Tenba Shootout 14L Slim backpack review

The Tenba Shootout 14L Slim is a rare streamlined travel backpack ideal for hiking with a mirrorless camera or compact DSLR

Tenba Shootout 14L Slim
(Image: © Jamie Carter)

Digital Camera World Verdict

The Shootout 14L Slim will suit anyone using after the essentials. It’s well designed for the outdoors, it’s got plenty of flexibility and can be customised to carry anything you want – as long as you don’t need a laptop or a full-frame DSLR. You could even remove everything from the inner compartment and use it as a weekend bag. Lightweight and low-cost, the Shootout range eschews over-engineering and gives you what you need for a low price.

Pros

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    Tough, compact design

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    Takes a hydration bladder

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    Can store a 10-inch tablet

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    Built-in sunglasses case

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    Plenty of tripod storage options

Cons

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    Doesn’t take a full-frame DSLR

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    Hip belt lacks padding

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    No side or top access

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    Can’t hold a laptop

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The Tenba Shootout 14L Slim is a small and sleek backpack that’s rather unusual in that it caters mainly for those that use a mirrorless camera or compact DSLR, or other relatively small-sized imaging gear (such as a small drone).

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Jamie Carter
Astrophotography expert

Jamie has been writing about all aspects of technology for over 14 years, producing content for sites like TechRadar, T3, Forbes, Mashable, MSN, South China Morning Post, and BBC Wildlife, BBC Focus and BBC Sky At Night magazines. 

As the editor for www.WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com, he has a wealth of enthusiasm and expertise for all things astrophotography, from capturing the Perseid Meteor Shower, lunar eclipses and ring of fire eclipses, photographing the moon and blood moon and more.

He also brings a great deal of knowledge on action cameras, 360 cameras, AI cameras, camera backpacks, telescopes, gimbals, tripods and all manner of photography equipment.