I recently received my plustek 120 that I bought from Adorama (newer batch), and I can't be happier! I read many complaints about the first batch that made me think million times before I buy one, thankfully I did. I looked for a used minolta multi pro as it was cheaper than the nikon 9000 ED and even almost bought flextight 343. My main concern with the Minolta was the repair, nikon was the price and flextight 343 I actually paid the amount to the seller but shipping was a problem with USPS and carriers were extremly expensive so he refunded me. Then, I decided once I find new plustek 120 I'll go for it. If a problem occurs or faulty unit, I can return or fix. To my surprise the image quality was exceptionally great and pas my expectations. I wanted a scanner with infrared dust and scratch removal for my c-41 films.
Now after this little long background :), I tested with vuescan and silverfast and the scanner was amazing and quite. I'll add a photo with comparison between nikon 4000 ED and also 6x6 scan against my iQsmart2. My take on those images is:
Plustek is on par with both of them but the iQsmart2 has a smoother image or scan that can easily takes more sharpening without adding much artifact from the sharpening process. And productivity with the iQsmart2 is much better. I can scan full roll of 35mm film or two 120 film in one go! All I have to do is adjust the preview to taste and let it scan. I'm still learning silverfast which I find not as bad as people describe (IMO).
