Yes, that Mr. Hicks still calls the Shen-Hao cameras "Seagull" is a little strange, assuming of course the cameras of which he wrote in that Shutterbug issue are only from Shen-Hao; the UK distributor may well be purchasing cameras from other manufacturers, but as far as I know only Shen-Hao markets direct from their factory.
Perhaps in the UK the importer is using the "Seagull" trade name for marketing purposes.
The Shen-Hao company uses their own brand-name on their website; I've visited their website several times and have considered purchasing direct.
Also, there are several resellers in China that sell view cameras with custom labels (or no labels) and these can be found on eBay at times (often with over-inflated prices). They too look like they were manufactured by Shen-Hao.
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