The best camera is the one you have with you.
This means it is your telephone.
I must admit years ago I was a film snob. It was the 1990s and I had spent my time using film and printing on paper. The best camera I had at the time was either a Pentax 35mm ( K1000 or MEsuper ), a speed graphic or a graflex slr. I was engaged in making tangible negatives and tangible prints.
Tangible is the key.
Your telephone can make tangible negatives if you know how to do this, I would be happy to teach you this skill.
If you like your images, it’s worth keeping them safe, and handheld.