NO FIREWIRE! MacBook can not capture video for editing...Help!

I bought a New Unibody Macbook last week. Then I realized that my New Video Camera (Canon Vixia HV30) is not compatible with the MacBook as it has no Firewire. So I called apple to discuss returning it for a Macbook Pro. But upon examining the specs for the MacbookPro I discovered that it only has Firewire 800 which is not cross compatible with Firewire 400. So that computer will ot help me either. Apparently the manufactures of video cameras are way behind Apple in its adoption of firewire 800. (note USB2.0 is not designed for video, it is a burst based protocol and not nearly as fast for continuous data streams, like digitizing video)
Does anyone know of...
1) A Video Camera that uses Firewire 800
2) An adapter from 400 to 800?
Any help would be very appreciated.

I have been pretty ticked off about Apple's direction myself as I own an audio and video business which relies heavily on FW400 for my cameras and sound cards. I am fortunate to have the older 17" MacBook Pro with both Firewire's built in, but I was thinking to myself, what would I do if I had to purchase now. This is what I would do:
I would get a MacBook Pro and purchase at $32.00 Fire Wire ExpressCard/34. Gives you 2-Firewire 400's. Heck for $30.00 you get two ports. Not bad at all!

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