Scanning 6 x 7 film with the Coolscan 9000

[muaddib]

If there is anybody out there using the Nikon Coolscan 9000, or other Coolscan models, for scanning 6x7 Medium Format film..... I need some help!
Ran my first roll of 120 film through my Mamiya RZ and I found the whole post-capture process to be somewhat user-unfriendly.
Now, I want to figure out if that's simply because of my continuing struggles against Murphy and his Law or if maybe my workflow is fraked up

I had the film (Velvia ) processed by a local lab and asked them not to cut the processed film
I then cut off a two-shot strip and placed it in my Nikon MF Glass Film Holder and here is where I encountered my first frustration - shouldn't there by a mask included that would be a perfect fit for Two 6x7 negs ( or in this case positives ) packaged with the scanner?
So I cut a piece of the supplied green masking material and placed in in the glass holder with the two-image strip and proceeded to scan
Did this 5 times to complete the roll and due to imperfect scissor work on my part, hey I'm left-handed, had to remove and re-arrange with three of the five tries because the preview wouldn't show the whole image - I know this is pilot-error, but is there a workflow trick or mask that would make this fool-proof

During this entire process I was wearing "lint-free" gloves, that I purchased from a reputable online source, in order to protect the glass holder from fingerprints.
Well I had mad dust and lint all over my scanned images and I'm wondering if there is any way to prevent that in the future. If I lose the white gloves won't I get prints all over the glass?

Sorry for the long story, but I wanted to present all the facts in the hopes that somebody might have some suggestions for my next attempt.

Please no, "shoot digital" responses. I'm already doing that most of the time.

Thanks,
Bob

 

[chriscrawfordphoto]

There is, its called the rotating glass carrier. Much easier to use than the plain glass carrier. Though the rotating one only takes one frame at a time, it includes masks for all the films sizes so you always get perfect frame recognition.

 

[MattKing]

Bob:

This thread will almost certainly be closed down, as it is a scanning (digital) question, outside of APUG's purview.

Try APUG's sister site - DPUG.org, which concentrates on "hybrid" workflows. There is a link at the very top of your screen. You'll see a fair number of people there who post here as well.

Good luck with your scanner.

 

[bblhed]

Dust everything 10 times and go ask on DPUG, when they tell you to dust everything do it again. Scanners are dust magnets.

 

[SuzanneR]

Indeed, this is off topic for APUG, and you should check out our sister site, DPUG for questions regarding scanning and hybrid workflow.