Tenba Shootout Convertable Photo Sling Bag, Medium, Color: Black / Black

2013-02-11T19:00:00

My wife bought the Tenba as a gift for me. The slingbag is a great tool. I use it for taking the kit out to shoot the kiddos or flora/landscape. The bag is not light and I don't skimp when packing it. To help get an idea on what you colud put in it. My slingbag currently holds a gripped D90 with a mounted 18-200, D40 with a mounted 35 1.8 (up top), a 70-200 2.8, Micro 60 G, SB-600 flash and a Lacie HD, plus a polarizer, ND4, step rings and a compact PnS. It tips the scale at a little over 15 pounds loaded and almost 20 with the tripod attached I was surprised the 70-200 fit (barely). and was still able to load the front pocket with the AA battery holder for the grip and various cleaning items in the front pocket.

JENNIFER B.

2012-01-15T19:00:00

The only problem with this clever design is inherent to its unique advantage. It has access doors on the top, back and side and can be set up with an open interior. Use it for a bunch of lenses and kit and leave one of the many doors unzipped, which is not hard to do, and you may dump your gear on the street. Be careful. But it does solve the must take it off to use it issue of conventional backpacks, and if you strip out the dividers it can carry an slr with a 300mm on it securely and conveniently, which is my application. If you just put a jumbo camera and lens in it the risk of a gear cascade is minimal... It can only fall out the top. I think of this as a special purpose tool, but it could be more.

anon

2011-12-11T19:00:00

Hard to set up dividers to access equipment from side pocket. not what I expected or needed!

DENNIS L.

2008-12-29T19:00:00

This is one of four bags that I have in my collection. This is the perfect bag to take on short trips into the city or on a nature walk into the woods. It lets you pull out your camera, while you are still walking, and shoot your shot and put it back into the bag. I use to miss shots while traveling but now I am able to get them and still have my equipment protected. The zipper seem to seal themselves shut to protect from water. I carry one camera with lens, second camera body, flash w/GF difuser, 3 lenes and most important it holds a tripod. None of the other sling bags that I found hold a tripod.

Pro P.