5 Amazing Cameras For Photo & Video Under $500!

what about the T7?

I can ignore video recording capability but i do concern about its fast auto focus timing.. so which one the best choice for my preferences? Thx

I am new to photography, so can anyone tell me what a DSLR is? Also, thanks for the video, it was super informative.

I actually just got the d3300, used. It's so small, portable, its quality Is really good too. For my family it was a great buy.
I rent 5d mk 3 and other bigger cameras when needed.

I just recently got my Canon EOS-1D X Mark III DSLR Camera and it was under $500. You can too. Just place the camera under five $100 bills. Done!

I actually just purchased the Canon 5D Mark II based on based on this video! I was looking at saving for a new R6, but getting the MarkII allows me to be out taking high quality photos and learning more about all the settings while saving up for a newer camera with all the bells and whistles.

Im so glad i found your channel

Thanks for this video, God bless!

You can find a Nikon d800 around $500 that's a full frame camera with 36 mp. Probably going to have to get an older lens to keep cost down, but still a great deal

the nikon d3200 takes very nice picures but i have found out that it only has 3x optical zoom.i want to pretty much sometimes planespot and a planespotting camera need around minimum 25x to30x ON MINIMUM. and since im in romania romania uses rons and 1 us dollar = 4 rons and 200x4 is 800 .800 rons. so can you help me find a good camera for spotting?

Great video. I want to ask if the Canon 5d mk ii has a clean HDMI out feed

Can l have 1 camera plz

Under 500.... and then you need a 500dollar lens...

Great video bro

fuji film xt1/2 should be on this list too

got it for $289 use a couple years ago and the sensor is on par with the Canon 5D MKII. Same quality style sensor with that creamy smoothness and creamy color that can't be replicated anymore. Plus it has fuji's film simulations built in. Only con is the lenses since fuji isn't 3rd party friendly

Years ago, I purchased a used Canon 5D Mark II, and a few year later a used 5D Mark III. I sold my 5D Mark II. I bought a used Canon Rebel T7. My only Canon camera I purchased new is the R100. I'm giving away my T7 as a Christmas present 2023. I still have my 5D Mark III. But my camera of choice is the R100.

mpb and keh buy cameras at half the price and sell it for double the price.. try selling the same camera and see what are they offering and see what they are selling the same on their website 😅😅

Does any of these cams can be used for streaming?

If the budget is up to 500 for this video, you can find D750s and D810s for around that price, on sites like mpb.

Those would outclass any other camera on this list, when it comes to still photos

Looking to record and take sports videos and pictures. What do you recommend

I currently still use my Nikon D200 as my one and only camera. I admit it my not be as nice as the cameras on this list, but you could put it on the list of cameras under $100. Currently, I'm trying to save up to get my hands on a camera that just barely doesn't make this list's price cutoff. I really want to get my hands on the Nikon D800 to try out, but it would have to be on a list going to $600 to be a candidate for the list.
If anyone reading this has an opinion on the D800, feel free to share if you think it is worthwhile trying to save up for it or not. I really want to stick with Nikon so that I don't have to worry about swapping lenses.

Is there any reason why the 5D Mk II is recommended but there is no mention of the Mk III? It looks like the Magic Lantern firmware also works with the Mk III.

I use my old canon 6d for all sorts, from dragonflies in flight to astro landscape photography including star trails and its awesome and built like a tank and also weighs like one haha that is the only down side.

What about the 5 d mark 3 is that superior to the eos M

When it comes to magic lantern?

Is a Canon eos 50d for 180 Dollars good?

If you wait and and really search you can get a few great options Under 500, eos rp, 5d3 (often £184 on mpb) or the a7III as well as plenty of LUMIX options

I've had my Nikon D3300 since 2019, was my first DSLR camera too. I actually love it and don't regret it! It's a really good camera especially if you know what you're doing!

Great video, this really helped me figure out what to buy. I'm leaning towards the M50 for sure. One question I have is if you'd recommend the original m50 or the even newer m50 mark II?

I currently have a D3300 😄

I was searching for some cheap camera for beginning to shoot, and I found used with 2000 shots a Canon eos 1200D for like 140$, it’s not a great deal but considering that where I live for <150$ I find only compacts or bridge cameras from the mid 2010 I mean, it’s pretty okay

Does the Nikon 3200 fully meter with manual focus Nikkor AI or AIS lenses? That would be terrific. thanks for the great review. Liked and subscribed.

I wanna see video with ML and Mark II

Got a D3300 currently and as I do less landscape work due to health reasons currently and do more product style photography now I really think about going mirrorless soon, just to have better live view from the tripod in the home studio. Probably gonna go back to Sony.

is the eo 80d good for wedding videos?

I bought the t4i as my first camera and it does decent photos and recently got a great deal on a canon m50 330$! It came with the kit lens to I love it

Nice video review. I have a D3300, D3400, A6000 and A5100. great cameras.

