One thing is easy: for street photography there doesn't seem to be any better option than Ricoh GR.
Having APS-C sensor in such a small body is one thing, but I think the most important part is that the camera is small. Making small camera is easy, Sony has been making small cameras for years (RX100), however, making small camera which is easy to use efficiently is another story. Ricoh GR (any version) can be operated one handedly. All functions can be reached by holding the camera in one hand only.
This camera is a good example of a high specialized tool. It does only one thing, but does it exceptionally well. It has terrible video, it is slow to focus, it doesn't have zoom, but it has large sensor, takes great pictures and has lots of auto-focus modes to choose from. It can be used not only as a street camera but also as a general purpose, everyday camera. And it fits in a pocket.
The fact that it's small also means that it doesn't draw that much attention, especially that most of the times it is not raised to eye-level (because it doesn't have a viewfinder), so again, great for streets.
This is something that I have experienced myself couple of years back so it is a proven approach. I had Ricoh GR II on my trip in 2019 and took some amazing shots which would be impossible/difficult to do with any other camera.
So, if that's the photo camera, we need to find video camera next.
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