Best APS-C cameras under $500
Entry-budget APS-C. Most of the appeal of an interchangeable-lens camera at smartphone-replacement money. Older mirrorless bodies and DSLRs from the mid-2010s dominate this band.
25 models match the filter. Default rank: current price as a percentage of MSRP, so the camera at the steepest discount sits at #1. How we compute this.
- 1#1Canon EOS 10DCanon · Canon EOS xxD · APS-C · Canon EF · 2003discontinued 2 sources · 33 listingsLowest now$25$1,999 MSRP-99%
- 2Lowest now$33$1,499 MSRP-98%
- 5Lowest now$40$1,399 MSRP-97%
- 8Lowest now$30$799 MSRP-96%
- 9Lowest now$50$1,299 MSRP-96%
- 12Lowest now$69$1,400 MSRP-95%
- 18Lowest now$119$1,599 MSRP-93%
- 20Lowest now$200$2,499 MSRP-92%
- 23Lowest now$76$899 MSRP-92%
- 24Lowest now$50$499 MSRP-90%
- 25Lowest now$75$700 MSRP-89%
How we built this list
Should You Buy This Camera tracks used prices across the major used-gear sites. This list filters the catalog to cameras that match the criteria above, then ranks by deal score, so the camera at the steepest discount from its launch MSRP comes first. Prices and rankings refresh daily.
See the methodology page for how prices are sourced, how seller conditions are normalized, and what the deal score does and doesn't measure.
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