Firewire from camera to MBP 15" cable

How do I connect my video camera (Sony FX1E) using Firewire cable to the MBP firewire port (which I see is Firewire 800). Is there a cable or adaptor for this please?

This one should do the trick
http://store.apple.com/us/product/TW748LL/A
haha i was too slow
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camera.
I haven't used it yet, just opened the box.
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they say
you need to install in order to be able to download
pictures from camera to the computer.
My question is this: do I really need this
program?
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I don't really want to install something that I don't
need.
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Happy New Year,
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I would suggest trying a different firewire cable.
You can find Firewire cables inexpensively at monoprice.com. You need a 4 pin to 9 pin firewire cable.
Here is a link.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10301
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