Thanks Ken.   I'll try their list at my local battery store
tomorrow.  If that doesn't work I'll be shopping at
www.photobattery.com.  
        I did like the one quote on their web page about the Electro 35:
"This is the camera that was known as "The poor man's Leica"."

Ken Archer wrote:
> 
> I got mine from the same source.  That was the only one I could find.
> 
> On Sunday 21 October 2001 21:09, Frank Theriault wrote:
> > Mine came without a battery, and I couldn't find one locally.  I
> > finally ended up getting one here:
> >
> > http://www.photobattery.com/PX32.html
> > regards,
> > frank
> >
> > Dave Maki wrote:
> > > Frank or Ken, I just went and dug out my Dad's old camera and
> > > flash.  The Yashica Electro 35 GS with Rollie E17C flash plus
> > > battery was $143.30 CDN in 1973.  I think I will give it a try.  I
> > > have the flash charging now.  The manual says the battery for the
> > > Yashica was a 5.6v mercury battery, Mallory PX32 or Eveready
> > > E164.  What battery did you use?
>

-- 
Dave Maki

Calgary, Alberta
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