Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Tenba Cooper 15 Camera Bag (637-404)

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2021

Color: DSLRStyle: Cooper 13Verified Purchase

I was looking for a bag that I could travel with, carry some photography gear, my laptop and some travel essentials. This bag fit my needs perfectly. It looks good, it's really well made and is nicely designed with the various compartments. I typically have a Nikon full frame DSLR with a 24-70 lens attached on one side of the compartment. The other side holds a speed light, a flash trigger and my computer charger. I've had as much as a Canon 5d, a 24-70mm lens,15-30mm lens and a speedlight in this bag for a remote shoot where I had to fly. It fit everything perfectly. The shoulder pad is the best. It makes the bag feel less heavy. It is really great. The bag also made with water resistant material and comes with a rain hood which came in handy walking the streets of NYC in a downpour. If you are considering this bag don't hesitate, it's awesome.

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Tom Sexton

Not too Big an not too Small. Excellent Quality!

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2020

Color: DSLRStyle: Cooper 15Verified Purchase

Very High Quality Camera bag. Seems to be very durable and has plenty of room for my Camcorder and other items. Needed something a little taller and wider for my camcorder. This size was perfect and it's easy to sling over my shoulder for carrying when traveling. Well thought out. The material it's made of seems to be water-resistant, but they provide you with a light weight rain covering if needed. Zippers are heavy duty and perform very well. From that alone you can tell that they didn't cut corners when it comes to quality. I like the color and finish. I'm very happy with this bag and would not hesitate to purchase it again.

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ckseid

tickets - side zipper pocket perfect for water bottle

Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2017

Color: SlimStyle: Cooper 13Verified Purchase

I bought this bag over 1 year ago for my Fuji XT-1 Mirrorless camera. I have 6 lens and one camera. I am a professional photographer but on family trips, i leave the heavy gear behind (Nikon D4 plus lens). I used this on a few family trips.

The Pros:
- Styling bag (fancy restaurant, not a problem)
- Fits Ipad Pro perfectly
- Zippers pocket in front is a plus for passports, tickets
- side zipper pocket perfect for water bottle.
- nice hand strap if you don't want to use shoulder strap
- removable insert
- 2 front pocket perfect for batter charger

The Cons
- bags gets flimsy after 3 or 4 lens.
- will tip over forward if packed

Depending on your style, this could be a pro or con...the material is soft, so the camera bag with lens will hug around your body. Sometimes it is too huggy...and i put my iPad pro to make it more rigid. The bag also sags a bit.

I like the design, the color and the size. I wish it was maybe 25% more rigid. It is a little on the expensive side. I also looked at the large size for my nikon, but determined that that bag would be too flimsy and sagging as a camera bag. This bag gets 4 stars from me!

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divding

The only shoulder camera bag you'll ever need!

Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2018

Color: DSLRStyle: Cooper 15Verified Purchase

I love it!
My favourite shoulder camera bag! Rephrase, my fav shoulder bag yo!

Inside the bag, it fits my Fujifilm GFX 50S with vertical grip and Fujinon GF32-64mm F4 lens attached, Fujinon GF120mm F4 lens, RRS TFA-01 Ultra Pocket Pod with RRS BH25 Ballhead, Fujifilm EF-X500 speedlight, Fujifilm EF-X20 speedlight, 2x spare batteries, Leica SOFORT Instax Camera, 1x Instax Mini film, 2x filters, micro fibre cloth, blower, camera strap, trigger release cable. On the front side of the bag: pen (for scribbling down something or filling out inbound passenger card on the airplane), Lenspen, spare SD cards, game cards for my Switch (these and the SD cards in a Tenba Reload Universal Card Wallet, which is in the front pocket of the bag). Inside the front cover of the bag (the open flap): my Switch and boarding passes (I was getting on an airplane). Inside the back of the bag: my 12.9" iPad Pro with Logitech Slim Combo case with Apple Pencil attached (without the keyboard). And it still could fit two bottles of 750ml water on both sides!

This gives you an idea of how much things it can fit while still have no problems getting on the airplane (carry on) for a very strict domestic flight! Me and my wife, we didn't have any checked in bags, so it was two roller carry on cases and two shoulder bags, one of which was this camera bag. It was so nimble that it didn't attract any attention from the airline ground staffs where domestic flights are very strict with how much you can carry on.

But I have to say, these much gear was very heavy on the shoulder indeed. When I walked around the streets, I'd only take the essentials to reduce the weight on my shoulders.

The bag is very well designed, all the compartments are very comfortable to use in terms of the way I stuffed things in. The silent opening feature is really nice, my wife loved it every time I opened the bag, it doesn't annoy her.

