Glad to be of help, I don't own or have ever used an EMac but I have edited on a G4 and G5 and was very happy with the results. Macs make better use of system resources compared to IBM clones (even though I'm using one at the moment). If you are getting good enough results on it then I can't see any reason to upgrade. Are you more interested in getting a 3CCD camera or a 1CCD? If you're looking at 3CCD then look at Panasonics (GS250) or maybe JVC, don't know if you can still pick up a GRX5, or a Sony DCRPC 1000 again 3CCD. From reading that you have already entered film competitions can I assume you look for things like a large optical zoom and manual controls, focus, WB, iris?

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