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I was pleased to find this interview, but learned very little from it, because most urgent question is: Where is EVA2/Varicam LT with S1H sensor or better. Panasonic organic sensor is a big hope, as it would make NDs irrelevant, which can probably not be incorporated into L-mount cameras with an IBIS. The S1H is amazing and a great B-camera for my 5 year old Varicam LT. Although imagewise the S1H is rather the A-camera now. But rigging up the S1H for my needs is a nightmare and will always be a compromise in terms of usability. Where is EVA2 with S1H image pipeline??? It´s a damn long wait. Then Varicam LT with organic sensor. I hope the wait is worth it.

I thought it had to be shot on a Lumix camera? I could be wrong and can't be arsed to read the rules as I won't be entering, - my skillz are not good enough to win anything, I'm a realistic bloke 😜

Yeah, I'm honestly shocked that Panasonic have been taking so long to release their own top end Large Format cinema camera to compete with ARRI, RED and especially Sony. The Varicam was really popular with a ton of Netflix shows, but it's quickly been replaced for a ton of those productions with the Sony Venice.

I think single focus AF could work well. I mean, they still need to know HOW to use focus. If they don't need to film themselves (vlogging-style), then as @Grimor mentioned, a used G85 (what they are called in the US of A, guess in Japan they are the G81), could work great. AF-S is trustworthy. They will need to know about lighting though, and M43 sensors do like having a lot of an appropriate amount of light. I see them go for about $450 to $475 used on a popular website. The panasonic 30mm f/2.8 macro is currently selling new for $300. If she is going to be filming herself and will be moving around in the frame, or basically needs AF-C, then a used Olympus E-M1 MK II is a good camera with reliable continuous autofocus (if it is an MSC lens) and very nice straight-out-of-camera colors. Hope this helps.

My anecdote is simple. I moved from a GH5 to a cheap EM10III. The GH5 is awesome, but it's more than I need. I also didn't like that I was resorting to shooting slow-mo a lot. FWIW, I made a doc film 6 years ago on a GX7 and GM1. Looked better than anything I've done in the 6 years since. It's certainly not the gear making my stuff better or worse.