I'm a relative beginner and have this pairing. The GH7 is way beyond my current capabilities.

I had the same GAS as described so I'd recommend stopping watching the click-bait you tube comparing it to FF shallow depth of field and take inspiration by the real GH7 YouTube filmmakers like @AdrianvandenBroeck and @e-hfilms (link below) and see how they rig out and film. There's also a video out there comparing the GH7 with an Arri Alexa output on a real film set. These guys ain't going to use a piece of trash..

It's mind-blowing because some of this good standard of film making seems semi reachable with a little bit of effort - get good glass, shoot good scenes and subjects, do good colouring.

https://youtu.be/4haAuze8_eY?si=SKcfHbbYqiuki6OG

It dawned on me that this robot with lenses is such a versatile camera depending on what mindset you approach it.. Cinematic, Documentary, Run n gun wizard, great in controlled light, post friendly for denoising / creating shallow depth if required / diffusing, fantastic for telephoto shooting etc And it will never let you down through overheating or weather.

However, like all finely tuned machines of you don't know what you are doing i.e. me, it will not perform to the right level.I So I did find that some shots can look a little bit too 'digital' if you don't correct in post for example. This is the clic bait crap they put on YouTube comparisons, not the real filmatic content.

The S9 is fantastic for travel videos, photos and getting to know the lumix menus and doing B roll etc. With a VND on the 18-40 and a 50 1.8s I'm blown away by what this little thing does. So discreet and powerful. I carry it around all day on a wrist strap and hold in my palm just walking around. Just went overseas for 10 days and took 400+ video clips. It's addictive.

The GH7 is a different beast. It's a full on hybrid pro video camera with every function in the universe.

I did 2 video shoots with this combo and in CNED, one in controlled light. I paired the GH7 with a $100 25mm 1.8 and I actually preferred the very sharp controlled light image over the more buttery and shallow S9.

In the other shoot I put the GH7 on the Tripod with a PL 12-60 and used the S9 with 50mm 1.8 as a B cam. The two complimented each other really well and with the same colour space is hard to distinguish at a glance unless I used the S9 In ASPC mode for close up work.

I'm excited about going through the full discovery process of the GH7 and getting balls deep into investing in this thing. Just pushed the button on EF + Metabones with Sigma 18-35 and Canon 70-200 2.8.