Answer by rackandboneman for Which long focus prime lenses are actually...
Addon: There are exceptions to the statement "any lens longer than 85mm will be a telephoto design". Early versions of the infamous 500mm f/8 generics are indeed as long as their focal length.There was...
View ArticleAnswer by Michael C for Which long focus prime lenses are actually telephoto...
Pretty much every commercially available prime lens longer than 70mm for 35mm size or smaller cameras is telephoto in both senses of the wikipedia definition you quote: They are longer in focal length...
View ArticleAnswer by AJ Henderson for Which long focus prime lenses are actually...
Note that it has to be long focus as well. In other words, a 28mm lens isn't going to be telephoto even if it only takes 20mm to produce the image since it isn't a long focus lens. According to...
View ArticleAnswer by Matt Grum for Which long focus prime lenses are actually telephoto...
In the world of 35mm cameras any lens longer than 85mm will be a telephoto design.Telephoto designs are about more than just reducing the physical length of the lens, you also get a huge weight saving...
View ArticleWhich long focus prime lenses are actually telephoto in the technical sense?
According to Wikipedia:In photography and cinematography, a telephoto lens is a specific type of a long-focus lens in which the physical length of the lens is shorter than the focal length. This is...
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