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Best full-frame cameras under $1,000

The $500 to $1,000 used full-frame tier. Older pro DSLRs and first-generation mirrorless bodies sit here. Ranked by deal score, so the cameras at the steepest discount from MSRP rank first.

20 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
    Nikon D4S
    Nikon · Nikon D-series Pro · Full Frame · F · 2014
    discontinued 1 source · 1 listing
    Lowest now
    $564
    $6,499 MSRP
    9% MSRP
  2. #2
    Nikon D3X
    Nikon · Nikon D-series Pro · Full Frame · F · 2008
    discontinued 1 source · 3 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $844
    $7,999 MSRP
    11% MSRP
  3. #3
    Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
    Canon · Canon EOS-1D · Full Frame · EF · 2016
    discontinued 1 source · 9 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $684
    $5,999 MSRP
    11% MSRP
  4. #4
    Nikon D5
    Nikon · Nikon D-series Pro · Full Frame · F · 2016
    discontinued 2 sources · 3 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $954
    $6,499 MSRP
    15% MSRP
  5. #5
    Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
    Canon · Canon EOS 5D · Full Frame · EF · 2016
    discontinued 1 source · 41 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $514
    $3,499 MSRP
    15% MSRP
  6. #6
    Canon EOS 5DS
    Canon · Canon EOS 5D · Full Frame · EF · 2015
    discontinued 2 sources · 12 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $579
    $3,699 MSRP
    16% MSRP
  7. #7
    Sony Alpha 900
    Sony · Sony Alpha (A-mount) · Full Frame · Sony A · 2008
    discontinued 1 source · 1 listing · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $504
    $2,999 MSRP
    17% MSRP
  8. #8
    Canon EOS 5DS R
    Canon · Canon EOS 5D · Full Frame · EF · 2015
    discontinued 2 sources · 14 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $744
    $3,899 MSRP
    19% MSRP
  9. #9
    Nikon D850
    Nikon · Nikon D8xx · Full Frame · F · 2017
    current 1 source · 36 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $784
    $3,299 MSRP
    24% MSRP
  10. #10
    Sony Alpha 99
    Sony · Sony Alpha (A-mount) · Full Frame · Sony A · 2012
    discontinued 1 source · 2 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $700
    $2,799 MSRP
    25% MSRP
  11. #11
    Panasonic Lumix S1R
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix S · Full Frame · L-mount · 2019
    current 1 source · 5 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $984
    $3,699 MSRP
    27% MSRP
  12. #12
    Nikon D780
    Nikon · Nikon D7xx · Full Frame · F · 2020
    current 1 source · 13 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $699
    $2,299 MSRP
    30% MSRP
  13. #13
    Sony RX1R
    Sony · Sony RX1 · Full Frame · Fixed Lens · 2013
    discontinued 1 source · 6 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $899
    $2,799 MSRP
    32% MSRP
  14. #14
    Nikon Z6
    Nikon · Nikon Z · Full Frame · Nikon Z · 2018
    current 1 source · 43 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $644
    $2,000 MSRP
    32% MSRP
  15. #15
    Nikon Df
    Nikon · Nikon Df · Full Frame · F · 2013
    discontinued 1 source · 3 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $979
    $2,749 MSRP
    36% MSRP
  16. #16
    Panasonic Lumix S1
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix S · Full Frame · L-mount · 2019
    current 1 source · 3 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $894
    $2,499 MSRP
    36% MSRP
  17. #17
    Pentax K-1
    Pentax · Pentax K-1 · Full Frame · K · 2016
    discontinued 1 source · 3 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $774
    $1,799 MSRP
    43% MSRP
  18. #18
    Sony A7 III
    Sony · Sony Alpha · Full Frame · Sony FE · 2018
    current 1 source · 101 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $899
    $1,999 MSRP
    45% MSRP
  19. #19
    Panasonic Lumix S5
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix S · Full Frame · L-mount · 2020
    current 2 sources · 17 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $950
    $1,999 MSRP
    48% MSRP
  20. #20
    Nikon Z6 II
    Nikon · Nikon Z · Full Frame · Nikon Z · 2020
    current 1 source · 69 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $979
    $1,999 MSRP
    49% 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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