Indeed. Typical "correlation is not causation" phenomenon. Compression is caused by distance; not by your lens. But telephoto lenses are usually used when you'

Indeed. Typical "correlation is not causation" phenomenon. Compression is caused by distance; not by your lens. But telephoto lenses are usually used when you're far away from your subject. Another example is "we use AC power on the grid because it's more efficient than DC for transmission." Nope. High voltage is more efficient for transmission; we use AC only because Thomas Edison didn't have silicon carbide power transistors.