You are going to get a lot of opinions on this. I bought 2 cheap ones before I got the best one I could afford. It is a Pentax 65ED. Nikon makes really good glass in that price range. Do some research on optics, narrow it down and go to a store that you can compare side be side. Chances are in that price range there won't be much difference. If you can't afford the big names don't look through them, that way you won't know what you are missing.

Good luck on your choice.