JJC Camera Soft Release Button, Shutter Button for Fuji Fujifilm X-T5 X-T4 X-T3 X-T30 X-T30 II X-T20 X-PRO3 X100VI X100V X-E4 X-E3 Sony RX1R II RX10 IV III Leica Q3 M10 M9 Nikon Df F3

For those of us who are photographers, and who have cameras that have screw holes in their shutter release buttons (dependent upon brand), then you know that there are tons of these soft shutter release button styles out there. The lists of these are endless, so why purchase this JJC one?So why even purchase an after-market soft shutter release add-on? Well, they feel much more comfortable. As those of you with big (thick) fingers may have experienced, trying to depress a stock shutter button, whose top portion is flush with the camera body, may become frustrating. Screwing on one of these after-market buttons, raises the contact point, and initiating the shutter release becomes a cinch.These JJC versions have a thin rubber coating around the top portion, making these soft shutter release buttons more tactile feeling (comfortable), and your fingers won’t slip off (if that’s even a problem – perhaps for some in hot, sweaty weather).Now the inevitable question that arises is, “Are these soft shutter release buttons worth the almost $9 price each? Well, in my humble opinion…NO! After all, how many times can somebody invent a new mouse trap – it’s just a simple design and yet it seems that every other month, somebody is releasing another design (which is still the same old design). These are Asian made and thus the economies of scale make these a dime a dozen – so why charge almost $9 each (that’s 1000 % profit, considering what they cost to make, which is a few cents)? What makes these special, as I mentioned, is that they have a light rubber coating. I’d say charge no more than $2 – $4 each (you will still make a ton of profit because you will sell more) and forget about the fancy boxes – put them in a small zip lock bag.Now, here’s a “beware” to Fuji camera photographers. Those of you with Fuji cameras (most Fuji models, but not necessarily all) should be careful when screwing on these after-market soft shutter release buttons. And why? Many of those shutter release buttons have very shallow screw shafts that don’t allow you to screw after-market soft shutter releases all the way down. This results in a gap between the top of the camera’s shutter button and the bottom portion of the after-market soft shutter release. In addition, Fuji cameras have been known to have less than ideal shutter button construction (internally – usually a thin all plastic design). There have been many cases (mine included) whereby the camera strap (with the camera sitting in a camera bag) can catch on that gap while pulling a camera out of a bag, thus ripping the entire shutter button out of the camera. When that occurs, it becomes a frustrating scenario to be sure and unfortunately, that requires you to send the camera back to Fuji for repair. And for older Fuji camera models, repair can no longer be initiated due to lack of parts.So out of the multitude of soft shutter release button styles, I’m giving these 5 stars because of the nice rubber feeling coating on them, but still – in my professional opinion, they are not worth almost $9.