I don't have Poser 5, but from what I understand, the DAZ characters were modeled from 3D scans of actual live human models, while Curious Labs modeled Judy, et al, by hand. That makes a huge difference in the quality. What I've seen of Judy, she's pathetically cartoony compared to Vicki. Her face looks flat and lifeless, while Vicki has a lot more dimension. Same with Michael vs. Don, etc. In my opinion, there's no comparison. And the price of the DAZ characters is really quite reasonable compared to some other companies that make human figures costing thousands for one figure. And DAZ often has sales. Watch for the DAZ originals sales that often give up to 35% off on all DAZ original items, which Vicki and Mike are. There are also lower resolution DAZ figures that are good. If you're not doing extreme closeups, they look just like the higher res figures, and they cost less. Oh, and by the way, I don't work for DAZ. LOL

Melanie

Message edited on: 12/26/2004 10:46