5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good Quality, Do not read the Tenba website description, June 16, 2009
Upon arrival of this bag, I noticed that it seemed much better made than many bags you find at walmart or other big box stores. In making my purchase decision, I looked over the Tenba website, and found that the bag matching this product description had many great features not mentioned on the amazon webpage such as a rain hood and velcro on the bottom for tripod attachment. If you look very closely, the product shown on the inset pictures of the Tenba website do not match the large pictures. Also, there are 6 large pictures that do not even match themselves. Pictures 1 and 6 are of the bag shown in the inset smaller pictures under the "features" tab:
http://www.tenba.com/products/Shootout--Waistpack.aspx#features
Pictures 3 and 4 of the larger pictures are display the product if you order from Amazon, which I have. The differences between the two products are as follows:
-Missing rain hood aka Weatherwrap
-Missing tripod straps on bottom
-Missing magazine pocket to unzip so you can slide it over the luggage/cart handles
-Side handles for which can be used to attach the media wallet and phone/music pouch are on the thick waist strap, not on the bag. There are no side handles on the bag itself.
I have put in a request to Amazon to verify all their stock is missing the above features, and they took a few days, but have agreed it is missing said features from the Tenba website. I have put in two email requests to the Tenba website, non of which have been answered. If support is an issue for you, please look to another manufacturer.
All bad things aside, I will keep this bag because I have made my own attachment for the tripod to this bag, and because I shouldn't be walking around in the rain for the type of photography I do and have decided to put a regular umbrella with the trip attached to the bottom of the bag in case I find myself walking around without cover. The zippers are rubberized, and I will spray it with a "waterproofing" spray that is designed for sports shoes, I've sprayed all my bags with it, works great.
The pockets are good for organizing equipment, they are well laid out. I would like the inside to be yellow like an "Ape Case" or Kata bag. I can fit a D90, 18-55mm attached to body, 50mm 1.8, 55-200mm and two SB600's in the main pouch, in a snug but not too right fashion. The side pockets have a lens cleaner kit, two Hoya filters in their case, ML3 wireless trigger, hot shoe attachment for SB600s, spare batteries, and there are 3 dedicated pockets for memory cards along with the included memory wallet which holds 6 cards (and is cheaply made,I'm not using mine). If you have a "full format" DSLR or have a battery grip, I may not recommend it without handling the bag first to be sure things will fit.
Without getting too creative, the movable dividers divide the main compartment into 4 pockets, two large and two small. I do not have any pro lenses, so mine fit ok, but I could imagine 62mm,77mm, 82mm glass will either be tight, or not fit at all; again, handle the bag first if possible.
Lastly, the main reason I purchased this bag is because I knew I would not have a large kit to carry around, but wanted something to take weight off my shoulders, and this does this very well. I haven't hiked a mile carrying all my gear yet, but it feels great. Using the included shoulder strap, it does not bounce while walking, for me. If you walk through crowded places, I would worry about bumping into things because it does stick out a little. Overall, great bag, just wish it was matching the one on the Tenba website 632-201 and that the company would respond to any of my emails.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent for shooters on the go., October 19, 2007
First of all, just having a waist pack instead of a backpack makes this worth the purchase. I hated having to remove my backpack, set it on the ground, shuffle through it, pick it back up, and sling it on my back again. Having a waist pack means you always have your gear within arms reach, without having to take anything off or put it on. It's well made, and the waist strap is really comfy and padded.
My standard bag contents (all of this stuff fits just fine at once):
D70 with 18-70 lens attached
50mm lens
70-300 lens
TTL cord
SB-600
Air blaster bulb
Lens cleaning kit
Circular Polarizer filter
Neutral Density Filter
Extra CF cards
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