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

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

Pick a telephoto lens to make the moon as big as possible in your shot, and take your shot.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2022

Since you couldn’t use a telephoto lens underwater, he’d probably zoomed in and cropped the shot tighter.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai