I don't think there's single MFD user here interested in a noise comparison against 35mm at this point.
My vote is still - keep this thread about MFD noise only. Thank you.
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Really! MFDB users pay amazing sums of money for their equipment because they want the best possible image quality, whatever the ISO used.
The fact that 35mm DSLRs seem to do a better job at high ISO (albeit starting off from a lower quality base) must be of concern to users of MFDB.
From reports I've read from Edmund, Phase DB's produce equally good results, if not better results, when
underexposed at base ISO instead of the option of using the same shutter speed at a higher ISO.
Canon DSLRs, on the other hand, produce significantly
better results at a higher ISO, compared to the same exposure at a lower ISO. That's the key issue here, for me and I would think for anyone interested in image quality above base ISO.
Why aren't DB manufacturers using the same technology that 35mm manufacturers use to boost the analog signal before A/D conversion? My guess is, because the CMOS sensor makes this possible and most (if not all) DBs are CCD.