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NextGEN Mounting Plate Finder

These mounting plates fit on the back dovetail of the NextGEN and are secured in place by three setscrews located in the mounting plate 120 degrees apart. It is important that the back-focus distance be set as closely as possible for the NextGEN reducers which is why each mounting plate has a unique length for every model camera. Backfocus distance should be known to +/- 0.04 inch (1mm) for best performance. Use the table below to find the appropriate mounting plate for your camera. If your camera is not listed below and you know the back-focus (BF) distance and thread type for your camera, you can find the stock number as follows:

  1. Take the base stock number for your camera's thread:
    T-thread #17392
    Pentax-thread #17395
    SCT-thread #17396
    QSI 500wsg #17397
    C-thread #17399
    ALTA #17484
  2. Add a dash
  3. Add the tube length, which is equal to 2.39 - BF, with BF measured in inches.

Note: The minimum tube length available is 0.52 inches for the NGM (0.33X), and 0.67 inches for the NGW (0.5X) and the NGUW (0.70X).

Camera Type Tube Length (in) Thread Stock No.
Any C-mount camera with standard lens mount
1.69
C
17399-1.69
Any CS-Mount Camera 1.90 C 17399-1.90
Apogee D02 Housing - U47, U77, U4000, U8300 std. body 1.37 SCT 17396-1.37
*Apogee D02 Housing - U9, U10 std. camera 2.11 SCT 17486-2.11
*Apogee D05 Housing - U2 low-profile camera 2.55 ALTA 17484-2.55
*Apogee D06 Housing - U6, U9, U10, U4000 camera 2.67 SCT 17486-2.67
*Apogee D07 Housing - U16, U16M, U9000 std. camera 2.00 ALTA 17484-2.00
*Apogee D09 Housing - U16, U16M, U9000 high-cooling camera 1.61 ALTA 17484-1.61
*Apogee D10 Housing - U43 std. camera 1.79 ALTA 17484-1.79
*Apogee D11 Housing - U16, U16M, U9000 low-profile camera 2.43 ALTA 17484-2.43
Atik Instruments 314L+ 1.89 T 17392-1.89
Atik Instruments 314L+ plus EFW 1.12 T 17392-1.12
*Canon 20D DSLR Camera - Bayonet mount 0.18 N/A 17392-0.67
Fishcamp Starfish 1.93 T 17392-1.93
Lumenera SKYnyx 1.68 T 17392-1.68
Meade Deep Sky Imager 2.05 T 17392-2.05
Meade Deep Sky Imager with RGB filter bar 1.39 T 17392-1.39
Meade Deep Sky Imager with ATIK manual filter wheel 1.45 T 17392-1.45
Orion StarShoot Pro 1.80 T 17392-1.80
QSI 500wsg 0.35 4-bolt    17397
QSI 504 full body camera with filters 1.00 T 17392-1.00
QSI 504 full body camera without filters 0.99 T 17392-0.99
QSI 504 medium body camera without filters 1.49 T 17392-1.49
QSI 504 slim body camera with filters 1.81 T 17392-1.81
QSI 516, 532 full body camera with filters 1.00 T 17392-1.00
QSI 516, 532 full body camera without filters 1.02 T 17392-1.02
QSI 516, 532 medium body camera without filters 1.50 T 17392-1.50
QSI 516, 532 slim body camera without filters 1.83 T 17392-1.83
QSI 520 full body camera with filters 1.01 T 17392-1.01
QSI 520 full body camera without filters 1.00 T 17392-1.00
QSI 520 medium body camera without filters 1.50 T 17392-1.50
QSI 520 slim body camera without filters 1.82 T 17392-1.82
QSI 583 full body camera with filters 1.02 T 17392-1.02
SBIG ST-7/8/9/10/2000 with CFW-10 filter wheel mounted directly on camera without  face plate and with D-block
0.80
T
17392-0.80
SBIG ST-7/8/9/10/2000 with new 0.25 inch thick  front plate on camera and D-block with T-thread
1.38
T
17392-1.38
SBIG ST-7/8/9/10/2000 with CFW-8/8A/9 filter wheel with new 0.25 inch thick front plate and no D-block
0.67
T
17392-0.67
SBIG ST-4000XCM color camera 1.38 T 17392-1.38
SBIG ST-8300 1.70 T 17392-1.70
SBIG ST-8300 with CFW5/8-8300 0.89 T 17392-0.89
*SBIG STL with 3mm thick filters 0.92 SCT 17396-0.92
*SBIG STL without filters 0.88 SCT 17396-0.88
Starlight Xpress SXVF-H9 camera plus filter wheel 0.86 T 17392-0.86
Starlight Xpress SXV-H9 T-thread camera
1.67
T
17392-1.67
*QHY-8 camera 1.56 T 17392-1.56
Discontinued Camera Mounts
Apogee KX1, KX2, KX14, KX260 and KX85
1.70
SCT
17396-1.70
Apogee AP1, AP2, AP260, AP7AB, AP7AP and AP47p
1.23
SCT
17396-1.23
Apogee AP6
0.96
SCT
17396-0.96
Apogee AP8
1.11
SCT
17396-1.11
Apogee AP8B and AP8P
1.17
SCT
17396-1.17
SAC10 from SAC Imaging Systems
 1.65
T
17392-1.65
Finger Lakes Instruments MaxCam with SCT-thread
1.30
SCT
17396-1.30
Meade Pictor 416
1.69
T
17392-1.69
SBIG ST-402ME, ST-237, ST-5C & STV
1.71
T
17392-1.71
SBIG ST-6B
1.74
T
17392-1.74
SBIG ST-7/8/9/10/2000 with CFW-8/8A/9 filter wheel with old 0.20 inch thick front plate and no D-block
0.72
T
17392-0.72
SBIG ST-7/8/9/10/2000 with old 0.20-inch thick front plate on camera and D block with T-thread
1.43
T
17392-1.43
Starlight Xpress MX & HX series
1.67
Pentax
17395-1.67

* vignetting WILL occur with NextGen Reducers