Quote - > Quote - I've been working with C6 Pro just for a few days, I had C3DE-which worked well enough though both have the same issues (or the USER has the same issues ;) ) with lighting.  Everything looks freakin' plastic unless I use one of the set HDRI lighting or GI.  I add in lights and PLASTIQUE!

Poser and DAZ use similar shading models, which are in turn a lot different from some of the shader options in Carrara. After importing, a lot of the shading is going to look funny. You might try turning the highlights down (change them from Color to Value) and turn the shininess value up (that spreads the "hot spot" of the light out a little bit, making the material look less hard).

There's such a wealth of options in Carrara shaders that I feel like I'll still be learning new things with it for years.

Jack, you've just become my favorite pirate!  Thank you for the tip; I'll put that to good use and hopefully have a C6 render to post in a few days.  Years, and years of learning here.  Oi. 

So much freakin' fun!