Quote Originally Posted by freelanceshots View Post
I don't see noise like this at all in my 5D2 images and they are shot in the more extreme circumstances as far as dark areas can get and noise issues.
Personally, I don't consider these to be "extreme circumstances." For example, print film can achieve over 7 stops of highlight headroom (over middle gray). If you tried to do the same thing with the 5D2, you'd run into those noise problem.s But I don't think that means film photographers are/were extreme.

In any case, I'm glad that the capability of the 5D2 is enough for your needs.