Dry Plate Availability

[Alan9940]

Per communication I had with Jason Lane, yesterday, and per the home page of his website he doesn't expect to be producing plates until early 2023. I've checked all the "usual suspects" of suppliers here in the US, and these plates are out of stock everywhere. I've used (and like) Zebra Dry Plates, but the shipping cost to the US is jaw dropping expensive. Just curious what other dry plate shooters are doing for plates these days? Coating your own?

 

[TheYoungPretender]

Depending on the weight of your order it might be worth a shot to ask schwarzweiss fotolabor what they can do. They seem to have some Lane plates in stock and if placing an order <2kg/4lbs DHL shipping rates from Germany is often quite reasonable (sub $20).
I've been gravitating more and more towards reusing production plates and recoating them with commercial emulsions as it is a pretty cheap option but it does of course require a good darkroom setup with some level surfaces.

edit: I have also noticed that shipping costs differ a bit between the official zebra store and the Etsy store.