I use a Sony A350, but they have a whole line of Alpha DSLRs that are good beginner ones. They all depend on how much you want to spend. The thing I like about Sony is that image stabilization is done in the camera body itself, not in the lens. This makes the lenses slightly cheaper compared to some other brands. Additionally, Sony bought Minolta a while ago and all Minolta lenses will work with a Sony camera. They are older but still work great. And you can usually get them pretty cheap, they may not all have autofocus but some do. I've handled other brands before but to me the body of a Sony camera feels more solid than others.