One interesting thing with the new shot is that when the CBS Digital guys re-did Star Trek with new FX shots, this was something they did as well: took a two-part flyby of the Enterprise (ship comes towards camera; cut; ship's flying away from camera) and did a lot of the smooth flybys.
Looked fantastic when they did it; looks fantastic when Ady did it. I love it.
It's how you'd watch a fly-by in real life; you wouldn't shut your eyes, turn around, and open them again.