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.

8 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
    Panasonic Lumix S1R
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix S · Full Frame · L-mount · 2019
    current 1 source · 5 listings
    Lowest now
    $1,099
    $3,699 MSRP
    -70%
  2. #2
    Nikon Z7 II
    Nikon · Nikon Z · Full Frame · Nikon Z · 2020
    current 1 source · 43 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,309
    $2,999 MSRP
    -56%
  3. #3
    Sigma fp L
    Sigma · Sigma fp · Full Frame · L-mount · 2021
    current 1 source · 5 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,439
    $2,499 MSRP
    -42%
  4. #4
    Panasonic Lumix S9
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix S · Full Frame · L-mount · 2024
    current 1 source · 24 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,019
    $1,499 MSRP
    -32%
  5. #5
    Panasonic Lumix S5 II
    Panasonic · Panasonic Lumix S · Full Frame · L-mount · 2023
    current 1 source · 19 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,379
    $1,999 MSRP
    -31%
  6. #6
    Nikon Zf
    Nikon · Nikon Z · Full Frame · Nikon Z · 2023
    current 1 source · 34 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,439
    $1,999 MSRP
    -28%
  7. #7
    Canon EOS R8
    Canon · Canon EOS R · Full Frame · Canon RF · 2023
    current 1 source · 59 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,139
    $1,499 MSRP
    -24%
  8. #8
    Nikon Z5 II
    Nikon · Nikon Z · Full Frame · Nikon Z · 2025
    current 1 source · 15 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $1,419
    $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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