Need a Viewfinder - Any experience with www.bhcamera.us?

kahlheins · May 4, 2020

I am looking for a relatively inexpensive 6x12 viewfinder in the range of 45-50mm and came across this website. They are selling chinese Gaoersi viewfinders which I haven't found anywhere else. Going by the name alone it seems a bit dodgy, but I also haven't been able to contact anyone through their contact form. Does anyone know if the store is legitimate and how to contact them?

Alternatively I'd be grateful for any suggestions on where to source a suitable viewfinder from (ideally in Europe, but importing something probably isn't too much hassle either).

ChristopherCoy · May 4, 2020

There's a thread here with experiences... https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/13069557

runswithsizzers · May 4, 2020

Do not confuse "bh-camera.com" (or "bhcamera.us" which is apparently in China) - with "B&H Photo & Video" in New York City, USA. The first one sells a limited selection of unusual medium and large format cameras (Chinese made?) - and the second one sells just about everything a photographer could possibly ever want or need.

neilt3 · May 4, 2020

ChristopherCoy said:
There's a thread here with experiences... https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/13069557

Apart from the two firms being unrelated , you've linked to a thread from 15 years ago !
Hardly relevant in 2020 .
Regards to B&H who you link to , I've had stuff from them several times over the years and have had excellent service from them .
I'm in the U.K and deliveries have always arrived in good time .

This doesn't help the O.P though , as the firm's are unrelated .

ChristopherCoy · May 4, 2020

neilt3 said:
Hardly relevant in 2020 .
.

Perhaps, but the OP didn't put stipulations. He just asked for assistance. Forgive me for my attempt at such.

mohmad khatab · May 4, 2020

ChristopherCoy said:
Perhaps, but the OP didn't put stipulations. He just asked for assistance. Forgive me for my attempt at such.

I hope to know what the symbol (OP) is
What does this code mean please?

MattKing · May 4, 2020

OP = Original Poster - the person who started the thread.

neilt3 · May 4, 2020

ChristopherCoy said:
Perhaps, but the OP didn't put stipulations. He just asked for assistance. Forgive me for my attempt at such.

OP did place for stipulations .
He asked for anyone with experience with one firm , you provided a link for to a very old thread about a completely different firm in a different country entirely .......a bit confusing perhaps ?
Maybe read the question again ?
Regards .

neilt3 · May 22, 2020

kahlheins said:
I am looking for a relatively inexpensive 6x12 viewfinder in the range of 45-50mm and came across this website. They are selling chinese Gaoersi viewfinders which I haven't found anywhere else. Going by the name alone it seems a bit dodgy, but I also haven't been able to contact anyone through their contact form. Does anyone know if the store is legitimate and how to contact them?

Alternatively I'd be grateful for any suggestions on where to source a suitable viewfinder from (ideally in Europe, but importing something probably isn't too much hassle either).

What did you decide to do in the end ?
Did you find anything out about them ?
They do have an eBay store , so if you bought via that and paid by PayPal , your covered under the buyer protection .
I'm in half a frame of mind to get one of the zoom viewfinders from them for 5x4 .

kahlheins · May 28, 2020

I didn't find the ebay store and ended up getting a Fotoman viewfinder instead. Seems to be built fairly well and looks good, but I underestimated the size of it a little. They guy from Fotoman was a pleasure to deal with.

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