Crop (50D) vs full frame (5D mkii) for wildlife

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Ok so I have access to both a 50D and 5D MKii at the moment, if I borrow a familly members camera.

I have been out shooting some wildlife the last few days and I immediately picked up the 50D due to the longer reach.

However the 50D's noise is to my eyes much worse than the 5D Mkii's and I am wondering if it is worth using the 5D Mkii and cropping instead.

I know from usage that the 5D is a fair bit more sluggish than the 50D but if I were to use the 5D center point and sacrifice the FPS, is it logicial to think I will get pictures with better IQ?

I do have to end up using relatively high ISO to get the shutter speed high enough and simply find the noise from the 50D unacceptable at times.

I have read a bit about crop vs full frame for wildlife, but in this particular instance between the 50D and the 5D mkii which would you recommend?

Any advice is appreciated!
 
Ok so I have access to both a 50D and 5D MKii at the moment, if I borrow a familly members camera.

I have been out shooting some wildlife the last few days and I immediately picked up the 50D due to the longer reach.

However the 50D's noise is to my eyes much worse than the 5D Mkii's and I am wondering if it is worth using the 5D Mkii and cropping instead.

I know from usage that the 5D is a fair bit more sluggish than the 50D but if I were to use the 5D center point and sacrifice the FPS, is it logicial to think I will get pictures with better IQ?

I do have to end up using relatively high ISO to get the shutter speed high enough and simply find the noise from the 50D unacceptable at times.

I have read a bit about crop vs full frame for wildlife, but in this particular instance between the 50D and the 5D mkii which would you recommend?

Any advice is appreciated!

No. 5D2 cropped down to 1.6x format leaves 8.2mp and no other obvious benefits.
 
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