Howdy all. I just got my first large format camera yesterday and it's a lovely unit. It's a big Wista M450 monorail view camera. It's heavy, at least 10 or so lbs (5kg), maybe a little more.

I have a nice Hakuba 503MX carbon fiber tripod with the original pan head which seems to be good enough for me, the camera doesn't shake on the tripod unless I deliberately touch it.

But I am worried about moving the camera with it mounted to the tripod. The tripod has a standard 1/4 inch bolt as is found on every normal camera in the world. Is this bolt going to be strong enough to withstand the weight of such a heavy camera? Has anyone here broken a tripod bolt while carrying their tripod over their shoulder?

Worries me as this camera's in pristine condition, but taking it all down every time I need to move it rather than just putting it over my shoulder is a bit of a pain.