2011 and 12 macs won't firewire older ones will

I have an iMac (mavericks) 2011 and a Macbook pro(mountain lion) 2012
neither of these will connect to my Panasonic DVX-100B via firewire.
My 2008 (Leopard) macbook pro and my 2005 mac mini (tiger) will both connect and capture video.
Is this due to a change in OS and it handling of firewire or is it more the change from firewire 400 to 800?
If I upgrade the 2008 macbook will I loose the ability to connect to my camera via firewire?
thanks in advance

If you have a 4 pin to 9 pin cable, it should connect OK. You can also get Firewire to Thunderbolt adaptors.
I haven't tried any tape captures on Mavericks, but I haven't had troublle captuing with Mountain Lion and I haven't heard of any reason why the two should be different for FW capture.
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