An Imacon Flextight Precision II (software upgraded to III apparently) has come up for sale locally and I am considering purchasing it, but wondering if I am crazy... I will be scanning mainly 6x6, 6x7, 6x8, and 4x5, and occasional 35mm. I have never been happy with results from flatbeds so I usually rent time by the hour on a Flextight X1 in town, and am really happy with the results I get from it. I’ve been using those scans for prints up to 18x24 or so and usually spring for a drum scan for anything bigger.

If I’m used to the X1, will I be happy with the output from the Precision II, or will the quality leave me lacking? I realize that I’m going to have to use an older Mac G4 to use this scanner (it comes with it) and also an older version of Flexcolor that supports SCSI devices. Can I load newer film presets into he older software, and/or scan to .3f files with this device?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts!