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| − | The '''Porst Automatic 500''' was made by [[Braun]] for distributor [[Porst]]. It was also sold as '''Braun Automatic 300''' by others. It was a [[viewfinder camera]] for type No. [[126 film]] cassettes and was launched in the mid-1960s. It had a single-speed shutter (1/90 sec.) and a [[Steinheil]]-Cassarit 1:4/43mm Color-Objektiv as lens with fixed focus for object distances between 2 and 4 metres. On top it had a [[flash]] for AG1 [[flashbulbs]] that could be hidden under its collapsible reflector and needed two AAA batteries which were hidden in the bottom. The camera had a built-in [[selenium meter]] which controlled some kind of automatic exposure. | + | The '''Porst Automatic 500''' was made by [[Braun]] for distributor [[Porst]]. It was also sold as '''Braun Automatic 300''' by others. It was a [[viewfinder camera]] for type No. [[126 film]] cassettes and was launched in the mid-1960s. It had a single-speed shutter (1/90 sec.) and a coated [[Steinheil]]-Cassarit 1:4/43mm Color-Objektiv as lens with fixed focus for object distances between 2 and 4 metres. On top it had a [[flash]] for AG1 [[flashbulbs]] that could be hidden under its collapsible reflector and needed two AAA batteries which were hidden in the camera's bottom. The camera had a built-in [[selenium meter]] which controlled some kind of automatic exposure. The coated optical viewfinder had a bright frame with [[parallax]] marks and an indicator that was green when sufficient light was available. |
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[http://www.kameramuseum.de/1-anleitungen/porst/foto/auto-500-501.html manual] at Kurt Tauber's [http://www.kameramuseum.de] | *[http://www.kameramuseum.de/1-anleitungen/porst/foto/auto-500-501.html manual] at Kurt Tauber's [http://www.kameramuseum.de] | ||
| + | *[http://www.kamera-geschichte.de/files/porst_automatic_500_d.htm Ports Automatic 500] at www.kamera-geschichte.de [http://www.kamera-geschichte.de] | ||
[[Category:Braun]] | [[Category:Braun]] | ||
[[Category:Porst]] | [[Category:Porst]] | ||
[[Category:German 126 film]] | [[Category:German 126 film]] | ||
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The Porst Automatic 500 was made by Braun for distributor Porst. It was also sold as Braun Automatic 300 by others. It was a viewfinder camera for type No. 126 film cassettes and was launched in the mid-1960s. It had a single-speed shutter (1/90 sec.) and a coated Steinheil-Cassarit 1:4/43mm Color-Objektiv as lens with fixed focus for object distances between 2 and 4 metres. On top it had a flash for AG1 flashbulbs that could be hidden under its collapsible reflector and needed two AAA batteries which were hidden in the camera's bottom. The camera had a built-in selenium meter which controlled some kind of automatic exposure. The coated optical viewfinder had a bright frame with parallax marks and an indicator that was green when sufficient light was available.
Links
- manual at Kurt Tauber's [1]
- Ports Automatic 500 at www.kamera-geschichte.de [2]
