Kensington Camera Messenger

Some bags announce what is inside them. This one does not.

A camera bag cut like a briefcase: heavyweight waxed canvas, a crazy horse leather flap, antique brass under your hand. It carries a body and a lens across a city without telling anyone what it holds, and on the days the camera stays home it takes a laptop and a notebook just as easily.

The canvas sheds a passing shower; the leather takes a scratch and settles it back into the surface. Neither improvement is something you have to work at — you simply carry the bag, and it gets better.

Features

• Carries a camera body with a lens attached, or a 13-inch laptop and a slim notebook
• Main compartment under a buckled flap, with a front pocket for what you reach for hourly
• Fully adjustable strap — worn long across the body or shortened to the shoulder
• Waxed finish that beads and sheds drizzle
• Reads as a briefcase rather than as camera kit
• Supplied without a padded insert, so the space is yours to divide

Specifications

• Material — heavyweight oil-waxed canvas with crazy horse leather flap and trims
• Laptop Size — up to 13 inches
• Compartments — main compartment, front pocket
• Closure — buckled leather flap
• Hardware Finish — antique brass tone
• Water Resistance — water-resistant waxed finish
• Carry — fully adjustable shoulder strap
• Colours — Brown, Dark Grey

Perfect For

• Photography on foot, in cities where a camera bag draws attention
• Daily commuting with a 13-inch laptop
• Weekend travel and day trips
• The office, on days that are not formal

Why You'll Love It

Waxed canvas and crazy horse leather were chosen for the same reason: both age rather than wear out. The creases hold a lighter line where the fabric folds, the leather darkens at the flap and the strap, and within a season the bag looks like it belongs to you and to nobody else. The discretion is the point — nobody looks twice at someone carrying a briefcase.