Telephoto Lens

Any lens with a focal length greater than a “normal lens”. For 35mm work, the telephoto range extends from about 85mm to as long as a lens can be.

Different to the Wide-Angle Lens which creates the illusion of a greater distance (and therefore distorts the subject) the effect of a telephoto lens is a magnification of your subject. The bigger the Focal length, the higher the magnifaction of the subject will be.

• Smaller Telephoto Lenses (from 85mm to about 200mm) are often used for Portrait Photography. As Portraits require a large aperture, many fixed focal-length lenses have a very large aperture like 1.8 / 2.0 or 2.8
• Super Telephoto Lenses (200mm and above) are mainly used for Sport Photography and Wildlife Photography.
• Telephoto lenses compress perspective. A building that is five blocks away will appear to be right behind a building that is only one block away, if you use a telephoto lens.

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