The best video ever!!

I would recommend Pentax K5 or K5 II. I have a K5 IIs and I can't say enough good about it. With K mount you also have literally decades worth of lenses to choose from.

I have the Nikon D3200 I bought quite a long time ago for photos, and it just happened to be a good budget video shooter. When I can upgrade to a better video shooter, I'll get the Canon M50 for great video options, and I can get an adapter so I can use my current Nikkor lenses along with Canon lenses I'll get in the future.

A6000 series. Sold it. Miss it. It wasn't a purist photographic experience, bit that AF and burst speed and off course, it weighed less than a crisp packet.

I think the Canon 7D is an amazing used camera for both photo and especially video, available for about $250 used.

Got a Olympus EM5 Mk.2 for 200$!!! Weather sealed, magnesium body, IBIS, articulating screen, 16MP and High Res Mode 40MP, Focus stacking, focus bracketing, endless options of customisations and custom buttons, access to PRO grade light and inexpensive lenses on a ecosystem that is still alive, 10fps, 1/8000 shutter speed, silent electronic shutter, gimbal like 1080p 60fps IBIS video and so on... Other than that i would go for a bigger APSC sensor Sony a5100 but less features for 200$ with the kit lens included.

I just bought a camera using the link you provided. I hope you get commission from it or something of value. Thanks for the awesome rec. can’t wait or start filming

3 cameras I would add to that list that I think really are worthy of being present :

- Nikon D700, it's basically the same thing as the 5D classic, but with higher dynamic range, much better noise perforamance, fast shooting (up to 8fps with the battery grip 5fps without) and super solid autofocus even today. You can find it for about 250€ so definitely worth it to pick it up. It's also super solid and reliable. If you want a cheap full frame cameras that you can take to more serious shoots where the autofocus system of the 5D would be a big problem : this the perfect camera. Same goes for the 5D mk II as the 5D and 5DII share the same autofocus system. That's if you don't need the extra resolution of the 5DII that is. Color reproduction is also super good for the D700 and has been an argument to pick up that camera for a good decade. Probably the best Nikon has made to date (alongside the D3)

(I would have also added the D300 which is basically the APS-C version of the D700, but that older 12MP sensor might be a little hard to work with for anyone not experienced enough. But I mean for the price it's going for nowadays (60 to 90 bucks generally) I don't think you can go wrong with it)

- Canon 7D mk 1, was basically Canon's answer to the D300 and D300S, and has pretty nice specs (18MP APS-C sensor that is a little better than the 12MP on in the D300, 8fps shooting without the need of a battery grip of any sort and much better AF system than either of the 5D cameras here, or the APS-C Canon cameras of the time like the 50D or 60D. It's still worse than the AF system in the D300/D700 but honestly you'd be hard pressed to find any meaningful difference between those two cameras in the real world). It's probably the best budget wildlife camera, you can find it around 150 bucks, it's weather sealed, magnesium allow build and is overall very tough, to the same standards as the D700 and other 5D cameras.

- Nikon D7000 (honestly could also include the D7100 as well since the budget is up to 500$ anyway) : this camera is truly a super high value for anyone that wants to start shooting for money like small events etc. The 16MP sensor is much improved compared to the D300 with moire dynamic range and less noise, honestly it still holds up today, the autofocus system is a bit of a downgrade but you still keep most of what made the D300 an D700 such good autofocusing cameras (3D tracking etc) just with a bit less points (39 instead of 51). It't solidly built, is weather sealed, has all the features you want out of a Nikon camera (can use the older AF-D lenses as well as AI lenses), has double card slots, shoots pretty okay 1080p video (as long as you don't need autofocus) and still uses the same battery format as current Nikon DSLR and mirrorless cameras (the En-El15 format) so if you end up upgrading you'll be able to carry over your old batteries as backups. You can find that one for just over 150€ generally, and it's probably THE best value for money for someone starting out a little businedd around photography as it allows you to shoot pretty much everything, from sports to events, to portraits (thanks to the nice skin tones and pretty low noise, as well as super good lens selection and compatibility) and even a little bit of video (with the presence of a mic jack). The D7100 is pretty much the exact same thing, except we do get the D300's AF system, and the D3200's 24MP sensor otherwise the camera is very similar to the D7000. And the D7200 is the same as D7100 with very small improvements like larger buffer space, but that's about it. Overall, best value resides around the D7000 and 7100 if you need extra resolution (can pick up a D7100 for right around 220€ around here)

Great video. that footage from Canon 5D Mark II freaked me out. wow.

My 5d classic has an SD slot, and a CF slot. Maybe you missed that. I use the SD only, that what is on my laptop.

i want to move to mirrorless, currently i use 700d, any recommendation?

You're missing Lumix from the line up.

Finally someone who says budget camera and not have 800 cameras as the first option 😂