It definitely matters for some photos. For example, I would want a very powerful telephoto lens when photographing this lion: https://i.redd.it/706yzd4nhs211.j

It definitely matters for some photos. For example, I would want a very powerful telephoto lens when photographing this lion: https://i.redd.it/706yzd4nhs211.jpg https://i.redd.it/706yzd4nhs211.jpg I definitely would not want to be taking that picture with my iPhone, even though it is possible if I got close enough and held the phone still enough.