telephoto lens
Example Sentences
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Parkinson photographed a black vulture perched over a dead yacaré caiman in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands, keeping his boat at a distance and using a long telephoto lens to capture the shot.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Its single rear camera lacks the telephoto lens of the Pro models and the ultrawide lens in the entry-level iPhone 17, which costs $200 less.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
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.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
It’s a little too far away for me to get a nice shot with my telephoto lens, but it’s unmistakably a bald eagle.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
Somebody was leaning through the driver’s-side window, aiming a telephoto lens at us.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
