Motor-M
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- Order number - 14408
- Production era - 1978-Current
- Type - Motor drive for M7, MP, M6 TTL, M6, M4-P, and M4-2
- Film advance - Single or continuous firing up to 3 fps.
- Other motorized-M
- Power source - two 3 Volt 123 A lithium batteries, providing capacity for shooting a minimum of 100 36-exposure rolls (at 20° C).
- History - "Norman Goldberg had been working on a motor drive for Leicas for some time before the M2 was released in 1957. When he examined the new model he intensified his efforts and the Camcraft N-5 was unveiled in 1961. Some 30 units had been sold by 1964. . .Goldberg then made major modifications to the design, and the end result was the Remodrive, which was manufactured by Technical Photomation Instruments of Los Angeles. Leitz bought the rights to this development, and over the years they manufactured a thousand or more units of the “N.Y. motor” which were sold with the M2M submodel and, later, with the M4M. . .The N-5 motor drive was successful because it was a simple and robust device born of ingenuity and intelligent design using the newest technology of the time. Leitz abandoned their own efforts and bought the rights to Goldberg’s redesigned motor drive because he had used a good small electric motor—as well as micro-switches, at that time available only in the U.S.A., a spin-off of the space program." -excerpted from Mukul Dube with Donald Goldberg • Feb 1, 2011
- Adds to camera height - 18.5 mm
- Weight w/o batteries - 225 g
- Fit - Replaces the camera base cover; includes 1 /4 in tripod mount.
- Compatibility - It cannot be used in conjunction with lenses that employ viewfinder attachments, ie. goggles.
