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Testbench ACCESSORIES

Ataglance

●Securerear-accessdesign

●Acceptscamera and

3-4lenses

●Roll-topsectionfor

personalitems

● Measures 11 x 17.5 x 6in

WHENyouheadoutfora daytotakephotos,

you’lloftenwanttocarrymorethanyoucan

fit intoa shoulderbag.TheTenbaFulton14L

accommodatesa decent-sizedcamerakit,but

alsohasanexpandableuppersectionforholding

everythingelse:food,waterproofsandthelike.Its

well-thought-outdesignalsoboastsadditional

externalpocketstoorganisetheotheritemsyou

mightneedtoaccessquickly.

Perhapsthebag’smostdistinctivefeatureis its

roll-topuppersection,whichallowsit toexpand

andcontractconsiderablytomatchhowmuch

youwanttofit inside.Indeedthere’seasilyenough

spaceheretocarryalltheessentialsforan

overnighttrip.I alsohadnoproblemfittingin a

jumperandlightweightjackettodealwiththe

changeableBritishweather.

In termsof cameracapacity,thelowerpadded

sectionwillaccommodatea full-frameDSLRwitha

24-70mmf/2.8or24-105mmf/4standardzoom

attached,alongwithtwoorthreemorelensesupto

thesizeof a 70-300mmf/4-5.6.If youwantedto

carrya 70-200mmf/2.8,it wouldfit intothetop

partjustfine.It’salsopossibletoremovethedivider

betweentheupperandlowersections,whichwould

letyoucarrya camerawitha muchlonger

telezoomanda verticalgripattached.

Tenbahasalsofocusedonsecurity,witha

cameracompartmentthat’saccessedfrom

therear,alongwitha hookedstrapforthe

rolltop.It wouldbeprettymuchimpossible

forpryingfingerstogetat yourpossessions

withoutyounoticing,buttheflipsideof thisis

thatit’sdifficulttoaccessyourkitwhenyou’re

onthemove.Evenchanginglenseswithoutputting

thebagdownis a trickyexercise.

Whatyoucan’tcomplainaboutis thequalityof

materialsandworkmanship,whichin typicalTenba

fashionis exemplary.Thisbagfeelslikeit should

keepyourkitwellprotectedandlastformanyyears.

It’sa handsomedesigntoo,especiallyin theolive

andtanfinishof ourreviewsample(it alsocomesin

black).Bestof all,it’sa breezetocarryfullyladen,

thankstoitsslimshapeandthegenerouslypadded,

mesh-linedshoulderstrapsandlowerback.Even

thetopgrabhandle is unusually comfortable.

Ve r d i c t
Tenbahasgota lotrightwiththeFulton14L,
deliveringanattractive,classicdesignthatdoesn’t
screamthatyou’recarryingexpensivekit.Theonly
issueis whetheryoucanputupwiththeawkward
ALL PRICES ARE APPROXIMATE STREET PRICESaccess it provides to your camera and lenses.

If youdon’tneedtocarrysomuchstuff,the

TenbaFulton10Lis designed to fit a mirrorless

orsmallDSLRcamera,

3 or4 lensesand

a 9.7intablet.

Butotherwise,

it hasa near-

identicaldesign

toitslarger

sibling.Also

availablein

olive/tanor

black,it

costs £75.

THESMALLER OPTION

Tenba Fulton 14L

backpack

AndyWestlaketriesouta

retro-styledcanvasbackpack

● £90● http://www.tenba.com/en-gb

Five-year

guarantee

Tenbaguaranteesitsbagsfor

fiveyearsagainstoriginal

manufacturingor

materialsdefects.

Bottle

pocket

Astretchymesh

side-pocketis idealfor

carryinga waterbottle,

umbrellaoranyotheritem

youneedtoget

atquickly.

Tripodcarrier

Anexpandingfabricpocket

canbeused,in concertwitha

stabilisingstrapabove,to

holda smalltripod.

Organiserpocket

Theflatfrontpocketwill

accepta 10.5intablet,maps,

notebookandpens,etc.

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