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telephoto lens

noun

: a lens for a camera that makes things that are far away appear to be closer

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The video then cut to Uncle Bob, who was wielding a massive telephoto lens that looks better suited for wildlife photography. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 The camera is excellent, and all three lenses are now 48 megapixels, including the telephoto lens compared with last year’s 12 megapixels. Larry Magid, Mercury News, 2 Oct. 2025 The Air is limited to 1x and 2x optical quality, while the Pro models push it out to 8x with optical zoom quality, thanks to the additional telephoto lens. Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025 Fathi used a 600 mm telephoto lens to capture exquisite detail on the lunar surface, and 50 mm and 14 mm lenses to image the striking chalk formations of the White Desert. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for telephoto lens

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“Telephoto lens.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephoto%20lens. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.

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