I tried pose2lux and luxrender and thought they were fab, it's just that the render time gets totally out of control.

I'm sure that Reality3 will make using Luxrender far more comfortable, but be prepared to wait a lot longer for your render to finish.

I honestly think one would be better off using Lightwave or Octane.

(Or indeed C4D/Interposer.)

I don't think Firefly is that bad, it's just mind-numbingly slow. You can get excellent results, but the iterations that are required while you tinker with your shaders can take so long that they rob you of the will to live.

If SM would give PoserFusion the same effort as the one indie developer gives Interposer, the Poser/Lightwave combination would be one wicked little package. I'm sure both companies could do with the business, and isn't that what Poser "Pro" was supposed to be about?

But I digress...

(Apologies!)