Well, I for one am definitely not new to 3d so I guess I dont fit that mold.  Dabbling in modeling and 3d graphics now for about 6 years. Used everything from max to lightwave to bryce to poser to cinema to the low end stuff.  Daz just works for me well and outperforms any iteration of poser that I have used.  It is more just a matter of personal preferance and ones willingness or ability to adapt to different software setups. :D 

Warmest Regards,

Dallas