Porst 135 C

The Porst 135 C is a rangefinder camera from Porst. It was sold to photographers by the West German photo dealer in the 1970s. The country of production for this private label model is Japan. The new price at the time of the presentation was around 180 German Mark.

The lens of the Porst 135 C is fixed. The focal length is 38 mm. The largest aperture is f/2.7. The label of the lens is “Color spezial 1:2,7/38 mm”. The model has no autofocus system. It is manually focused. The rangefinder can determine whether the subject is sharp or not.

In the inside of the camera an exposure meter is built in. The exposure meter was designed for films with ISO value between 25 and 400.

The Porst 135 C has a bulb mode built-in. An external strobe or a flash unit can be connected to the Hot Shoe. In the Porst 135 C is a thread for a tripod built-in. In addition, there is a connector for a cable release and a self-timer.

The camera has a weight of 340 grams. The dimensions are 11,2 x 7,5 x 5,3 cm.

Films for the Porst 135 C

The Porst 135 C uses 35mm film. For this film format, there is still a good selection of material for color and black and white images. A great film choice for color photos is the Kodak Portra 160* and for black and white pictures the Ilford HP5*. Both are an awesome choice to take important pictures.