First off, Welcome to the Shen Hao club
I like mine.
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Originally Posted by DougHowk
I've had a Shen-Hao (model HZX45-IIA) for little over two years, and its my primary camera. Just 2 lenses (90 & 210) handles most of my needs. The only problem with mine is bellows extension - can't handle a lens larger than about 275mm.
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You know the front axis tilt backward, front base tilt forward trick to get more extension, right? Just drop the front standard board down as far as it'll go and you can pop it out of its track so you can use front axis tilt. Combined with the base tilt you can get a few more centimeters of extension (up to about 330 I think).
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There are certainly plenty of movements - more than I've ever used; so a very versatile camera. Did get a compendium hood for it which can prove useful.
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Agreed; more movement than any of my lenses can handle (grandagon 90/6.8, schneider 150/265 convertible symmar, and sironar-N 210/5.6).
On the compendium note, I found mine has an occasionally annoying flare issue inside the body. The compendium lens hood would help but I'm going to get around to flocking or painting the interior of the wooden frame right at the back. Stray light really reflects off the glossy painted black surface, and also the metal surface of the bellows frame at the rear.
Just something to watch out for.