Should You Buy This Camera

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.

7 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. #1
    Fujifilm X-Pro1
    Fujifilm · Fujifilm X-Pro · APS-C · Fujifilm X · 2012
    discontinued 1 source · 8 listings
    Lowest now
    $499
    $1,699 MSRP
    -71%
  2. #2
    Fujifilm X-T1
    Fujifilm · Fujifilm X-T · APS-C · Fujifilm X · 2014
    discontinued 1 source · 23 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $419
    $1,299 MSRP
    -68%
  3. #3
    Canon EOS 80D
    Canon · Canon EOS · APS-C · Canon EF · 2016
    discontinued 2 sources · 8 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $399
    $1,199 MSRP
    -67%
  4. #4
    Fujifilm X-E1
    Fujifilm · Fujifilm X-E · APS-C · Fujifilm X · 2012
    discontinued 2 sources · 20 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $344
    $999 MSRP
    -66%
  5. #5
    Fujifilm X-T10
    Fujifilm · Fujifilm X-T · APS-C · Fujifilm X · 2015
    discontinued 1 source · 10 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $329
    $799 MSRP
    -59%
  6. #6
    Fujifilm X-E2
    Fujifilm · Fujifilm X-E · APS-C · Fujifilm X · 2013
    discontinued 2 sources · 8 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $494
    $999 MSRP
    -51%
  7. #7
    Canon EOS M50 Mark II
    Canon · Canon EOS M · APS-C · Canon EF-M · 2020
    discontinued 1 source · 31 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $359
    $599 MSRP
    -40%

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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