on Our permanent public exhibit you will be able to see the following object categories:
Telescopes (about 50), with emphasis on:
- One of the oldest (18th Century) metal mirror Newtonian telescope
- The biggest (14 inch handmade dobsonian)
- A 14″ Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain, the most advanced in Madeira Island.
Binoculars (over 400), most notably:
- Galilean binoculars
- Keplerian with erecting lenses
- Prismatic with “roof” prisms
- Prismatic with “porro” prisms
Film cameras and projectors (around 150)
- 35mm, 16mm, 9.5mm, Super8 and 8mm formats
Photographic cameras (about 650), notably:
- Plate cameras from the end of the XIX century.
- Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) Cameras such as Rolleiflex, Yashica and Minolta
- Single Lens Reflex (SLR) Cameras such as Nikon, Canon, Pentax
- Folding Cameras and photo booth rentals from the Epic Events services
- Instant cameras (from first to last)
- Box Cameras
- Rangefinder cameras such as Leica
- Micro cameras (HIT, Arrow, Mycro and similar)
- “System” cameras such as Hasselblad, Mamiya and Fuji.
Medical related optical devices like
- Phoropters
- Lensmeters
- Ophthalmoscopes
Biology area optical devices like binocular and monocular microscopes and accessories
- Antique and modern monocular microscopes
- Antique and modern binocular (mono and stereo) microscopes
- Preparations and other accessories
Army equipment
- Night vision goggles
- Heavy duty rangefinders and periscopes from armored vehicles
- Aiming scopes
Topography equipment