For those who have money to buy / upgrade to Poser 9 or higher and still have money to spare, I'm sure Reality 3 is nice to have.  For those who do not, Pose2Lux is a nice free alternative. I have been quite happy with the renders I get from using Pose2Lux. Here is an example:

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