telephoto lens

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telephoto lens

(ˈtɛlɪˌfəʊtəʊ)
n
(Photography) a compound camera lens in which the focal length is greater than that of a simple lens of the same dimensions and thus produces a magnified image of a distant object. See also zoom lens
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

tel′epho′to lens′


n.
a camera lens that produces a relatively large image: used to photograph small or distant objects.
[1940–45]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.telephoto lens - a camera lens that magnifies the imagetelephoto lens - a camera lens that magnifies the image
camera lens, optical lens - a lens that focuses the image in a camera
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Translations
Teleobjektiv
téléobjectif
teleobjektív
teleobiettivo
teleobjektív

telephoto lens

[ˈtelɪˌfəʊtəʊˈlenz] Nteleobjetivo m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

telephoto lens

[ˌtɛlɪfəʊtəʊˈlɛnz] nteleobiettivo
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* Camera and film: Bring a camera with a telephoto lens that does not require fiddling, as animals do not always stand still.
* Still camera with telephoto lens, adequate supply of film or other removable medium, and spare battery
The impact of the more compact lens size will be especially marked on telephoto lenses, making it possible to produce a Four Thirds System 300mm telephoto lens, for example, that offers performance equivalent to an approximately 600mm lens on a 35mm film SLR camera."
Inspired by a lifelong love for animals, Brandt insists on never using a telephoto lens in portraying them.
BLIND DATA Cognitive neuroscientists don't simply snap pictures of neurons' private doings like paparazzi peering into a celebrity's bedroom with a telephoto lens. Instead, they choose particular statistical methods to transform brain data into images that portray what's going on in small, dispersed patches of brain tissue.
The Digibino DB100 binoculars are capable of seven times magnification - equivalent to a 280-millimetre telephoto lens. The 0.8 megapixel digital camera has 16MB of built in flash memory and can store up to 100 JPEG images.
Aniston had claimed that a paparazzi photographer scaled a neighbour's eight-foot high wall and, using a telephoto lens, took photos of her ``reclining topless in her back yard.''
Aniston claimed a paparazzi photographer scaled a neighbour's wall and, using a telephoto lens, snapped photos of her 'reclining topless in her back yard, wearing only her panties'.
"Roadblocks" is borderline documentary, with parts filmed on video and entire scenes stolen, via telephoto lens, from the life of refugees camped out in Athens.
Culled from fourteen hours of footage taken surreptitiously via telephoto lens at JFK, Approach has the virtue of frontal simplicity, allowing viewers to gawk their fill and wonder at the familiar strangeness of the arrivals bouncing dreamily into view.
Just as celebrity photographers use a telephoto lens to snap Hollywood superstars, astronomers turned a new supercamera on the very venter of the Milky Way to catch the elusive Pistol Star.
Other compatible accessories, available now, include an LCD monitor for $599, a tripod for $100, a telephoto lens and a wide angle lens, each for $145, and filter kit for $30.
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