Best cameras under $500
The $300 to $500 used catalog. All categories, all formats. A wide band of options for a first interchangeable-lens camera or a backup body.
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-1Ds Mark IIICanon · Canon EOS-1D · Full Frame · Canon EF · 2007discontinued 4 sources · 15 listingsLowest now$324$7,999 MSRP-96%
- 2Lowest now$433$6,800 MSRP-94%
- 3Lowest now$431$5,999 MSRP-93%
- 4Lowest now$400$5,199 MSRP-92%
- 9Lowest now$425$2,999 MSRP-86%
- 10Lowest now$300$1,999 MSRP-85%
- 11Lowest now$330$1,995 MSRP-83%
- 12Lowest now$320$1,899 MSRP-83%
- 16Lowest now$409$1,999 MSRP-80%
- 18Lowest now$411$1,799 MSRP-77%
- 21Lowest now$495$1,999 MSRP-75%
- 22Lowest now$496$1,999 MSRP-75%
- 23Lowest now$349$1,399 MSRP-75%
- 24Lowest now$424$1,699 MSRP-75%
- 25Lowest now$427$1,699 MSRP-75%
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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