Never got into the other macro stuff but that's awesome.
EDIT: BTW, checked the original and I'm curious. Do you use LR2? There isn't really much detail in the original image and wondering whether it's the lens or LR's notoriously bad sharpening algorithms/noise reduction.
I checked the sample shots via the forum links and went like 'wat'. It was all birds 'n shit and trees and not a single peeping tom shot from across the continent. Pentax users, shees.
Someone must've defused the bomb as I didn't hear a poof?
You can get a 5D for 1300$ and it matches the Sony in image quality.
My co-worker had the A900. It squeaked when you held it.
EDIT: Sorry for initial pissyness. The more FF cameras around the merrier.
Steady as she goes again, you got that stuff nailed.
Have you tried anything more out-of-ordinary lately? Since you have a light camera, maybe try sticking it on a monopod with a fisheye. Get inside a tight curve and shoot downwards when the car corners under the boom? I think radio or IR triggers for remote shutter control should be available for Canon too. Remote trigger would remove the guestimate of self-timing problems and a relatively small aperture with a fisheye's focal length should keep everything in focus.
Since one can make only so many jokes about left or right hands suggesting to abscence of a girlfriend, I'll simply post this without pictures, jokes or other shenanigans and give you all a nod of approval and congratulate all of you for finding such fine lady friends.