William Royer wrote:
I like to use the ‘soft shutter release buttons’ on my older, Nikon cameras — such as the FM2n or FE2. The kind that screw into the shutter buttons. BUT, they do have a nasty habit of becoming unscrewed, then lost. And, they do cost to replace.
So, my question is whether someone has a good way to secure them so they do not so easily unscrew themselves, yet are not so glued in that they can not be readily removed when desired?
Any thoughts that have worked for you are welcome.
Maybe Loctite 222 (Low Strength) or Loctite 242 (Medium Strength).
I wouldn't use their permanent thread locker.
You can probably find this stuff in hardware stores as well. Be careful. This stuff comes out as liquid and runs. You don't want it falling into your shutter release. Put just a small dab on the thread of the rubber shutter release.
Disclaimer: I have not tried this, but I've used the products on other things. I don't want to be responsible for anyone damaging or gumming up their cameras.