Should You Buy This Camera

Best full-frame cameras under $1,500

The $1,000 to $1,500 used full-frame tier. Mirrorless bodies from one generation back, the last round of pro DSLRs, and high-MP bodies that have softened from their launch price. Ranked by deal score within the tier.

14 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 D5
    Nikon · Nikon D-series Pro · Full Frame · Nikon F · 2016
    discontinued 5 sources · 24 listings
    Lowest now
    $1,065
    $6,499 MSRP
    -84%
  2. #2
    Sony A7R IIIA
    Sony · Sony Alpha · Full Frame · Sony FE · 2021
    discontinued 3 sources · 17 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,050
    $3,198 MSRP
    -67%
  3. #3
    Panasonic Lumix S1H
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix S · Full Frame · L-mount · 2019
    current 4 sources · 9 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,400
    $3,999 MSRP
    -65%
  4. #4
    Canon EOS R5
    Canon · Canon EOS R · Full Frame · Canon RF · 2020
    current 5 sources · 97 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,389
    $3,899 MSRP
    -64%
  5. #5
    Nikon Z7 II
    Nikon · Nikon Z · Full Frame · Nikon Z · 2020
    current 4 sources · 77 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,070
    $2,999 MSRP
    -64%
  6. #6
    Sony A7R IV
    Sony · Sony Alpha · Full Frame · Sony FE · 2019
    discontinued 4 sources · 55 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,349
    $3,498 MSRP
    -61%
  7. #7
    Sony A7R IVA
    Sony · Sony Alpha · Full Frame · Sony FE · 2021
    discontinued 3 sources · 16 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,459
    $3,498 MSRP
    -58%
  8. #8
    Sony RX1R II
    Sony · Sony RX1 · Full Frame · Fixed Lens · 2015
    discontinued 3 sources · 22 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,449
    $3,300 MSRP
    -56%
  9. #9
    Sony A7 IV
    Sony · Sony Alpha · Full Frame · Sony FE · 2021
    current 5 sources · 127 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,376
    $2,499 MSRP
    -45%
  10. #10
    Canon EOS R6 Mark II
    Canon · Canon EOS R · Full Frame · Canon RF · 2022
    current 5 sources · 87 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,400
    $2,499 MSRP
    -44%
  11. #11
    Pentax K-1 Mark II
    Pentax · Pentax K-1 · Full Frame · Pentax K · 2018
    current 2 sources · 4 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,269
    $1,999 MSRP
    -37%
  12. #12
    Panasonic Lumix S5 II
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix S · Full Frame · L-mount · 2023
    current 5 sources · 46 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,277
    $1,999 MSRP
    -36%
  13. #13
    Nikon Zf
    Nikon · Nikon Z · Full Frame · Nikon Z · 2023
    current 5 sources · 55 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,319
    $1,999 MSRP
    -34%
  14. #14
    Nikon Z5 II
    Nikon · Nikon Z · Full Frame · Nikon Z · 2025
    current 3 sources · 25 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,425
    $1,699 MSRP
    -16%

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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