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portrait lens

noun

, Photography.
  1. 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

First recorded in 1860–65

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Example Sentences

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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