telephoto lens
Far-reaching camera attachment
A telephoto lens is a camera lens with a long focal length that magnifies distant subjects, making them appear closer than they are.
Wildlife photographers and sports shooters rely on telephoto lenses to capture detail from far away: She got incredible shots of the eagle with her 400mm telephoto.
The longer the focal length, the greater the magnification—and the narrower the field of view.
Adjustable optical inlet
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- refractionWave bending between media
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
diffraction · bokeh · sharpness · clarity · f-stop · fluorite · vignetting · transmission
Extend to touch
- far-offAt great distance
- long-rangeAcross great distances
- remoteDistant or controller
- compressionForcing into smaller space
flattening · horizon · wildlife · stadium · surveillance · moon · aircraft · safari
Undomesticated natural organisms
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- sportsCompetitive physical activities
- portraitsImages of specific people
- moonNatural planetary satellite
aircraft · safari · motorsports · concerts · surfers · runway · celebrities · stadium
Stabilizing support structure
- monopodSingle-legged equipment stand
- gimbalPivoted rotational support
- mirrorlessHaving no reflective glass
- teleconverterLens attachment adding magnification
Lateral camera traverse
Reducing to evenness
- stackingPlacing items vertically
- foreshorteningDepicting depth through size
- layeringForming successive strata
- separationState of being apart
aperture
Adjustable optical inlet
- magnificationDegree of visual enlargement
- refractionWave bending between media
- glassTransparent solid from sand
resolution · diffraction · bokeh · sharpness · clarity · f-stop · fluorite · vignetting · transmission · MTF
reach
Extend to touch
- far-offAt great distance
- long-rangeAcross great distances
- remoteDistant or controller
compression · flattening · horizon · wildlife · stadium · surveillance · moon · aircraft · safari · birdwatching
wildlife
Undomesticated natural organisms
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
- sportsCompetitive physical activities
- portraitsImages of specific people
moon · aircraft · safari · motorsports · concerts · surfers · runway · celebrities · stadium · racetrack
tripod
Stabilizing support structure
- monopodSingle-legged equipment stand
- gimbalPivoted rotational support
- mirrorlessHaving no reflective glass
panning
Lateral camera traverse
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- prefocusFixed filament positioning standard
- autofocusSelf-adjusting lens clarity
bracing · composition · framing · cropping
flattening
Reducing to evenness
- stackingPlacing items vertically
- foreshorteningDepicting depth through size
- layeringForming successive strata
- photographycamera, flash, shooting, aperture, tripods
- bear watchinggrizzly bears, brown bears, black bears, polar bears, bear watching
- camera gearcamera, tripod, flash, filters, memory card
- lensesmultifocal, progressive, single vision, plano-convex, biconvex
- optical devicesmagnifying glass, binoculars, microscope, prism, eyeglasses
- safarisafari, safari park, game reserve, game reserves, safari lodge
telephoto lenswide-angle lens
Camera optic for broader views
wide-angle · fisheye lens · fisheye · superwide · standard lens
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