Lacerta MGEN-3 AI autoguider. MGEN 3 offers a different approach to autoguiding, a technology that has changed little over the years. MGEN is such a sensitive and accurate autoguider that it can even be used to guide long focal length telescopes. Features: Can be used in stand-alone mode or via PC; Self-learning AI guide mode and manual mode Page 1 of 5 - First Impressions Lacerta M-Gen II and Lacerta OAG - posted in DSLR, Mirrorless & General-Purpose Digital Camera DSO Imaging: *This is a preliminary report on the auto-guider, I will do a proper first review when I have actually had the chance to extensively use it* *Pictures will be coming in tomorrow, Im too lazy to do that now* In my quest to Simplify dark sky imaging I had MGEN-3 has landed! The MGEN-II is history! one button push guiding or manual control // Ease of use: just one button and guidet, or manual control (like Skywatcher and Celestron) as a guidescope when used with a Lacerta MGEN Au.. £29.90. Ex Tax:£24.92. Add to Cart. Add to Wish List Compare this Product. Buy Now Ask Question. Precision. The MGEN Autoguider not only uses a sensistive Chip with small Pixels (3.75µm at 6mm diagonal, 1280x960) but also a worldwide unique algorithm of unrivaled accuracy of 1/50 pixel for guiding. The new AI-algorithm of the MGEN-3 uses up to 100 Stars in the field at once, which even eliminates seeing effects for guiding. For all the details of the MGEN's specs and operation, download the instruction manual here at 365Astronomy. MGEN Caveats. I tested the unit with firmware v1.03 (v1.05 is now current as of late January 2021). Updating the firmware to add new functions is possible, but one method requires a Windows computer to run the updater program. Lacerta MGEN II Autoguider. Frankly I can be very short on this piece of equipment: indispensable for astrophotography (focal range 200mm-1500mm). Let me explain why. Unless you use an upper-class mount like 10-Micron or otherwise expensive pieces of metal, guiding is absolutely essential to get perfect images. Lacerta Camera Stand Alone Autoguider MGEN Version 2 Product no.: 46263 Manufacturer: Lacerta. RRP: $ 690.00 Our price: $ 610.00 incl. VAT You save: $ 80.00 plus shipping costs Instruction Manual (EN) Quickstart Guide (EN) Firmware Update (DE) Customer reviews: Average customer product rating: The Lacerta MGEN was the 2010 Interstellarum's Product of the Year in Germany. Congratulations to the developers. More information. Quick Start Guide - English Instruction manual-v2.50 - English Instruction manual - PC application - English Latest Firmware: 2.60 Correction tolerance has to be correctly set based on your guider focal length. For example if 0.2 is good for the 200mm, than with OAG on a 800 mm tube, the tolerance should be set to around 0.8-1. This is how the guider scope focal length matters, but that field in Mgen does not do anything. You cannot like this item. Without any communication between EKOS and the MGEN I'm afraid things won't work, so looking for a way to control MGEN with EKOS. look for "Lacerta MGen" and change the "group" attribute of the enclosing "devGroup" element from "Aux" to "Auxiliary". Restart KStars, and the device should appear in the Profile Editor. Edit #II: Worked for Lacerta MGEN with Nikon. Although it is often not advertised, the Lacerta MGEN works perfectly fine together with a Nikon camera! Connecting the MGEN to the Nikon D7000. You actually can connect the MGEN to a Nikon D7000 using