Amateur Photographer - UK 2019-07-12)

Te n b a To o l s

Lens Capsule

●£18-£38.50●www.tenba.com

THERE’Sa hugearrayof lenscasesonthemarket,andit’stempting
toassumethatthey’reallmuchthesame.Howevertheselens
capsulesfromTenbaoffersomethinggenuinelya bitdifferent.
Unusually,theyhavesoftsides,buthardtopandbasesections
mouldedfromethylene-vinylacetate(EVA),withgenerouspadding
throughoutanda softlining.Thisdesignis greatforabsorbingshocks
andpreventingthembeingtransferredtoyourdelicateoptics.There’s
alooponthebackforattachingthepouchtoa beltorbag,witha
securedouble-velcrofastening,anda good-sizedgrabhandleat
thetop.A meshpocketin thelidwillholda filterorlenscloth.
Tenbamakesthisdesignin fivesizes,andratherthanusingobscure
productnumbers,insteadnamesthemaftertheinteriordimensions.
Thismakesit particularlyeasytoworkoutwhichtobuy;simply
choosebetween9x9cm,13x9cm,15x11cm, 23x12cm and
30x13cm,dependingonthesizeof
thelensyouwanttofit inside.
Thisshouldcovereverything
fromf/1.4primesthrough
to70 -200mm
f/2.8telezooms.
AsusualfromTenba,
there’slittletocriticise
aboutthequalityof
materialsorconstruction,
withtheonlyquestionmark
beingthewater-resistance
of thezipclosure.But
otherwise,forprotecting
individuallensesthese
capsulesshoulddoa fi ne job.
Andy Westlake

Tenba’sLens

Capsuleshavesoft

sideswitha hard

top and base

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Thewell-

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designwill

protectyour

lenses on the go