Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"B. D. Colen" wrote: > > Has anyone had experience with the new Tenba briefcase bags?...I saw one and > they look really quite neat...including having a zipper that allows the bag > to double in front-to-back depth.... B. D., I've been using a Tenba satchel every day for 2+ years now and it hardly shows any wear at all! So far I'd rate it's lifespan at 2x that of a canvas Domke and the figure may go higher still. The Protek fabric is indeed extremely rugged. As a camera bag, it has a number of features which are more clever than useful, chief among these being a hinged organizer section which can accomodate PDAs sunglasses, pens, notepads--but not film. I've just emailed Tenba asking for a revised model with higher capacity, more judicious use of padding and less frou frou. In the early 80s, I had problems with Tenba fabrics deteriorating (smelled like someone had puked in the bag) but that seems to be a thing of the past, and I'd notice real quickly if that weren't the case! I don't like the smell of new synthetics outgassing either, but whatever odor a new Tenba has goes away pretty fast. - -- Jeff Segawa Somewhere in Boulder, Colorado