Motor drive

A motor drive, in the field of photography, is a powered film transport mechanism. Historically, film loading, advancing, and rewinding were all manually driven functions. The desires of professional photographers for more efficient shooting, particularly in sports and wildlife photography, and the desires of amateur and novice photographers for easier to use cameras both drove the development of automatic film transport. Some early developments were made with clockwork drives, but most development in the field has been in the direction of electrically driven transport.

At first, motor drives were external units that attached to the basic camera body, normally beneath it, with an interface consisting of a physical drive socket and some electrical contacts to signal the drive when to actuate. Beginning in the late 1970s, motor drives began to be integrated into cameras themselvesat first, in compact cameras for the beginner market, and by the 1980s, in amateur-grade and later professional-grade single lens reflex cameras. By the 1990s, the vast majority of 35mm cameras had integral motor drive, and the feature found its way into some medium format cameras as well.

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Two women hit by pickup in Hyannis restaurant parking lot. Driver arrested.

Cape Cod Times 24 Mar 2025
The man faces charges of two counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, driving with a ...
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Driving to Oman from the UAE? Visa requirements, documents, car insurance and costs explained

Gulf News 24 Mar 2025
• Motor insurance (if your existing insurance does not cover driving in Oman) – Dh106 or higher, depending on the coverage ... In case your current motor insurance does not cover you for driving in Oman, you can purchase a policy at the border.
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The 2025 Cadillac Optiq: Sensibly sized and improves on the Equinox EV

Ars Technica 24 Mar 2025
Cadillac provided flights from Los Angeles to San Fransisco and accommodation so Ars could drive the Optiq ... Instead, 500E4 refers to 500 Newton-meters of torque, the metric units for more familiar pound-feet, plus dual-motor all-wheel drive.
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ACCESSWIRE 24 Mar 2025
About Phoenix Motor Inc. Phoenix Motor, a pioneer in the electric vehicle ("EV") industry, designs, builds, and integrates electric drive systems and manufactures heavy duty transit buses and medium and light duty commercial EVs ... Phoenix Motor Inc.
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Qatar Automobiles Company launches Ramadan offer on range of Mitsubishi SUVs in Qatar

The Peninsula 24 Mar 2025
Thanks to the 8-speed automatic transmission – First from Mitsubishi Motors – improved fuel efficiency coupled with the smoother, more luxurious drive is easily achieved.
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What's it like to drive Rolls-Royce's most powerful car EVER? We test the new electric ...

The Daily Mail 24 Mar 2025
But if the world’s greatest automotive manufacturer invites you to drive its most powerful ‘bad boy’ car ever on a fully-fledged motor circuit in Spain, then it would be rude not to give it the full attention and respect it deserves.
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Unrestrained Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Concordia Parish Crash

Avoyelles Today 24 Mar 2025
Troopers wish to remind motorists of the importance of making good decisions while in motor vehicles. Never drive impaired, fatigued, or distracted.
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FIRST DRIVE | MINI Aceman EV lands in SA

Business Day 24 Mar 2025
The base Aceman E has a 42.5kWh battery pack powering a 135kW/290Nm motor driving the front wheels. MINI claims a 0-100km/h sprint of 7.9 seconds, a top speed of 160km/h and a driving range of 310km.
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Police search for boy, 12, accused of using BMW to drive off with holiday caravan

AOL 24 Mar 2025
“A juvenile was due to appear before Harrogate magistrates charged with theft of a motor vehicle of value unknown, driving it dangerously and handling stolen goods, namely a caravan.
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Fast Times celebrates 16 years

The Manila Times 24 Mar 2025
FOR 16 years, Fast Times, the motoring and mobility section of The Manila Times, has been at the forefront of covering the evolution of the Philippine automotive industry ... of Philippine motoring.
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Police hunt for Britain's most wanted 12-year-old after Traveller child who drove BMW X5 for ...

The Daily Mail 24 Mar 2025
'A juvenile was due to appear before Harrogate magistrates charged with theft of a motor vehicle of value unknown, driving it dangerously and handling stolen goods, namely a caravan.
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Kyle Walker's wife Annie Kilner is fined £198 for using her phone while driving her ...

The Daily Mail 24 Mar 2025
‘She will have to drive very carefully from now on.’ ... Kilner was originally charged with driving while using her mobile phone but that was withdrawn and substituted with driving a motor vehicle while not having proper control.
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Carbon-deck electric skateboard looks like it belongs in The Matrix

New Atlas 23 Mar 2025
Both feature a T800 carbon fiber deck; dual Hobbywing 5250 rear-wheel-drive motors; 7075-T6511 aluminum trucks with S136H steel axles and 80-mm polyurethane wheels; a top speed of 27 mph (43 km/h); ...
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Auto, tech leaders press Trump to accelerate self-driving car approvals

Beijing News 23 Mar 2025
Industry leaders are pushing the Trump administration to clear regulatory obstacles slowing the rollout of self-driving vehicles, warning that inaction could put the U.S ... of the self-driving sector.
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Cyberabad police book 389 for drunk driving, no women among them

The Siasat Daily 23 Mar 2025
Over the past weekend, the Cyberabad traffic police booked 389 persons for drunk driving, a report said ... The highest number of drunk driving cases fell within the blood alcohol content (BAC) range of 51-100 mg/dL, with 178 cases recorded.
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