3 | + | * Porst CR-3 (=Fujica AX-1) |
| − | * Porst CR-5 | + | * Porst CR-5 (=[[Fujica AX-3]]) |
* Porst M-CE (=Chinon CE II Memotron) | * Porst M-CE (=Chinon CE II Memotron) | ||
| − | * Porst CX-3 (=Praktica LTL) | + | * Porst CX-3 (=[[Praktica LTL]]) |
* Porst CX-4 (=Praktica LB 2) | * Porst CX-4 (=Praktica LB 2) | ||
| − | * Porst CX-6 | + | * Porst CX-6 (=[[Praktica LTL]]) |
* Porst OC-N (=Cosina CS-3) | * Porst OC-N (=Cosina CS-3) | ||
=== 126 film === | === 126 film === | ||
| − | * Porst | + | * 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 === | === 110 film === | ||
| + | * Porst Instaplus pocket 110 EF | ||
* [[Porst Pocketpak 1000]] | * [[Porst Pocketpak 1000]] | ||
* [[Porst Pocketpak 2001]] | * [[Porst Pocketpak 2001]] | ||
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=== subminiature === | === subminiature === | ||
* Porst EX 55 ELECTRONIC mini-star (=Yashica Atoron Electro) | * Porst EX 55 ELECTRONIC mini-star (=Yashica Atoron Electro) | ||
| + | * Porst KX 50 | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Instant === | ||
| + | * Porst Magic 500 | ||
=== carena === | === carena === | ||
| − | * another | + | * another large range of cameras branded '''carena''' was sold by Porst |
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Revision as of 00:24, 12 May 2008
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 which Agfa, Balda, Braun, Dacora, Franka and Adox, and rebadged them. In the early years, it used the Hapo brand, an acronym of Hanns Porst, from the 1930s to the end of the 1950s. 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 Fuji, Yashica, Mamiya, Taron, Balda or Franka.
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]
Contents
120 folder
- Hapo 3 (6×9 and 4.5×6), is a Franka Bonafix
- Hapo 3 (6×9 and 4.5×6), is first a Balda Fixfocus then a Franka Rolfix
- Hapo 10 (6×9 and 4.5×6), is first a Balda Fixfocus then a Balda Pontina
- Hapo 45 (6×9 and 4.5×6), is a Balda Pontina
- Hapo 50 (6×9 and 4.5×6), is an Adox Sport
- Hapo 100 (6×9 and 4.5×6), is an Adox Sport
- Hapo 66 (6×6), made by Dacora
- Hapo 66e(6×6), is a Balda Mess-Baldix
- Lisette (4.5×6), is a Balda Baldax (prewar)
127 rigid
- Hapomatic (4×4), is a Braun Paxina Electromatic
35mm rigid
- Hapomat 100
- Hapomat 200
- Haponette
- Haponette B
- Hapo 24, is a Balda Baldina (postwar)
- Hapo 24e, is a Balda Super Baldina (postwar)
- Hapo 36
- Porst LK 500
SLR
- Porst Autoflex (=Mamiya Auto Lux 35)
- Porst Autoflex TL (=Mamiya Sekor 528 TL)
- Porst Compact-reflex (=Cosina CSM)
- Porst Compact-reflex AM
- Porst Compact-reflex SP
- Porst Reflex FX2 (=Praktica FX2)
- Porst Reflex FX3 (=Pentaflex SL)
- Porst Reflex FX4 (=Praktica PL Nova 1B)
- Porst Reflex FX6 (=Praktica super TL)
- Porst Reflex 500 C (=Mamiya Sekor 500 TL)
- Porst Reflex TL
- Porst Reflex C-TL (=Cosina Hi-Lite HDL)
- Porst Reflex C-TL super (=Cosina Hi-Lite 405)
- Porst CR-1 (=Fujica STX-1)
- Porst CR-3 (=Fujica AX-1)
- Porst CR-5 (=Fujica AX-3)
- Porst M-CE (=Chinon CE II Memotron)
- Porst CX-3 (=Praktica LTL)
- Porst CX-4 (=Praktica LB 2)
- Porst CX-6 (=Praktica LTL)
- Porst OC-N (=Cosina CS-3)
126 film
- 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
- Porst Instaplus pocket 110 EF
- Porst Pocketpak 1000
- Porst Pocketpak 2001
subminiature
- Porst EX 55 ELECTRONIC mini-star (=Yashica Atoron Electro)
- Porst KX 50
Instant
- Porst Magic 500
carena
- another large range of cameras branded carena was sold by Porst
Notes
- ↑ McKeown, p. 797.
- ↑ From 1996: Porst chronology at kamera-geschichte.de.
Bibliography
- McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). Pp. 797–801.
Links
In German:
- The kamera-geschichte.de website has many pages about Photo Porst, among which:
- Photo Porst article of the German Wikipedia
