telephoto lens

noun

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

Examples of telephoto lens in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Traffic ended up stopping while bison crossed the road, so Braaten stuck her camera out the window to take a closer look with her telephoto lens. CBS News, 12 June 2024 The more time went by without so much as a single blurry telephoto lens shot of Kate, the more the rumors built. Constance Grady, Vox, 6 June 2024 Bring binoculars or a camera with a telephoto lens. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 30 May 2024 All Fours begins with the unnamed narrator, a 45-year-old semi-famous artist, learning that someone has been peering into her window with a telephoto lens. Shannon Carlin, TIME, 1 May 2024 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 27 Jul. 2024.

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