I'm looking for a camera best for Street photography. Something compact enough to be discreet without compromising on the quality of the photos.
A good sensor size and small enough. Most importantly, not fully automatic, but allows lot of manual control over the settings.
I've used everything I've owned from Mamiya C330 to Minox for this kind of stuff. Nowadays I'm using Olympus E-1 and E-5 most of the time. I'm not sure what makes a camera "best" for street photography other than that it works well for your hands and the subject matter.
However I'd like something a bit more compact, not so much for 'discreetness' but to be more convenient for me to carry, and don't want to sacrifice any image quality, sensitivity or responsiveness.
A Panasonic G1 works well, the GF1/GF2 or Olympus Pen E-PL1/PL2 models are more compact. Any would have the ability to use a range of lenses for different purposes, or full manual control, etc. (For me, one option I'm thinking about is an E-PL2 and VF-2 with Nokton 25mm f/0.95 ... essentially, a manual focus, manual aperture setup with A priority AE and a very fast normal lens.)
The upcoming Fuji X100 is another hot possibility .. its fast, fixed wide-normal lens and the classic control layout they've designed will make it a premium camera for this kind of use, presuming its image quality and responsiveness is up to the task. (I have no reason to think it won't be.)