A camera bag with a bit of character from the 1980s. Ideal for the smaller SLR cameras and slim profile lenses of the period but the innovative internal dividers provide many options for configurations to suit today's equipment.

The company stopped using the wonderful logo which read the same when the bag was turned upside down (though it is not advisable to verify this when the bag is full of kit). Many people thought the bag designation was 'Tenba Equa'; maybe that is why the logo was dropped.

It's a good bag with stylish front pockets and unusual hardware. The cloth is called 'Cordura' and is a hard-wearing synthetic material which looks like cotton canvas but feels quite different. After complaints from users that the bag had worn a hole in their clothing, Tenba added a soft pad to the back to make it a fairer fight.

The lid has a heavy-duty zip with two pulls all the way round and is designed to contain a big supply of film.

Shooting Notes: Because of its design, texture, patina, and logo, I often use this bag as a model for testing combinations of cameras and lenses in varying light etc. The EXIF data indicates I used a Nikon D2Xs for this photo with a 50mm lens, but I think I forgot to tell the camera I had switched to a 35mm Nikkor-O.C Auto f/2 lens. Not that it matters much, but focussing this close suggests a wide angle lens was on the camera.