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telephoto lens
noun
- a lens constructed so as to produce a relatively large image with a focal length shorter than that required by an ordinary lens producing an image of the same size: used to photograph small or distant objects.
telephoto lens
/ ˈtɛlɪˌfəʊtəʊ /
noun
- a compound camera lens in which the focal length is greater than that of a simple lens of the same dimensions and thus produces a magnified image of a distant object See also zoom lens
Word History and Origins
Origin of telephoto lens1
Example Sentences
Sometimes she was using a short lens when she should have been using a telephoto lens and vice versa.
Sporting a telephoto lens with her camera, Philbin now can identify individual whales from their fins and tails and is second to Muul in sorting sighting tips and sending alerts.
As I didn't want to risk disturbing the potoo into flight, I photographed it with a long telephoto lens.
But they set aside for me this new camera she owned with a telephoto lens.
Those new iPhones coming out with an improved telephoto lens will get plenty of use by fans showing up to Mission League basketball games this winter, considering how many celebrities might be making appearances.
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