Tenba Dna 15 Messenger Bag

With a design inspired by New York’s bike messengers, this bag sets the pace, whether you’re on two wheels, four wheels, or none at all

SO GOOD THEY NAMED IT MORE THAN TWICE, THERE ARE ACTUALLY

FIVE DIFFERENT DNA MESSENGER BAGS IN TENBA’S LINEUP, PLUS A BACKPACK. THE DNA 15 ON TEST IS THE LARGEST OF THE MESSENGER BAGS, AND IT’S NOTICEABLY DEEPER THAN THE OTHERS IN THE GROUP, ALTHOUGH THERE’S ALSO A DNA 15 SLIM MESSENGER EDITION IF YOU’D PREFER SOMETHING MORE STREAMLINED.

THE MAIN ADVANTAGE OF THE REGULAR 15 MODEL IS THAT YOU CAN STORE FOUR LENSES, FLASHGUNS OR OTHER ACCESSORIES SIDE BY SIDE

FOR QUICKER, EASIER ACCESS, RATHER THAN NEEDING TO STACK THEM IN PAIRS. WITHOUT STACKING, THE ITEMS CAN NATURALLY BE RATHER LONGER AS WELL. THE CENTRAL POSITION IN THE MAIN COMPARTMENT IS STILL LIKELY TO BE TAKEN UP BY A CAMERA WITH AN ATTACHED LENS.

THE MAIN FRONT FLAP IS SECURED BY TWO MAGNETIC SLIDE-CATCHES THAT OPERATE SILENTLY. HOWEVER, THERE ARE ALSO DUAL VELCRO STRIPS THAT ADD SECURITY BUT GIVE THE USUAL RASPING SOUND. CLEVERLY THOUGH, THEY’RE ACTUALLY ‘WHISPER HOOKS’, AND IF YOU PULL THE FLAP DIRECTLY DOWNWARDS TO RELEASE IT, THE SEPARATION IS ULTRA-QUIET.

IN ADDITION TO THE VOLUMINOUS AND REMOVABLE PADDED CAMERA INSERT, THERE ARE SEPARATE SLEEVES AT THE REAR OF THE MAIN COMPARTMENT FOR BOTH A 15-INCH LAPTOP AND A LARGE TABLET. AROUND THE BACK, THERE’S A ZIPPERED DOCUMENT COMPARTMENT WITH AN INTERNAL ORGANISER. THE FRONT OF THE BAG FEATURES FOUR SMALLER POCKETS IN DUAL LAYERS, AND THERE ARE TWO FURTHER POCKETS ON THE FRONT FLAP. STRETCHY MESH POCKETS ARE FEATURED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BAGS FOR HOLDING DRINKS BOTTLES OR OTHER ITEMS.

AS WITH THE GITZO BAG, A FULL-LENGTH ZIP ON THE TOP ENABLES

YOU TO QUICKLY GRAB YOUR CAMERA OR OTHER ITEMS IN THE MAIN COMPARTMENT WITHOUT UNDOING THE MAIN FLAP. OVERALL, THE FEATURES ARE REALLY WELL THOUGHT THROUGH, AND DESPITE BEING A BIT ON THE LARGE SIDE FOR A MESSENGER BAG, IT’S VERY COMFORTABLE.

£125 / $175 SECURITY STRAP PART OF ITS MESSENGER BIKER ‘DNA’ IS AN ADDITIONAL STRAP THAT CAN FASTEN AROUND YOUR BODY, KEEPING THE BAG SECURE WHEN YOU’RE BIKING OR BEING GENERALLY LIVELY Below Main compartment Left Keep it hidden BAG REAR EXTRA DEPTH ENABLES THE PADDED CAMERA INSERT TO BE CONFIGURED WITH TWO ADJACENT ROWS FOR PAIRS OF LENSES AND OTHER ACCESSORIES THE LUGGAGE TROLLEY STRAP HAS A VELCRO FASTENER AT ITS CENTRE, WHILE THE REAR DOCUMENT POCKET HAS AN INTERNAL ORGANISER THERE ARE HIDDEN POCKETS GALORE, STASHED BEHIND MAGNETIC CLOSURES AND ZIPS. A ‘SLIM’ VERSION OF THE BAG IS ALSO AVAILABLE