We had some rain on our trip, the bag is fine in light rain, though I haven't tried the rain cover yet. The bottom gives great moisture protection.

It also fits my old MacBook Pro 15 inch laptop (a model four years ago, thick and heavy).

I have tried other shoulder bags in the past, none are as good as this one. This one can officially replace my backpack camera bags!

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Todd in Kansas

New favorite bag

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2016

Color: DSLRStyle: Cooper 15Verified Purchase

This is a very high quality bag with a price to match. The construction and attention to detail is beyond anything I have seen from any other brand in over 20 years of looking for the 'perfect camera bag'. There is no perfect bag for all situations, but if you are looking for a quality large shoulder bag this one is worthy of your consideration. The fasteners and zippers are of good quality as is the fabric used inside and out. The shoulder strap has plenty of room to expand for across the chest carry and the removable hand strap is not adjustable but is of a good length. The connection point for the shoulder and hand strap appear to run down the side, across the bottom and back up the other side, ensuring the bottom of this bag will never give out under a heavy load, dumping gear on the ground (I've had that happen with a cheaper bag). The seams all appear sturdy, with box stitching where the straps terminate. The leather bottom, zipper pulls and strap grip pads are well made and provide a nice touch. There are plenty of pockets and the two pockets on the ends have a zipper that allows them to expand to hold larger items when needed. When expanded they are a good size for a water bottle or a medium size lens but they don't have any padding so storing a lens there might not be a good idea in some situations. There is a rain cover included but it is not built into a special pocket like some other bags, giving you the option of leaving it at home if you live in an area that doesn't see much rainfall. The inner padding is removable making the bag useful as a general purpose shoulder bag if needed. About the only thing I would like to see changed is making the shoulder strap removable like the short carry strap. Not a big deal, I can't see it being used without one but if the original strap becomes damaged it will make attaching a replacement more difficult. One of the cooler things about the bag is the Velcro seal on the main flap. Pull down then out when opening the bag and it's virtually silent. I imagine we will be seeing this on a lot of things in the future.

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F. Reagan

Good for a simple day bag, not a vacation!

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2016

Color: DSLRStyle: Cooper 13Verified Purchase

This is a very well made bag however, the pockets inside lie flat so don't over fill them. if you even put a tiny computer in the bag you can not get in and out of the top without opening it all the way. I must point out this is very well made and perhaps a larger size would have been better but I'm a smaller person and already the weight across my shoulder was too much. I used the bag for 2 weeks at the national parks of the Southwest. I started just hating the bag by the third day. I had a cannon 70d in the middle with an 18-200 lens on it, on the sides were a fuji 90 & 14 lens for an XT10, and a couple of pancake lens. I had a very small lap top in the side and a package of filters etc on the other side. I had lens wipes and a lens cloth in the inside pockets. The bag really is much too tight for this combo. Go up a size! I ended up leaving the computer in my luggage, but that didn't make it any easier to get my hand in and out. Plan on only being able to get at the middle pocket without opening the flap. Everyone with me had backpack bags and loved them. Gives me pause. I didn't seem to be able to get that cannon camera out any faster then they did with their backpacks.

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Ocian Ocarr

Beautiful and useful

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2020

Color: DSLRStyle: Cooper 15Verified Purchase

This is one of the rare things that I feel lucky to own for the rest of my life.
I wanted this type after owning small shoulder-strap style, various backpack styles and roller suitcase style. I realized I needed something that can go to parties and streets alike, can handle short walking as well, and also media size that can hold enough DSLR equipment but not too heavy or bulky.
This looked just the right thing online. When it came, it exceled my expectations. Nice size that can hold my D850 with 3 lenses including the 70-200, and a flash. Top opening means I don't have to worry dropping anything in the middle of shouldering it when changing stuff. Double top with double zipper makes it extremely convenient as well as safe. Shoulder strap is well padded with friction coating underside. An additional top handle that is connected to the bag body but not the flap makes it safe and convenient even further. Functionally, it has everything it possibly should have but still looks very concise.
After all that, it is elegant looking, even slightly luxurious, whereas not too technical or eye catching. It looks great among friends but not easy to raise eyebrows of the thieves.

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ERIC

Good product for an em10 or M43 camera with on ...

Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2016

Color: DSLRStyle: Cooper 8Verified Purchase

Good product for an em10 or M43 camera with on zoom lens and 3 primes, I took of one star because my EP5 doesn't fit with the VF4 attached, and also because it is pricey. Love the look and feel otherwise. But if you need more room you ll need to see the 13 slim or other.

