Originally Posted by
spannerless
nothing to do with adobe a decent size telephoto allowing enormous depth of field does the trick!
even tho this one seems to have been taken by a moderate size 35mmm equiv!
A telephoto fore-shortens the image, thats why is appears closer, but it has a fairly limited depth of field. A wide angle lens has a greater depth of field which is why focussing isn't that critical on small compacts.