telephoto lens

Example Sentences

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It’s hard to imagine a riskier trek, but he managed to pull it off, traveling through cities and towns with a telephoto lens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

Sometimes she was using a short lens when she should have been using a telephoto lens and vice versa.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

As I didn't want to risk disturbing the potoo into flight, I photographed it with a long telephoto lens.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

If the rumor mill pans out, this year’s iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max may feature a periscope-style telephoto lens that will improve the quality of photos taken from far distances.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Squinting through my camera’s telephoto lens at the upper Southeast Ridge, I was surprised to see four antlike figures moving almost imperceptibly toward the South Summit.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer