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portrait lens
noun
- a lens of moderately long focal length that is used, especially in portrait photography, to produce soft-focus images.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of portrait lens1
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Example Sentences
Last year it gave us a 65-millimeter lens on the 12 Pro Max, and now the 13 Pro comes with a 77-millimeter lens, which is pretty close to 85 millimeters, or the gold standard for a telephoto portrait lens.
With a true portrait lens in my pocket, it was fun to push myself to really work on this type of photography.
A portrait lens is best for the work; but if the photographer does not possess one, he need not despair of producing good work.
The first photographic compound portrait lens, made by Andrew Ross, 1841.
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