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<p>Are you referring to the Wein zinc-air batteries?</p>

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<p>Hi Michael, yes I am. The cheapest I've seen a Weincell over here is £8, which probably works out at around $12-13 in the US. I've not seen any other brands available here.<br /><br />I can get the correct shape alkalines for a couple of quid each, hence why I use them!</p>

<p>I've only had my EF for a couple of months, and all I could get hold of easily in the UK were the 1.5v 625 alkaline cells - They work fine. It really is a great camera to use and the meter is spot on. At least when it runs flat I can still use the faster speeds and sunny-16 my photos.<br>

I will get a voltage dropping adapter at some point as I have other cameras that don't have a built in regulator. As I'm a hobby photographer, and only use my cameras a few days a month, I can't justify the £10 a cell in the UK for Zinc-air buttons.</p>

Glad to see this thread is still active despite its age! Picked up my black beauty on eBay UK in February. Serial number

374366 with split screen focus.

Absolute joy to use, feels silky smooth despite seeing a lot of action prior to my ownership. I'm resealing mine this week!