Should You Buy This Camera

Best full-frame DSLR cameras under $1,000

The $500 to $1,000 used full-frame DSLR tier. Pro bodies from Canon, Nikon, and Pentax that still hold up for landscape, portrait, and studio work. Usually cheaper than equivalent mirrorless.

13 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 D3X
    Nikon · Nikon D-series Pro · Full Frame · Nikon F · 2008
    discontinued 1 source · 4 listings
    Lowest now
    $844
    $7,999 MSRP
    -89%
  2. #2
    Nikon D3S
    Nikon · Nikon D-series Pro · Full Frame · Nikon F · 2009
    discontinued 2 sources · 6 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $564
    $5,199 MSRP
    -89%
  3. #3
    Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
    Canon · Canon EOS-1D · Full Frame · Canon EF · 2016
    discontinued 1 source · 10 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $854
    $5,999 MSRP
    -86%
  4. #4
    Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
    Canon · Canon EOS 5D · Full Frame · Canon EF · 2016
    discontinued 1 source · 47 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $524
    $3,499 MSRP
    -85%
  5. #5
    Nikon D5
    Nikon · Nikon D-series Pro · Full Frame · Nikon F · 2016
    discontinued 2 sources · 6 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $999
    $6,499 MSRP
    -85%
  6. #6
    Canon EOS 5DS
    Canon · Canon EOS 5D · Full Frame · Canon EF · 2015
    discontinued 2 sources · 13 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $574
    $3,699 MSRP
    -84%
  7. #7
    Sony Alpha 900
    Sony · Sony Alpha (A-mount) · Full Frame · Sony A · 2008
    discontinued 1 source · 2 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $504
    $2,999 MSRP
    -83%
  8. #8
    Canon EOS 5DS R
    Canon · Canon EOS 5D · Full Frame · Canon EF · 2015
    discontinued 2 sources · 14 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $799
    $3,899 MSRP
    -80%
  9. #9
    Canon EOS 6D Mark II
    Canon · Canon EOS 6D · Full Frame · Canon EF · 2017
    discontinued 2 sources · 50 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $554
    $1,999 MSRP
    -72%
  10. #10
    Nikon D850
    Nikon · Nikon D8xx · Full Frame · Nikon F · 2017
    current 1 source · 69 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $949
    $3,299 MSRP
    -71%
  11. #11
    Nikon Df
    Nikon · Nikon Df · Full Frame · Nikon F · 2013
    discontinued 1 source · 3 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $924
    $2,749 MSRP
    -66%
  12. #12
    Nikon D780
    Nikon · Nikon D7xx · Full Frame · Nikon F · 2020
    current 1 source · 9 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $944
    $2,299 MSRP
    -59%
  13. #13
    Pentax K-1
    Pentax · Pentax K-1 · Full Frame · Pentax K · 2016
    discontinued 1 source · 2 listings · vs the #1 pick →
    Lowest now
    $869
    $1,799 MSRP
    -52%

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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