The Canons appear to be very, very good in the dark.
I had a long term 5D original loan unit from a friend who had a Mk4 as well but I also had a collection of old Nikon lenses from my 35mm days so picking up a Nikon full frame made good sense to me and I scored a bargain on a near new condition used D810 full frame.
Sadly the Nikon isn't a patch on the Canon when it comes to low light, certainly not with the live view (images are great if I can find focus), I get nothing but noise and I'm not the only D810 owner to notice it either but there seems to be no answers or solution for the issue. A secondary screen is of no benefit sadly, I own a heap of larger usable screens for the purpose.
I could zoom into the Milky Way with live view on my friends Canon 5D original with live view and get perfect focus every time.
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Focus Peaking and Zoom: The Canon 5D’s live view mode includes focus peaking and zoom functions, which assist in achieving sharp focus. Focus peaking highlights in-focus areas with a colored outline, while zoom allows for precise adjustment of the focus point.
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Damn, I had no idea about the focus peaking function, after reading about it I'm upset my Nikon doesn't have an equivalent type feature.
EDIT: I'm wrong, the original didn't have live view, it must have been the Mk4 I loved that on but the original was a lot easier to focus in the dark than my D810.
Same friend loaned me his Mk4 for a few weeks and was upset when I turned down his offer of a huge 800mm lens he'd paid $20,000 for new.
"Thanks mate and I'd love to play with it in your presence one night but I won't take it myself".
I guess it shows a level of trust but I was terrified, I wanted to bring it home and play. The mk 4 5D is a delightful camera but as mentioned, huge collection of older Nikon lenses (which worked on the Canon with an adapter) but I decided it made sense to stick with Nikon.
Some days (nights actually) I kick myself.....
I could have kept the 5D original here for as long as I liked or bought it very cheap but I'm a Mega pixel hog it seems.
I should ask if he still has the original 5D and if so how much he wants for it, I have spare zoom lenses and the adapter.....