Tenba 638-233 Large Messenger (Navy Blue) | 
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| Brand: Tenba
Category: CE
List Price: $102.99
Buy New: $90.75
You Save: $12.24 (12%)
New (3) from $90.75
Rating:  10 reviews
Color: Navy blue
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: 638-233
Model: 638-233
UPC: 026815382339
EAN: 0026815382339
ASIN: B00110KAKI
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Fits most 17-inch laptops | | • | Removable photo insert | | • | Easily holds D/SLR body, 3 lenses, flash, magazines and files, in addition to your laptop | | • | Exterior of 1000 Denier Nylon: the most time-tested and proven outdoor textile ever; the optimal combination of strength, durability, and light weight; Plus Duraflex clips, welded steel D-rings, and more. | | • | Over 20 pockets and compartments to keep mobile hard drives, cell phone, MP3 player, cables, chargers, pens, and business cards; organized and easily accessible |
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Product Description
Tenba ProDigital 2.0 Messenger, Large... The essence of urban a sleek, lightweight, street-smart satchel that holds a ton, yet hugs your body, moves with you, and doesn't cramp your style. A removable photo insert allows you to convert it quickly from a camera bag to a general-purpose gym bag, book bag, school bag or briefcase.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 My new carry on bag - Laptop, valuables and camera July 16, 2008
Vic Vreeland (Bastrop, Texas)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Woooooooooow saw this in a retail shop, liked it over all the others they had for sale and ordered online - less expensive, ya know.
This bag is sssssssoooooo well made - Will replace my roll on carry on bag from Samsonite. The Samsonite bag weighed 13 lbs before I put anything in it and this one holds more than the Samsonite! Well padded compartments. There must be 20 compartments big and small. Holds my laptop, charger, Canon HF10 and charger, GPS, valuables,and papers I usually take on cruise quite well. This bag has the best shoulder strap of any bag I have ever seen. Bottom is rubberized so if you put it down in wet area your stuff won't get soaked.
This is it. Look no more!
A terrific multi-use bag November 10, 2008
RonAnnArbor (Ann Arbor, MI United States)
I have to say right off the bat, I am a bag-addict...I search for the right bags, and have several of them because I find there is no single bag that fits all my needs all the time. This bag is similar, but what it does, it does really well.
I use it for trips in which I need my dSLR and my laptop. as well as other travel items. I don't use it as a day to day bag. I carry in it my NIkon D90 with 17-55 lens attached, a zoom lens, a rocket blower, and my Canon G9 and both camera chargers in the removable camera section. It's large enough to have even one more compartment if I want to throw in an extra lens, or other small item. I also pack in my Macbook Air. It all seems safe and cozy.
This is a bag designed for urban explorers, not outback explorers. It does what it says and it does so perfectly. It would not be suitable for someone who does a lot of physical activity while carrying their gear along. You need something better padded for that. This is the PERFECT bag for your trip to Walt Disney World. It is completely unsuitable for a trip on a Pink Jeep tour in Sedona.
THere are so many pockets they easily swallow up your cellphone and charger, laptop charger, travel adapters, tickets, passports, magazines, paperback....and still nothing feels to bulky, like other bags can do.
I have to admit that on several occasions, I have taken out the camera insert and used it in a different backpack -- but that's what is great about Tenba interchangeable parts!...
By comparison purposes, I have to state that Timbuk2 bags are my absolute favorite when it comes to messenger bags -- this Tenba bag has actually more usablity-factor than my beloved Timbuk2, although it doesn't look as cool.
HIghly recommended bag for someone who has to take everything with them. It proves that yes, you CAN take it with you.
Great Bag December 21, 2008
B. Blevins
This bag is a great size for photography on the go. If you're looking for a bag that can hold 3-4 lenses a flash and a camera body, this is it. This bag is also good for switching lenses while shooting. It's even large enough to hold my Canon 70-200mm f2.8.
Excellent All-around Bag! December 31, 2008
M. Marrash (Findlay, OH USA)
Having been a Lowepro user for several years, I was starting to get sick of how noticeable my gear was in a well known camera bag. Not only does the Tenba provide ample space, lightweight design, and durability, it's way less conspicuous than many other camera bags. My bag currently fits:
1x 15.4" Laptop
1x Canon 400D + 135mm macro lens
1x 70-200 lens
1x 17-85 lens
1x 50mm lens
Filters
4x CF cards
Batteries, charger, cleaning supplies...the list goes on.
While some of the storage pockets may feel a bit overboard in their design, the Tenba messenger provides all the storage I could possibly need, with the added travel comfort we all desire.
If you've already thought about this bag enough to read this review, buy it, you won't be disappointed.
 Great Camera Bag, Questionable Laptop Bag June 4, 2008
Rowed2damascus (Bristol, CT, USA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
So, what does it fit? Well here is what I have in mine currently:
Camera Portion (this padded portion is removable):
Nikon 80-200mm zoom lens
Tokina 12-24mm in Tamrac holster pouch
2x Wireless Flash Triggers
2x Wireless Flash Receivers
Wireless Camera Remote
SB-600 Flash
Foldable Flash Softbox
Nikon D70s w/ 24-75mm lens attached (the camera rests ontop of the Tamrac holster and padding which holds the wireless flash units)
Outside the Removable Camera Portion (but in the same bag compartment):
Lithium Battery Charger
Three Memory Cards
1x Lens Filter
Extra Lens Cap
With all of this, the bag is bulky. In fact, so much so that it bulges and I have yet to carry my MacBook in the Laptop Portion fearing that the bulging would damage the screen. The Laptop portion is well padded with about an inch of combined padding between the laptop and the camera gear. However, the padding is not rigid, so it succumbs to bulging. I'm planning on buying a Tom Bihn Brain Cell for the laptop. It is made with extremely rigid padding. I would then perform surgery on the bag, taking out the padding in the laptop portion as the Brain Cell would provide all the protection I would need and removing the extra padding would reduce weight and bulging. I'll edit this post when I go through with the transformation.
Great things about the bag:
1. Quick access zipper! No need to unbuckle the flap to get to the gear.
2. Extremely strong velcro on the flap.
3. Long buckle leashes allows me to sandwich a monopod in the flap (with a carabiner holding the monopod in place)
4. Anti-theft internal flap. Inside the bag, there is a flap (probably made for semi-rain protection) that you can wrap over the top of your camera gear and tuck in on the sides. Thus, if someone were to secretly unzip the Quick access zipper in an airport, and you had the flap tucked, they would just see a whole lot of nylon rip-stop material. It would be very difficult for them to get past that without you noticing.
5. Amazing shoulder strap with great grip. I have walked for two hours with this thing fully loaded, and while it caused some back pain, I felt no need to switch shoulders. Other bags I have used ended up digging into my shoulder. Not so with this well padded strap. Also the strap utilizes metal connecting parts, not plastic. So big plus.
6. Comfortable handle.
7. Lots of pockets and zippered portions. Many of them are very deep which could be a plus or a minus.
Not so great things:
1. Not enough space for safely carrying camera gear and laptop.
2. Camera Portion is not as customizable as I would have loved. But enough, that I like it.
Bottom Line:
While extremely useful and comfortable, this bag is not meant for a lot of gear or a long haul. Quick access, comfort, and modular design are big pluses. The excessive bulging negating the use of camera gear and laptop is a big minus. But, that may be fixed by adding a Tom Bihn Brain Cell.
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