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 · EF · 2007discontinued 1 source · 6 listingsLowest now$349$7,999 MSRP4% MSRP
- 2Lowest now$319$4,999 MSRP6% MSRP
- 3Lowest now$489$6,800 MSRP7% MSRP
- 4Lowest now$454$5,999 MSRP8% MSRP
- 5Lowest now$444$5,199 MSRP9% MSRP
- 6Lowest now$329$3,499 MSRP9% MSRP
- 10Lowest now$329$1,700 MSRP19% MSRP
- 11Lowest now$399$1,999 MSRP20% MSRP
- 12Lowest now$389$1,699 MSRP23% MSRP
- 13Lowest now$479$1,999 MSRP24% MSRP
- 14Lowest now$499$1,999 MSRP25% MSRP
- 15Lowest now$499$1,699 MSRP29% MSRP
- 16Lowest now$329$1,099 MSRP30% MSRP
- 17Lowest now$369$1,199 MSRP31% MSRP
- 18Lowest now$444$1,299 MSRP34% MSRP
- 19Lowest now$369$999 MSRP37% MSRP
- 20Lowest now$379$999 MSRP38% MSRP
- 22Lowest now$349$899 MSRP39% MSRP
- 23Lowest now$449$999 MSRP45% MSRP
- 24Lowest now$319$698 MSRP46% MSRP
How we built this list
Gear Gauge 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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