For detail, it depends on what lens you use. If you use a longer lens, then it will have more detail. Conversely, if you use a wide lens such as a circular fisheye, it will have lower resolution than Xphase. Typically, if you use a diagonal fisheye on a Sony a73 or Canon R, Xphase will have more detail, but Sony will have more dynamic range. I don’t have a Canon R to test, but I would bet it would have more dynamic range as well.

Thank you very much for your fast reply. I made it. I figured, the crucial thing was to shoot photos in the exact order for the Sticher to stich photos easily and without problems (you can also rearange order of the photos in lr later on, but it’s much easier and faster if you take care of it during photo shoot). Also you need to be sure to have enough overlap, but also not to much. Thanks again!!

Here is a complete guide: https://360rumors.com/dslr-virtual-tour-faq-camera-lens-guide-virtual-tour-edge/

You can use any lens but it is much easier to use fisheye lens. You’ll need far fewer shots. If you really want to use your 14-30, use it 14mm. It will take 4 rows. 1 zenith, 6 shots at +36, 6 shots -36, then 1 nadir. It is possible to do it with 3 rows with less overlap and therefore higher chance of stitching errors. Here is a complete guide: https://360rumors.com/dslr-virtual-tour-faq-camera-lens-guide-virtual-tour-edge/

I have also tried to shoot in one row, and than took 1 or 2 photos up and than 1 or 2 photos down. That also didn’t work. Couldn’t stich those later in LR or PS or 3dvista sticher. 🙁 🙁
I havd spent so much money on the camera and now I can do only one row panorama, which means you can’t look up or down much when checking in virtual tour viewer.

Thanks Sean. The best lens for you depends on how many shots you want to take, balancing resolution on one hand with convenience on the other. I don’t have the 10-18 but in general, a zoom lens is trickier to shoot with because if you accidentally change the focal length while shooting, it could be harder if not impossible to stitch. Also, in general, fisheye lenses are easier to stitch than rectilinear ultrawides.
BTW I’m working on an online training for shooting 360 photos with a DSLR with techniques for producing the best images with the least amount of editing required. If you want to be notified when the DSLR pano training, pls. sign up at 360rumors.thinkific.com. 😀
Best regards,
Mic

Hi BenW. It is true that DSLR photos will have much better quality. Having said that, if you’re interested I created a course for getting the best quality from 360 cameras such as the One X. https://360rumors.com/hq-method-faq/ In fact it is designed to lay a foundation for DSLR shooting, and the software and techniques are applicable to DSLRs as well (yes it uses PTGui).