I'd suggest trying both Daz Studio and Poser (you can download a free trial version of Poser) to see which one "fits" better. Often people just can't get their head around one or the other, and it's not fun at all if your trying to learn something that doesn't work well for the way you think. Plus it's best to ensure that the software you decide to use will actually run well on your system - some people seem to have problems running Poser or DS, others don't.

I use both, either one is pretty easy for me to use (except for the lights in Poser - they just don't like me). Some things are easier for me in Poser and some are easier in DS (I find Carrara the easiest to use - but most people don't share my view). If you you need Dynamic Hair and Dynamic Cloth, you will need to get Poser.

You can use dynamic cloth in DS with a plugin you can buy from DAZ (additional software), but you have to use the clothing from OptiTex, you can't make your own. With Poser you can make your own Dynamic Clothing. In my experience, dynamic clothing in DS works much better than Posers (don't have 9/2012 to test though, and it's supposed to be improved), but they can both do some interesting things when the cloth gets bunched or goes through the skin.

So, it really comes down to which one works best for you, and what you want to do. Trying both of them will give you a much better idea, and will help you to decide if the learning curve is worth the reward.

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