Rightt.. And who defined the rules? You? Last two I can agree with, but the first three is just ridiculous.

seriously, someone should ban you for trolling.

A fav cam doesn't make it a must cam.
Street photography need not be totally unplanned. I know of people who visits the same street, hang out with the folks there (usually vendors) for a week before they start shooting. That way, when they carry their "big" DSLR in, it does not give the hostile impression.

It is in the approach, not the gear you carry that gives the impression.

1. DSLR? haha. seriously. i see you're saying DSLR being being. have you seen how small a 350D / D40 with 50mm lens look? it's not that much bigger than a pro-sumer (hard to find those nowadays).

but more importantly, do you know how many people are using SLR + prime lens for street shoot?

2. NO. there's no rule on what you should use.

3. BW? since when? LOL. 3 points down, your understanding of STREET photography is skewed badly.

4. some how you missed point #4. typo or what, LOL.

5. this one applies to every area of photography, you're just mentioning the obvious.

6. not necessarily. if you're shooting a mamak making teh tarik, then it's good idea to ask but if you're just randomly shooting at the street of people waiting for bus with no focus on any particular person's face as a subject, are you gonna get everyone's permission?

I've tried street photography for about a week now and I think its not easy la. Why?

Many times I carry my camera in my bag and I see something interesting, I just couldn't take out my camera to snap. Segan la. I think once you take out camera and raise it to take picture, people will notice. You will start to wonder if people think you're weird etc etc. 

Secondly, if I stand near someone and just look at that person he will surely notice me. Don't hold camera also he will notice. So I'm worried what will happen if I raise camera to take his pic. Will he be ok with it or scold me loudly in public. Big shame (besar kemaluan). Cry la.

Thirdly, when I have my camera raised and looking into the view finder, I fumble with the focus/composition. Also I start to think when do I snap. When is the right "moment"? So feels like I end up standing in front of subject for an eternity and everybody is watching. Wow so panas, cannot tahan.

Fourthly, after I managed to take the pic, the subject already notice me because I take so long to focus and compose. So subjects now looking at me. Eye contact!!! Worse, he starts to make funny poses  . His friend around him start to laugh and make funny poses too  . People around me also start to laugh  . I feel like an idiot now. Want to cry    and go back take landscape. Rocks and trees don't laugh at you. 

Yes its easier to let your camera hang from the hip and snap snap randomly and hopefully get something, or snipe from far or snipe from behind or snap from inside your car. to get up close with a wide angle or prime lens and do in your face shots is much scarier. But after seeing the cow shot, even though the rest of my pics turned out crap, wow so stim  . Must try some more. Wish me luck. 

question to you guys ... in situations where you "might not" be allowed to take photographs ...

example let's say you're at a flea/street market and there's a display of goods that is nice and you want to shoot, but possibly the shop owner won't want/allow you to shoot ...

what do you do? do you ask first shoot later or just whack shoot first worry whether he will say 'oi no photographs' later?

great pics..    makes me cant wait to get a DSLR 
ah the volcano.. tangkuban perahu(or watever the name is).. annoying sellers, but pity at the same time.. do post some more pics around bandung lol..