Edit and Follow up after a year of medium use :

The bag lost his color on the top flap due to sun exposure. The bag looks bad now and I always took care of it. I paid a premium price and now I have a bad looking bag.. NOT RECOMMENDED Finally I take off 3 stars since I paid a premium price and now I am good to buy another one.

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Jazz1

Stealthy and Versatile for Trips

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2019

Color: SlimStyle: Cooper 13Verified Purchase

I own and have owned a lot of camera bags over the years. When I purchased a 2018 iPad Pro 12.9" I didn't think about my travel camera and new iPad storage needs. So my inventory of bags were not cutting it for this iPad model. So the hunt was on.

As my spouse and I left our home for the flight I was asked by her, "Where is your camera equipment?" As she surveyed my luggage. It was of course in my new Tenba 13" Slim. I take that question as a compliment to the bag, as it was carrying the iPad, a Fujifilm XT-2, a wide ange zoom, a medium zoom, and a small prime lens (plus many accessories).

I even managed to cram in some Bowers and Wilkins PX headphones in the flap zippered pouch (though the cloth case did stick out and make the bag's flap bulge. But, it was good enough to get the headphones on the plane and get me to the hotel where I divested myself of the iPad and headphones for photo touring the Boston area.

I found the interior of the bag very adaptive to what I wanted to carry. Stacking lenses, and accessories was easy with the velcro dividers. I particularly liked the small horizontal one that kept my stacked gear isolated and organized. I did get "TSA'd" by airport security and had to pull my lensless XT-2 out via the top flap zipper (without opening the entire velcro exterior flap. And yes, of course I had to pull the iPad from the bag's external pocket. So this outside iPad/laptop storage compartment worked well. Though, I'm not sure how thick a laptop it would accommodate.

The "silent" flap velcro work relatively well, but often I just accessed gear via the top flapped zipper. There is another interior zipper cover that further helps secure your gear. The outside, side, adjustable, zippered pouches worked well. But they are not expansive. I had to cram my water bottle in one, and my cased glasses in the other. I would have had more confidence if these end pouches were deeper and elastic for my flexibility in storage. I suppose a trade-off was made for looks and overall slim profile.

To be fair, even though the bag is "slim" it probably would be easy to pack enough enough camera gear (mirrorless camera gear) that prolonged use is going to hurt your shoulder. That is why I carefully chose what to pack in for any particular day.

In the end I was glad to have the use of this bag for transport of my entire kit. It was very accommodating for my various requirements. Tenba of course makes a larger bag of similar design. So DSLR users might want to check that out.

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Cycling Writer

The Un-Camera Bag

Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2019

Color: SlimStyle: Cooper 13Verified Purchase

As several other reviewers have noted, one of the main attractions of the Tenba Cooper 13 Slim is that it doesn’t look like a camera bag. For my uses (a bag for business travel, as well as local day shoots) that was important. You give up some of the capacity and convenience of a “squarer” bag, but gain ease in carrying a messenger-bag-shaped case.

My biggest concern was the pilling and dust mentioned by other reviewers. I haven’t carried the case long enough to observe this, but may not experience it based on having replaced all but one Velcro divider with SRA pre-cut foam. See photos, which show the insert removed from the bag with only the tall Tenba divider used as a vertical foam ”retaining wall.”. My Fujifilm X-T3 with 16-80 lens mounted goes on the left, with a Fujinon 35 f2.0 prime on the right with a LUMIX DMC-LX100 body/lens used for grab shots in low light. Filters and all the usual go in pockets and an iPad Pro and Apple pencil in the outside rear zippered compartment.

If I see pilling or dust, I’ll remove the rectangular insert altogether and just use foam. By using the pre-cut, you can experiment with different configurations to suit your gear or changing needs, as I expect to do when adding a Fujinon long lens. The lining of the bag is a material that reminds me of what Peak Design’s messenger bag uses inside. If needed (I hope not), foam plus the bag’s regular lining should eliminate any possibility of dust.

My one disappointment is the “silent” Velcro. It is difficult and awkward to open the bag silently, as demonstrated in Tenba’s video. I wish Tenba had provided sewn-in flaps to optionally cover the Velcro (at least one Think Tank Retrospective bag has this feature). That would have helped for times when you absolutely MUST open quietly — sleeping baby, wildlife, street photography. I’ll solve this by adding some 2” Velcro tape without adhesive backing cut to the lengths needed to cover the Velcro inside of the flap. The 2” Velcro can be removed when more security is needed. This solution just is not as elegant as in-built flaps would be.

In all, pleased with the purchase Of the Tenba Cooper 13 Slim and recommend it to others who are seeking an un-camera bag.

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