Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who participated in this discussion, and to the 2 forum members who bought the Berlin tripod.
We ended at 93%, but all the orders will be filled, and we'll be developing some good accessories in the process.
Those will serve us for any other bowl-capable tripods we make in the future.
On a personal note, I'm surprised that more LF shooters didn't (I know that some couldn't) buy the tripod. It was designed with LF/ULF specifically in mind.
The latest reviewer used the words "solid" and "steady" about 20 times; the tripod weighs just under 5 pounds, and was at a killer price.
Anyhow, I've already started thinking about our next tripod, so if you have any thoughts about tripod features, you can email or PM me.
Thank you