Roto Cameras

Here are the Roto cameras in my collection with date of introduction and film type.

The Categories ⓘ

The Art Deco cameras on this site are divided into 5 Deco categories - Proto Deco, Classic Deco, Streamlined Deco, Deco Influenced and Post Deco.

Star System ⓘ

I use a star system to show Deco strength. Each camera is rated by how strongly it embodies Art Deco style, from iconic five-star classics to those with incidental Deco elements.

Roto

	Model	Date	Film
	Elvo	1938	120/620
	Riber Lys	1950	120

History

The Roto company was founded by Giovanni Ropolo in the mid 1930s in Torino Italy. The name was derived from the first two letters of his last name 'Ro' combined with 'To', the first two letters of the city of Torino, where the company was based. It sold a variety of cameras that were made locally by small businesses and marketed photographic goods. In 1970 Roto merged into CIDAF (the Italian Consortium Distributors News Photo-cine-radio ).