in most cases, getting a good render off a poser figure -in my experience- has been close to impossible. you need clothing, props, skin textures, hair, etc. all these things are for sale instead of being free, which not only kills the learning process (hey, i'll just import my mike and be done with it), but it makes it prohibitive to render something truly unique. so if i was in your shoes i'd say no. when i'll buy 5.5 i'll simply ignore the whole mike and vicky thing because i know they're ultimately enticements for me to dish out more cash. just my 2,000,000 Romanian cents. E~