Yashica Electro 35

I just purchased a Yashica Electro 35 GN camera and I need to purchase a battery for it. Does anyone know which one I need to buy?

From Photoethnographers.com

"Electros take one 5.6v PX32 battery, unfortunately these have been discontinued. Fortunately, you can use a 6v PX28A alkaline battery which is readily available at any Walgreens or Radio Shack. You need to make a small adaptor for it which consists of: a small piece of thin cardboard, a 25¢ spring from a hardware store, and a piece of tinfoil. More details are at Matt Denton's page. The smaller PX28As last forever, I've had mine in there for over a year and it's still ticking. The Electros all have a built in battery check feature which is very handy. Push the "Bat. Check" button on the back, if the green light lights, you're good"

2007-11-26 17:38:14 by kungfumasterzod

What were your experiences? Can you tell me some things about the camera? I am used to Nikon SLR/DSLR. The Yashica are so cheap, I am thinking about trying one out.

IT has a battery that is hard to find.. that is one of the reasons it is cheep.
Most ppl have to make up a battery to make them work now. Just keep it in mind.

2009-08-30 17:44:58 by seanbaker

Price: $7.99 $85.00

Quality battery
One-year warranty against defects.
100% satisfaction or your money back (within 14 days of purchase)

It's a pretty old camera and I'm pretty sure I have to get an adapter for the battery, but where? I also have a Flickr with some pictures taken with a digital. Feel free to look. http://www.flickr.com/photos/amberszabop hotography/

Loads of info here....

http://www.yashica-guy.com/document/chro no.html

About the battery
http://www.yashica-guy.com/document/batt ery.html

Film is easy, 35mm. Available everywhere.

Manual....
http://www.yashica-guy.com/document/manu al.pdf

2010-02-06 10:01:34 by Amber S

Price: $19.75

the Yashica Electro 35 GSN was introduced in 1973 based on earlier versions of the same basic camera. It is a top end rangefinder for its day, with 45mm f1.7 lens. It won't work without a battery, because it uses a step-less electronic shutter.

The original battery is no longer available, but there are ways of adapting current batteries to fit. The one that I am using in my 35GSN is from the Yashica Guy (see link below). It works like a charm, but it is simple, so I didn't expect that it woudl give any problems.

2007-07-09 02:49:08 by myvampiredrak

i need to do this by self. could someone tell me place where i can get a service/repiar maual (Yashica Electro 35 GSN ) for me to do this disassemble and cleaning ... thanks

go to this site
http://www.yashica-guy.com/document/repa ir.html

2007-07-10 11:56:55 by Sam J