What Camera and tech. did the clamation and stop motion artist used to make animation before Digital Camera?

How come we use to film or tape to made claymation and stop motion animations?

with the use of digital still or movie cameras

help!What Camera and tech. did the clamation and stop motion artist used to make animation before Digital Camera?Because, without huge expense, you do not get the same registration or fidelity of image from digital cameras, even now film-based rostrum cameras are used for some stop motion work.



The difference is all in the camera鈥檚 gate the film is registered using pins rather than cogs that allow it to be precisely positioned.