manual WB .. i'd set it in degrees Kelvin as its a constant and less likley to vary across bodies and firmware updates.
other than that.. manual setting for exposure across all bodies, to same shutterspeed and ISO across given (tested) ISO range.
make sure there is reasonable
shadows and dark areas with detail.. thats where the noise will start to show, and how the noise effects the details in said shadows. thats where i'd want to see the 100% crop.
i'd suggest turning High ISO Noise reduction
off too.
sounds interesting.. i'm keen to see how it all goes