Tenba Messenger Bag

A couple of week ago s I said I was going to do a review on this bag. Well... Here it is!

Tenba has a good reputation for quality camera bags at an economical but not cheap price point. The Messenger bag is no different with one exception. I does not look like a camera bag which is a very good thing. This is a really good bag for the photographer that likes to keep a low key.

In aviation and with pilots in particular you can usually tell one (if he doesn't tell you first) by the size of multi-function watch (Bretling or Rolex only please) he has mounted with at metal band on his wrist. There are those Photogs that want to scream their profession in the same way. Now I'm not at all against being proud of what we do but I prefer to keep it out of the face of those I come in contact with. Enter the Tenba Messenger Bag.

It looks like your typical business satchel or shoulder bag. This has become my grab and go bag. I can put either my 40D or 5d Mk II with the EF 24-105 f/4 L IS glass with hood mounted (out) with the EF 15-35 f/2.8 L and EF 70-200 f/2.8 L IS. The hood on the 70-200 is backwards but this is not my primary mounted lens like the 24-105 is. All this fits in the insert that is shown in the image above. With the remaining room in the Messenger I can have two 580 EX II speedlights and the ST-E2 transmitter. In the outer pouch I have some filters and my Expo Disk. There is plenty of room for other do-dads that I cary with me.

The slick part of the Messenger is the flap. With the flap latched and secured with velcro there is a zipper along the top part of the pouch that allows almost instant access to your gear. It is sweet!

Bottom line is that the Tenba Messenger Bag in unobtrusive yet versatile and comfortable enough to make a day of shooting much more palatable that a back pack bag. In my opinion, Tenba gets a five lens cap rating for the Messenger bag.

Cya next week... Doug