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'''Flash''' was a camera stores chain based in [[France]], founded around 1960.  
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'''Flash''' was a camera store chain based in [[France]], founded around 1960.  
  
They are known for their private label brand '''Ifba''' which was introduced around 1970. Brand and stores were advertised as making the cheapest retail offers in France and offering products of [[Japan]]'s biggest factories.
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They are known for their private label brand '''Ifba''' which was introduced around 1970. The brand and stores were advertised as making the cheapest retail offers in France and offering products of [[Japan]]'s biggest factories.
  
 
[[OEM]] products of international makers were badged ''Ifbaflex''  [[SLR]]s, ''Ifbagon'' (lenses), ''Ifbalit'' (studio lights), ''Ifbatronic'' (flashes), ''Ifbanox'' (enlargers), ''Ifbascope'' (telescopes) and so on.
 
[[OEM]] products of international makers were badged ''Ifbaflex''  [[SLR]]s, ''Ifbagon'' (lenses), ''Ifbalit'' (studio lights), ''Ifbatronic'' (flashes), ''Ifbanox'' (enlargers), ''Ifbascope'' (telescopes) and so on.
  
 
==Cameras==
 
==Cameras==
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===Ifba brand===
 
* Ifba 35
 
* Ifba 35
 
* Ifba 500
 
* Ifba 500
 
* Ifba Signal Flash
 
* Ifba Signal Flash
===non-"Ifba"===
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{{Flickr_image
* Astral S20 ([[Sedic]])
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|image_source= https://www.flickr.com/photos/izakodak/8629837513/in/pool-camerawiki/
* Astral S30
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|image= https://live.staticflickr.com/8251/8629837513_4983b75d08_w.jpg
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|image_align= right
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|image_text= Rebadged Cosina
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|image_by= Iza Lemargouillat
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|image_rights= wp
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}}
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===Astral brand===
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* Astral S5 (126 film}
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* [[Astral S20 Flash Sensor]] ([[Sedic]])<!--This comes from McKeown I think, but needs confirmation-->
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* [[Astral S30 Electric Eye]]
 
* Astral 110
 
* Astral 110
 
* Pocket 500
 
* Pocket 500
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===35mm SLRs===
 
===35mm SLRs===
* Ifbaflex 1000 DX ([[Chinon]])
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*Ifbaflex T 1000 ([[Cosina Hi-Lite]])
* Ifbaflex 2000 CE
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*Ifbaflex TL 1000 ([[Cosina Hi-Lite DL]])
* Ifbaflex M102
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*Ifbaflex M 102 ([[Voigtländer VSL  | Voigtländer-Rollei VSL 1]])
* Ifbaflex T1000 ([[Cosina]])
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*Ifbaflex 2000 CE (Cosina Hi-Lite EC)
* Ifbaflex TL1000 (Cosina)
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*Ifbaflex 1000DX ([[Chinon CX]])
  
 
==M42 lenses==
 
==M42 lenses==
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* Ifba Mirage E Electronic 60S
 
* Ifba Mirage E Electronic 60S
 
[[Category:France]]
 
[[Category:France]]
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==Links==
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* A [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/liste_imagettes_marque_eng.php?lettre=Flash listing of Flash cameras] at [https://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index_eng.php collection-appareils.fr]

Latest revision as of 20:20, 13 June 2021

Flash was a camera store chain based in France, founded around 1960.

They are known for their private label brand Ifba which was introduced around 1970. The brand and stores were advertised as making the cheapest retail offers in France and offering products of Japan's biggest factories.

OEM products of international makers were badged Ifbaflex SLRs, Ifbagon (lenses), Ifbalit (studio lights), Ifbatronic (flashes), Ifbanox (enlargers), Ifbascope (telescopes) and so on.

Cameras

Ifba brand

  • Ifba 35
  • Ifba 500
  • Ifba Signal Flash

Astral brand

35mm SLRs

M42 lenses

Light

  • Ifbatronic (flash)
  • Ifbalit 1000 simplex (studio light)

Super 8 cine cameras

  • Ifba Mirage M8 de luxe
  • Ifba Mirage M10S
  • Ifba Mirage E Electronic 60S

Links