Aug 152013
The Arri Alexa XT is an Alexa camera with an internal XR Module which can receive a removable Codex drive.
For those wanting to record ArriRaw, this is a smaller, lighter and simpler configuration than shooting with an external Codex drive. The XR Module allows recording of ArriRaw up to 120 fps.
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Codex 512 GB XR “capture drive” atop the Alexa XT, with the XR Module door open below ready to receive it.
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Codex 512 GB drive inserted into the Alexa XT.
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You can also record on an SxS card, using the Codex SxS adaptor.
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I took these photos at the AFC Micro Salon in Paris, with thanks to Natacha Vlatkovic
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Arri’s site has more info on the Alexa XT
And also this video with Marc Shipman-Mueller presenting the XR upgrade:
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