Tenba is a company with a history of designing bags, cases and accessories for photographers, by photographers, going back about 50 years. The history itself is that pro photographer Robert Weinreb used to go about his business, wrapping his camera lenses in woolly hats and stuffing them into regular backpacks, until finally getting a local Manhattan sewing shop to stitch up his own specialized camera bag. That was all the way back in 1977.
Tenba has literally gone from strength to strength over the ensuing decades. The name is derived from a Tibetan word meaning strong, reliable and unshakable, and the company’s motto is ‘Never Compromise’. One of the most recent, upgraded designs, the Tenba Roadie v2 collection launched as the world’s first rolling camera cases with removable backpack straps. Indeed, the backpack straps are so removable that they’re actually sold separately as optional extras. Either way, the Roadie v2 series builds on the success and reputation of the original Tenba Roadie Air Case Roller 21, aiming to be the ‘most advanced camera carry solutions’ to date, and among the best roller bags for photographers. Let’s take a closer look.
