{"id":26381,"date":"2022-12-28T22:35:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T22:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/28\/brad-bennetts-five-favourite-things-of-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-28T22:35:45","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T22:35:45","slug":"brad-bennetts-five-favourite-things-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/28\/brad-bennetts-five-favourite-things-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Brad Bennett’s five favourite things of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2022 was a whirlwind of gear, content and more, but if I have to pick five things that I liked over the year, it would be the following.<\/p>\n

That said, a lot of my favourite things from 2018<\/a>, 2019<\/a>, 2020<\/a> and 2021<\/a> are still applicable, so check those out if you\u2019re interested.<\/p>\n

Fujifilm X-H2S<\/h2>\n
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My trusty 16-55mm felt right at home on the X-H2S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

My friend David convinced me to go Fuji years ago, and while I\u2019ve loved my cameras and the brand, it\u2019s been hard to watch the competition from Canon and Sony outstrip Fuji with autofocus and other tech improvements.<\/p>\n

However, that all changed with the launch of the flagship X-H2S this year. This camera is packed with innovation, and I was blown away by how much smarter it felt than my ageing X-T3 from 2018. While it may not have been the camera for me since I don\u2019t need all the top-of-the-line perks, it restored my faith in the brand and got me excited to see what 2023 offers. Hopefully, we can even get an updated X100 camera<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read or watch the full review here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Teenage Engineering Computer-1<\/h2>\n

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While I\u2019ve worked mainly on a MacBook Pro 14 since I bought one last year, I still love the PC building space, and this case blew me away. Its retro design and small size made it perfect for me.<\/p>\n

As someone who was always annoyed with how big computers were, the prospect of a tiny one was enough. I haven\u2019t built a machine in my copy yet, but my partner Alex did, and she loves it. Typically a Mac girl, she fell in love with this case and hasn\u2019t looked back.<\/p>\n

You can read my full thoughts on the case <\/a>or watch a video from Alex here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

iOS 16<\/h2>\n

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This year Apple finally took a big swing at iPhone customization, and it\u2019s fantastic. The company\u2019s latest update makes the iOS lock screen more personal, and with widgets, it can be more functional, too.<\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t been this happy with an iOS update in a long time, so this, combined with the new Camera continuity updates, has kept me believing that the Apple ecosystem still isn\u2019t going to be beaten by Google or Samsung any time soon.<\/p>\n

You can read or watch my full thoughts on the update here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Huawei MateView<\/h2>\n

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I\u2019ve been on a quest to find a good square monitor to be my main workstation at home and the MateView is hard to beat. This monster has a 28-inch screen with a 3:2 aspect ratio giving me about an inch of extra usable space at the top and bottom of the screen.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s fantastic for working, and its 4K panel is bright and colourful. It\u2019s technically been factory calibrated, but I found I needed to tweak it more to match the spectacular panel on my MacBook Pro 14.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s also got a non-removable stand that is somewhat of a downside but comes with some worthwhile tradeoffs. Plus, it has a small on-desk footprint, and the brushed metal looks nice. There are 90 watts of power passthrough via USB so I can charge my laptop, Apple Watch, phone and more just from the monitor stand. There\u2019s also a built-in speaker, meaning you don\u2019t need clunky speakers on your desk. They\u2019re not perfect, but they\u2019re more than enough, and I use them all the time when connected to my Windows PC. Overall it\u2019s a pricey piece of kit, but side-by-side with things like Apple\u2019s Studio Display, it paints a very appealing picture.<\/p>\n

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