An imaging system (100) is provided. The imaging system comprises a stand (10), adapter (20), and imaging device (80) that allows for a imaging device' s housing bottom to be free of female threaded holes for attaching to the stand, by positioning the female threaded hole (22) within an adapter which is exterior of the imaging device' s housing. The adapter does not occupy precious imaging device housing interior real estate thereby allowing the housing to be extremely compact. The imaging device comprises a mating system (83) that removably secures the adapter. The imaging device is therefore removably secured to the stand via the adapter.