telephoto lens

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telephoto lens (plural telephoto lenses)

  1. (photography) A lens having a long focal length which produces a magnified view of distant objects.
  2. (photography) A lens which produces a magnified view of distant objects and which is sufficiently compact to have a physical length shorter than its focal length (as distinct from a long-focus lens).

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