Can I Connect My Firewire 400 Peripherals To Thunderbolt?

I hav several external Hard Drives and a digital camera with firewire 400 connections.  Is there an adapter cable or some other method to get me from there to the thunderbolt?

Yes. You need to adapt them to FireWire 800, also known as 9-pin, and then to Thunderbolt.
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