thanks for all the feedback, let me respond to some of them:

1. if PoserPro 2010 has improved in that department, I'll def have to try that first... obviously easiest to do at the source so to speak

2. Sculptris - Unless you press Q and disable the subdivision... if that's all it is, I'll have to try it again, cause it's def the simplest to use for what I need, hope the re-import works as TrekkieGrrrl seems to have had issues

3) ok have put Argile and Blacksmith3D on the try list as well

4) Carrera or Cinenam4D seem a bit much for what I need right now, but I have found it hard to keep round surfaces round with sculpting tools, which might be easier to do with traditional modelling, I'm a noob re modelling though, so I'm prob not doing it right

5. Zbrush is the only prog where import/ export worked on the spot and it is possible to get used to the workflow, still I find how tools work non-intuitive, that they become 2d once out of edit mode and such, it's def got a higher learning curve as well, but I would def go back to zbrush if necessary