6D or 70D, which has better low light capability or are they about the same?

[grafxman]

I've been using my 7D with the SigMonster the past two weeks and I now realize I need something better than the 7D when handling high ISO situations. I keep the 6D on the Sigma 50-500mm so, since I haven't heard anything about a 7D mark II, I'm thinking about buying another camera for the SigMonster. I see the 6D and 70D both have the same size 20.2 CMOS sensor. Of course the 6D is full frame and the 70D is APS-C. So I'm wondering if the 70D can handle high ISO situations as well as the 6D? That flip out screen would be mighty handy to have when using the SigMonster because I have to use the view screen to auto focus. Anyone know the answer?

 

[DarkShadow]

Short answer, No way. The 6D is about 1.3 stops better ISO and significantly lower at high ISO. There is no comparison at all to the 70D. The 60D, 70D and 7D are in comparison with each other as far as ISO performance goes.

 

[goodguy]

Short answer, No way. The 6D is about 1.3 stops better ISO and significantly lower at high ISO. There is no comparison at all to the 70D. The 60D, 70D and 7D are in comparison with each other as far as ISO performance goes.

Nothing much to add, the Canon 6D is a real Cannon in low light, all crop sensor cameras will not be able to compete with that.
When talking about low light performance the 6D is a BEAST!!!

 

[grafxman]

Thanks a lot for the prompt responses. Wouldn't the 70D be substantially better than the 7D at high ISO situations?

 

[goodguy]

Thanks a lot for the prompt responses. Wouldn't the 70D be substantially better than the 7D at high ISO situations?

I believe the 70D is better in low light but not by much.

 

[Juga]

Thanks a lot for the prompt responses. Wouldn't the 70D be substantially better than the 7D at high ISO situations?

I believe the 70D is better in low light but not by much.

Actually the 70D's new sensor is much better than the old 18mp sensor. I was able to get good images at 3200 compared to the older 18mp sensor. Even in fine JPEG with NR the images at 12800 weren't all that bad.

 

[grafxman]

Thanks a lot for the prompt responses. Wouldn't the 70D be substantially better than the 7D at high ISO situations?

I believe the 70D is better in low light but not by much.

Actually the 70D's new sensor is much better than the old 18mp sensor. I was able to get good images at 3200 compared to the older 18mp sensor. Even in fine JPEG with NR the images at 12800 weren't all that bad.

Thanks a lot for that info Juga.

 

[ranuy]

70D is better

 

[Juga]

70D is better

How? The question is subjective. I shoot mostly static objects and the 70D simply will not out perform the 6D in low light...really the only thing the 70D has on the 6D is AF...even the FPS won't outrun the buffer of the 6D in the long run. The OP asked about low light...So let Arnold stick to the one liners.

grafxman you're welcome

 

[o hey tyler]

70D is better

No.

 

[Rocketman1978]

I had the 7D and now have the 6D, difference is astonishing. I never planned to go FF since this is merely a hobby for me but my house is so dang dark (high ceilings) and I wanted to rectify that with something that just eats light, hence my 6D purchase. I could not be happier.

 

[grafxman]

I had the 7D and now have the 6D, difference is astonishing. I never planned to go FF since this is merely a hobby for me but my house is so dang dark (high ceilings) and I wanted to rectify that with something that just eats light, hence my 6D purchase. I could not be happier.

Exactly the same experience here. I'm trying to avoid buying another 6D. I prefer using an APS-C camera with my extreme zoomies but the noise situation with the 7D is killing me. I have to use the view screen to focus the SigMonster with a doubler and that's a pain that could possibly be avoided with a 70D. I wouldn't really expect the 70D to do as well in high ISOs as the 6D but I'm hoping it would be substantially better than the 7D. I would really hate to buy a 70D only to discover that it's just marginally better than the 7D at handling high ISOs.

 

[DarkShadow]

70D is better

No. The 6D is full frame Much bigger sensor then crop sensor of 70D for better light gathering and much lower high ISO noise.

 

[Juga]

I had the 7D and now have the 6D, difference is astonishing. I never planned to go FF since this is merely a hobby for me but my house is so dang dark (high ceilings) and I wanted to rectify that with something that just eats light, hence my 6D purchase. I could not be happier.

Exactly the same experience here. I'm trying to avoid buying another 6D. I prefer using an APS-C camera with my extreme zoomies but the noise situation with the 7D is killing me. I have to use the view screen to focus the SigMonster with a doubler and that's a pain that could possibly be avoided with a 70D. I wouldn't really expect the 70D to do as well in high ISOs as the 6D but I'm hoping it would be substantially better than the 7D. I would really hate to buy a 70D only to discover that it's just marginally better than the 7D at handling high ISOs.

I can send you some samples if you'd like.

 

[grafxman]

I had the 7D and now have the 6D, difference is astonishing. I never planned to go FF since this is merely a hobby for me but my house is so dang dark (high ceilings) and I wanted to rectify that with something that just eats light, hence my 6D purchase. I could not be happier.

Exactly the same experience here. I'm trying to avoid buying another 6D. I prefer using an APS-C camera with my extreme zoomies but the noise situation with the 7D is killing me. I have to use the view screen to focus the SigMonster with a doubler and that's a pain that could possibly be avoided with a 70D. I wouldn't really expect the 70D to do as well in high ISOs as the 6D but I'm hoping it would be substantially better than the 7D. I would really hate to buy a 70D only to discover that it's just marginally better than the 7D at handling high ISOs.

I can send you some samples if you'd like.

I wouldn't mind seeing some 70D photos shot in low light at 6400 and 12800 ISO that have not had any noise reduction work done on them or perhaps some before and after noise reduction. Anything over 3200 in the 7D gives large red dots that jaggies the image. I just use Canon's DPP software. When processing thousands of photos like I do I can't muck about with some fancy complicated software. Just post them in flickr if possible so I can see the EXIF info. Thanks in advance Juga.