"Without Reality, Poser 9/2012 users would have to jump through several major hoops to render in Lux, because Pose2Lux doesn't work in P9/PP2012. Plus, as mentioned before, the Reality interface is much more developed and easier to edit/tweak your materials than with Pose2Lux."

 Just a wee note one that. pose2Lux does work in PP2012 as I am using it. You probably need the most recent version but it works like a charm. Also be aware that for Reality 3 all sales are final.