Patrick, from the NeutralDay blog did a nice test between the 7D and the 5DMrkII regarding noise in normal and low light.
What I like about these two tests is how rigorous he was and how he removed every noise reduction factor from the equation to only keep the bare performance of the sensor and how he tried to get both camera at the same effective focal length. Something too many people neglect.
I have been thinking about doing such a test for a while and never spent the time so I am happy someone else did!
The results? What you could expect: the 5DMrkII is a little better in every low ISO setting and much better above ISO 1600. The article is well illustrated and it is easy to spot the differences between the two.
I just wish Patrick would have taken the extra time to take the same subject but this time with the noise reduction features on. It would have been a better test of the overall noise management performance of the camera.
Some people might disagree with the selected lenses. Saying that it is not fair to compare a prime to a kit lens. While this is true for image quality test, I doubt the quality of the glass has a lot of impact on the overall noise. Also, at the given f stop setting, both lenses are past their sharpest point and should perform about the same.
Finally, dont forget that while the 7D is not as good as the 5DMrkII, it is still performing very well!
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